Latest News from the Library
Latest News from the Library
Author talk with Michael W. Thomas
We are pleased to announce our first author talk since pre-pandemic times. On Tuesday 7th June at 7pm, we welcome Stourport-based novelist and poet Michael W. Thomas to give us some insights into 'The Art and Craft of the Novella and Short Story'. Michael's talk will...
Sally Shillingford Photography Exhibition 3 – 28 May
Don't miss this captivating exhibition of work by local award-winning photographer Sally Shillingford. Sally will be showing a selection of her work, often featuring a new take on familiar views around Kinver and surrounding countryside. Sally's work has been featured...
Watercolour Exhibition opens 29 March
We are delighted to welcome local watercolour artist Stanley Boffey with his exhibition of watercolours that will be running from Tuesday 29 March through to Friday 29 April. Stanley is a keen amateur artist who has produced some enchanting depictions of scenes around...
Exhibition of illustrations opens 23 November
We are delighted to welcome back retired Kinver architect Geoff Sidaway, who is staging an exhibition of his most recent work entitled "Arts and Craft Houses". Geoff is producing a booklet on this important era in the history of art, design and architecture for which...
Christmas at the Library
On Friday 26 November we will be opening late, from 5.30pm until 8pm, as the village celebrates the Big Tree lights switch-on at 6pm by the BBC's Nick Owen, the arrival of Santa on his sleigh at 7pm and the late night shopping festivities along the High Street. We...
CHILDREN’S HARP WORKSHOP – A FUN SESSION IN THE LIBRARY
This half-term we welcome back professional harpist, music therapist and teacher Helen Barley, who is holding a free harp session for children aged seven to nine years on Wednesday 27 October in the library. This is very much a “hands-on” experience, with no musical...
COULD YOU BE STAFFORDSHIRE’S YOUNG POET LAUREATE 2021-2022?
The search is on! If you are aged between 14 and 18, live or go to school or college in Staffordshire and love poetry, this is an amazing opportunity to showcase your own work while promoting poetry to young people throughout the county. Staffordshire Libraries &...
Doors open on 4 May with the return of browsing
Kinver Community Library is opening its doors to borrowers at 10am on Tuesday 4 May. After months of absence, people will be allowed into the library building to browse the shelves and stock-up for a good read. Hours of opening are being extended, from 10am to 4pm on...
A warm welcome from the library team as restrictions ease
Kinver Community Library will be reopening at 10am on Tuesday 6 April following the winter lockdown. Service will resume on a restricted basis with strict COVID measures in place, offering Order & Collect and Return only during coming weeks. The Library will open...
Protect yourself from scams
We're all too familiar these days with the expression 'stay safe' in the sense of our health, but do you also want to stay safe from scams? Even though we cannot yet meet in the library itself, Andrew Beecroft from Natwest Bank will be giving an informative 'Friends...
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