Cannock Library Coronation Tea Party
Come and join us at our tea party to celebrate the coronation of King Charles III.
Wednesday 3rd May 2.30pm-3.30pm
Cuppa and a cake for £1
Contact Cannock Library on (01543) 334525 for more information.
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 May is Green Libraries Month!
We are celebrating our First every Green Libraries Month in May
With lots of activities for everyone - from recycling crafts and Bounce and Rhyme, Informative displays and talks. Plus get involved with 'No Mow May' and Coronation Wildflower Gifting!
There is always something to do at Staffordshire Libraries - so Join Up.
Join In. Discover. Explore and Create today!
Find a Green Libraries Month activity here or explore the list of what is going on at Libraries across Cannock Chase below.
Activities for children at Cannock Library for Green Month
Recycle Trucks - Teach your tots about recycling. Friday 12th May 10.30-11.30 (Ages 2-5) Free
Grass Heads - Grow your own grass head character. Saturday 13th May 10:00-11:00 (Ages 5+) £1
Pebble Painting - Create your own colourful pebbles. Saturday 27th May 10:00-11:00 (Ages 2+) £1
Recycled bird feeders - Make your own birdfeeder and recycled owl. Wednesday 31st May 10:00-11:00 (Ages 5+) £1
Contact Cannock Library on (01543) 334525 for more information or to book.
Activities at Rugeley Library for Green Month
Eco Rugeley meets Crochet Crazy Group! - Crochet and chat as always, but find out about recycling, Terracycle and Eco Rugeley too! Wednesday 3rd May 10:00-12:00 £2.00 for crochet materials.
Crafty Caterpillars Tot Group meets Eco Rugeley (For parents and toddlers) The theme is “growing” Introduction to Rosa Community Garden, story in the “shed”! Thursday 4th May 10:00-11:00 Free drop-in (Dress for a mess)
Autism Friendly Crafts present Reduce, Reuse, Reinvent! Junk modelling workshop Saturday 6th May 1:30-3:00 Free drop-in (Dress for a mess)
Crafty Caterpillars. Reduce, reuse Reinvent Junk modelling for parents and toddlers. Thursday 11th May 10;00-10:45 Free drop-in (Dress for a mess)
Crafty Caterpillars Tot Group: let’s look at Litter Fun Litter Pick in the Library followed by a craft (Parents and toddlers) Thursday 18th May 10;00-10:45 Free drop-in (Dress for a mess)
Plant Sale and Seed Library Recycling donated plants and seedlings, promoting Seed Library Saturday 20th May 10:00-4:00 Just drop-in.
Half Term Junk Modelling Tuesday 30th May 10:00-11:00 Ages 4-12 with accompanying Adult £1 per child (Dress for a mess)
Half Term Sun Printing and Natural Dyes Thursday 1st June 10:00-11:00 Ages 4-12 with accompanying Adult £1 per child (Dress for a mess)
And much more – contact Rugeley Library on (01889) 869063 for more information or to book on half term workshops.
Celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III and Green Libraries Month with our big wildflower seed giveaway!
Staffordshire Libraries are getting ready to celebrate the Coronation of King Charles III.
As part of the celebrations you can collect a free packet of wildflower seeds and a commemorative bookmark from our libraries, from Friday 5th May.
We've also included a handy planting guide!
Funded by Arts Council England, supported by Libraries Connected.
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Join Nick Degg at Rugeley Library, part of his A-Z Tour
Local poet Nick Degg has been touring 26 dates, 26 venues offering people 26 chances to experience his wonderfully witty word juggling!
The team at Rugeley Library were delighted when Nick got in touch and asked if the Library could be the venue for ‘R’ and of course they happily accepted.
Friday 12th May 10:00am
FREE to all
Contact Rugeley Library on (01889) 869063 for further information or you can find Nick Degg on social media at @nickdeggpoet
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 Places of Welcome relaunches at Cannock Library
Cannock Library will be hosting a weekly ‘Place of Welcome’ every Monday from 11:00am – 1:00pm, starting on Monday 15th May.
