Latest News from the Library

Latest News from the Library

Free Online Children’s Poetry Workshop

We are delighted to announce that Staffordshire’s very own Poet Laureate, Mel Wardle Woodend, will be hosting a free online Poetry Workshop at 14.15 on Thursday 18 February via Zoom. The Earth and Sea Poetry Workshop, with its environmental theme, is specifically...

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Library services are getting back on track

Kinver Community Library is reinstating some services following its reopening earlier this month.  Although opening hours remain restricted to 10am to 1pm on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, from 1st October the library will enter Phase 2 of its COVID-secure reopening...

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Your Library reopens on Tuesday 8th September

We're back in business from Tuesday 8th September when we open at 10am with revised hours. From that date, the library is open from 10am until 1pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays only. The reopening has been carefully organised in line with COVID-secure measures...

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Planning to reopen, safely and carefully

Planning to reopen, safely and carefully

You may have seen that libraries in Staffordshire have begun to open again following temporary closure due to Covid-19. As a Community Managed Library, we will be watching closely how the County Council Managed Libraries get on with their carefully-planned reopening...

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Lockdown? Let the library come to you!

Lockdown? Let the library come to you!

The library volunteers are missing serving the community with all the facilities that we offer under normal circumstances, and we look forward to opening up again when it is safe to do so. Please rest assured that any books you took out before lockdown will have...

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From Kinver Edge to Kilimanjaro

Join us for this fascinating talk at 7.30pm on Friday 6th March, when Steve Anderson will be telling us about the challenges of climbing Africa's highest mountain, Kilimanjaro in Tanzania. Steve is an experienced trekker, who has tackled the 5,895m ascent on more than...

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Half Term Fun on Monday 17 February

We're running a fun, free event for children aged six and above from 10am to 11.30am on Monday 17 February. Children will be helping us build a Reading Tree. Each child will create a leaf, based on their favourite book and then have an opportunity to tell us why it is...

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Grow your Family Tree with our February course

From Monday 24 February, our popular family history course is returning for a six-week run, between 6.45pm and 8.45pm. Genealogist Jenny Metcalfe will again be providing expert tuition to beginners and experienced researchers alike. The cost of the course is £30 and,...

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Friends Against Scams

Do you want to stay safe from scams? We are holding a free session at 7.30pm on Tuesday 25 February, in the library, designed to help you be more aware of potential threats. Andrew Beecroft from Natwest Bank will be giving an informative presentation, suitable for all...

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Don’t forget our new Improve Your Memory course

This January we are offering a five-week course at the library, using tried and tested techniques to help you improve your memory. We've all forgotten useful dates, numbers, facts and faces, so here's an opportunity to learn how to recall those everyday things we all...

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Stourbridge
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