Places of Welcome are a place where people can feel safe to connect, belong and contribute.
These are run by community groups who want to make sure everyone has a place to go for conversation and a cup of tea if and when they need it.
All Places of Welcome are open to everyone and offer:
- Friendship and hospitality;
- Regular opening at the same time each week;
- Free refreshments (donations welcome);
- Local knowledge about the neighbourhood.
Cannock Library
Monday 15th May 11:00am – 1:00pm and every Monday (except Bank Holidays)
FREE – just pop along, have a cuppa and a chat with our friendly local volunteers from the St. Vincent De Paul Society.
Find out more about Places of Welcome here: www.placesofwelcome.org.uk/ , pop into Cannock Library or call 01543 334525 or e-mail cannock.library@staffordshire.gov.uk
Recycle your Crisp Packets at Rugeley Library
Rugeley Library is hosting a drop-off box for used crisp packets, which will then, thanks to a partnership with Eco Rugeley, be taken to be recycled via Terracycle.
The fantastic “Save our Seas” Crisp Packet Recycling Box at the Library was created by local children at ROSA Community Garden & Eco Rugeley. The art project was led by artist Emma Wood.
Call Rugeley Library on (01889) 869063 for more information.
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 Cannock Chase – Future Guardians
Cannock Chase Special Area of Conservation and Cannock Chase Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty have been working in partnership to develop a series of interactive materials, activity sheets and resources to inspire children & young people to become Future Guardians of Cannock Chase.
A new resource of activities has been developed with Staffordshire Libraries to offer a range of fun interactive ways to get children involved in learning about the unique environment, nature, wildlife & special landscape of Cannock Chase. Activities are aimed at children aged 5 years old and upwards which can be viewed online or downloaded for print to use at home, in libraries or community settings.
You can find the fabulous downloadable activities and more information here
Look out for displays and information about the Future Guardians and the Cannock Chase AONB in your Library this Spring.
Cannock Library will be hosting a mini exhibition of banners all about the Cannock Chase AONB during May.
 Energy Arts Project Tower comes to Rugeley Library as part of Town Trail
During the Pandemic Rugeley Town Council received money from the Culture Recovery Fund to fund this project commemorating the iconic Cooling Towers. A series of towers were 3D printed from wood pulp and sugar beet. Each tower has a local theme. Rugeley Library is part of the trail and is hosting Tower 3: Economy, highlighting the local history of Rugeley and many of it’s street names.
Local Artist Kirsten Jesson worked with year 4 primary students, 2 A-Level Art students from the Hart School, and Vysions Youth Service to realise their ideas.
A Tower Trail Leaflet can be collected from Rugeley Library.
 Keeping the Lights On: A History of Rugeley Power Station
In May, an exhibition called ‘Keeping the Lights On: A History of Rugeley Power Station’, marks the end of a twelve-month, County Council project researching the history of Rugeley Power Station. Rugeley Power Station consisted of two stations. ‘A’ Station was the first joint venture between the Central Electricity Generating Board (CEGB) and the National Coal Board (NCB) and operated from 1963 – 1993. Coal was conveyed over from Lea Hall Colliery, (the mine located adjacent to ‘A’ Station), where it was then pulverised and burnt to generate electricity. ‘B’ Station operated from 1972 – 2016, meaning that the two stations operated in tandem for around twenty years, dominating the skyline with its iconic cooling towers until they were demolished in June 2021.
Whilst no longer there, the power station continues to dominate local memories, especially from those who worked at the power station. The project has captured these memories by interviewing six former station employees, ranging from station guides and security personnel, to assistant shift charge engineers. These memories span the history of the power station and comment on the privatisation of the Electricity Supply Industry and the Miners’ Strikes.
Capturing the power station’s history has also comprised desk-based research, trips to the Museum of English Rural Life, the Institution of Engineering and Technology and a morning spent with the collections at the Museum of Cannock Chase. A portion of the station’s company archives have also been transferred to the Record Office, whilst the oral history interviews will become a part of the museum collection.
The exhibition will be hosted at the Museum of Cannock Chase from 1st May – 18th June. The exhibition launch event is on 9th May at the Museum of Cannock Chase.
A pop-up version of the exhibition will also tour several libraries in the Cannock Chase area between late July 2023 and February 2024.
A mini-print, drop-in workshop to compliment the exhibition, will be run by local artist Karen Wicks on Saturday 20th May at the Museum of Cannock Chase.
All events are free to attend.
Please visit the Museum of Cannock Chase Website for more information and contact details.
Library Coffee Mornings
Pop into your local library for a warm welcome!
Cannock Library Coffee morning, every Friday between 10am and 12 Noon.
Rugeley Library Places of Welcome, every Friday 10am to 12 Noon.
Brereton Community Library Coffee Morning, every Thursday 9:30am to 12 Noon.
Cheslyn Hay Community Library Places of Welcome, every Thursday 10am to 12 Noon
Heath Hayes Community Library Places of Welcome, every Friday 10am to 12 Noon
Hednesford Community Library Places of Welcome, every Wednesday 11am to 12:30pm
Norton Canes Community Library 'Open Arms', every Friday 11am to 1pm
You can find out what is going on at your local library here
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Find Your Library Online!
Looking for a group or activity? Need to renew or order a book? Want to check out Staffordshire Libraries social media pages!
You can now find them all in one place here: linktr.ee/staffordshirelibraries
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Cannock Library Bereavement Help Point NOW open
A new partnership with St Giles Hospice in the Cannock area is offering a Bereavement Help Point to the Cannock community.
The weekly help point offers :
- Information on how to manage your grief following the death of a loved one
- Advice on how to support yourself and where to receive further help if you need it
- A listening ear, because sometimes all you need to do is talk things through with people who understand
- Library book stock from the Reading Agency Grief and Bereavement Collection is available to borrow
Why not drop in for a cup of tea and a chat with one of our trained bereavement support volunteers.
A partnership between St Giles Hospice & Staffordshire Library & Arts Service
Cannock Library
Every Monday 10:30am-12:30pm (Please note, there will be no hub on the bank holiday mondays in May, 1st, 8th and 29th May)
Contact Cannock Library on (01543) 334525 or St Giles Hospice on (01543) 434 535 or at community.development@stgileshospice.com for more information.
Interested in volunteering to help? Please contact St Giles on the above number/e-mail.
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Start-Up Hubs
Are you ready for an exciting opportunity to start working for yourself?
Staffordshire Libraries and Arts Service have received Arts Council England funding to work with Business Enterprise Support (BES) to set up Start-up Hubs in all libraries across Staffordshire.
This is an information awareness service available to anybody who is interested in working for themselves.
You can find information on self-employment and a dedicated space allocated for start-up promotional materials, leaflets, business related reading books and information fact sheets.
Hubs are now available at Cannock and Rugeley and others will be coming online in 2023 across our Library network in your area.
You can also enjoy free access to the brilliant website COBRA: Complete Business Reference Advisor in all Staffordshire Libraries.
COBRA contains all the information you need to turn your idea into a business or if you are thinking of working for yourself. Log on and find more than 4,000 factsheets, sector guides, market reports, local area profiles, contacts and sources of funding and support plus hundreds of practical guides to starting up more than 350 types of business. Ideal for anyone looking to start a business, write a business or marketing plan or conduct research into a new market.
If you're using a Library PC you can access COBRA for free. If you wish to access COBRA from home you will need to log in with your Library Card Number at the same link.
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 New eAudios and eBooks on Borrowbox, with no queuing.
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