 There is always a warm welcome at Staffordshire Libraries
Did you know Staffordshire Libraries provide safe, warm, and welcoming spaces with access to lots of great services, such as FREE books and electronic resources. With a Staffordshire library card, you can download eBooks, eAudio books, eMagazines, eComics, and eNewspapers on the go!
At Staffordshire Libraries you have access to Wi-Fi and desktop computers and can use a range of subscriptions such as Ancestry, Driving Theory Test Pro and Go Citizen and much more, FREE across our 43 libraries.
Staffordshire library staff and volunteers can signpost you to information and services in your local area - getting you the help and support you may need. Many of our libraries can help with online applications for Bus Passes and Blue Badges, and our Business Start-Up Hubs can provide anyone looking to start a business with information to get them on the right path.
Looking for something to do? We have a huge range of activities and events from Baby Bounce and Rhyme time for little ones, Coffee and Chat sessions, Local History activities, Craft sessions plus lots more. So, what are you waiting for! Why not Discover Your Staffordshire Library Today! And Join Up. Join In. Discover. Explore. Create.
 Ask about our plans for Wombourne Library!
Drop in for a cuppa and a chat and let us know what you think.
• Monday 27th January 2-4pm
• Saturday 1st February 10-12noon
Contact Wombourne Library on 01902 506055 for more information.
 First Community Information Fair at Perton Library a success.
Kicking off Health Information Week and Warm Welcome Week, Perton Library in partnership with the Friends of Perton Library, the Cadent Centres for Warmth scheme and Staffordshire Police hosted more than 15 different organisations for a drop-in information morning at the library.
Nearly 200 people attended throughout the morning and the groups also took advantage of the excellent opportunity for networking.
Attending groups included:
• Friends of Perton Library
• Staffordshire Fire and Rescue Service
• Staffordshire Police
• ‘Green Doctor’ with energy efficiency advice
• Healthwatch Staffordshire
• FAIR Flood Team
• CADENT
• Thornes solicitors
• South Staffs Family Hub
• Support Staffordshire
• Compton Care – Bereavement Information Point
• Lakeside Voices (Perton’s community choir)
• Perton Kingsway Food Bank
• Everyone Health Staffordshire
• Housing Association
• Social Prescribing Link Worker
We hope that this was just the first Community Drop-in morning. Look out for future advertising and if you are an organisation wishing to be involved please contact the Library at perton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk
 Celebrate ‘Shakespeare Week’ at Perton Library with the ‘Hour Shakespeare’ group.
We are delighted to welcome 'Hour Shakespeare' back to Perton Library. The group will perform scenes from Shakespeare plays, take part in an audience Q&A session and you will also be able to request favourite pieces for the group to perform.
Perton Library
Tuesday 25th March
7:00pm-8:00pm (Please arrive for 6:45pm to be seated)
FREE, but donations requested to cover the groups expenses.
Refreshments available.
Please contact Perton Library for more information or to book on 01902 506050 or perton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk
 Stafford Riverway Link Exhibition – Perton Library
Available to view until Saturday 15th February ( at 2pm) (during normal library opening hours)
The Exhibition is organised by the Stafford Riverway Link (SRL) and includes a selection of artefacts unearthed by SRL volunteers while clearing and excavating the site of the Stafford Branch Canal at Baswich where the navigation left the Staffordshire & Worcestershire Canal close to St Thomas Bridge (Bridge 101).
Many of the items can be attributed to the former inhabitants of the Lock House and others may have been discarded when the navigation was open.
The waterway, also known as the River Sow Navigation, was in use from 1816 until the 1920s, and the Lock House was occupied until 1956. The group that was to become the SRL was founded in 1997 and aims to restore the 1½ mile navigation into Stafford.
The display also gives some information about the Lock Keepers and their wives and asks members of the public looking at the exhibition whether they are related to these folk.
Further information about the Stafford Riverway Link is to be found on their website: www.stafford-riverway-link.co.uk
Perton Mums
The first day of starting school is a milestone that can fill both parent and child with a mix of excitement and anxiety. For the parent, there is now time to meet new friends and discover 'my time'. That’s why I have started Perton Mums which meets in the Wrottesley Room at Perton Library on Monday mornings in term time from 9 until 11. Come along for a cuppa and chat, biscuits included of course. Enjoy a couple of hours without the children, relax, chat and discover new opportunities. Ann Everitt, Coordinator, Perton Mums
Perton Library
Mondays 9am – 11am
Contact us for more information on 01902506060 or email: perton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk
Compton Care - Bereavement Hub
Pop in and have a chat with the team from Compton Care.
Perton Library
Thursday 6 February
10am - 12pm
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Community Speed Watch
Can you volunteer?
Have you got half an hour a week or a month to help Staffordshire Police tackle
speeding in your area?
Community Speed Watch allows members of the public to become a Police Volunteer and record vehicles that break the speed limit.
Want to know more?
Come along to Perton Library at 2pm to 3 pm on Thursday 27th February and meet your local officers.
 Encouraging your child’s natural curiosity is one of the many ways to boost their brain development. Discover more, everyday things you can do at Start for Life.
Discover more at Start for Life.
Wombourne Library Storytime
It's story time at Wombourne Library, every Friday 10:15am - 10:45am.
Free, no need to book.
Term Time only.
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Recycle at Your Library
Staffordshire Libraries in South Staffordshire are teaming up with Waste Savvy Staffs to expand a bra recycling scheme that also helps to support the ‘Against Breast Cancer’ Charity.
Bra recycling banks are onsite at Codsall, Perton, Wombourne Library and Kinver Community Library.
You can also find ink cartridge recycling points and battery boxes soon at Codsall, Perton and Wombourne to dispose of those unwanted ink cartridges and batteries.
To find out more contact your local library or search for Waste Savvy Staffs on Facebook.
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Need advice on Wills and Power of Attorney
Thornes Solicitors will be offering free pop-up advice sessions.
Codsall Library - Every Third Thursday of the month at 10am - 11:30am
Perton Library - Every First Wednesday of the month at 10am - 1130am
Contact Perton Library on 01902 506050 or Codsall Library on 01902 506060 for more information.
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IT Buddy available at Wombourne Library
Every Wednesday
1:00pm – 4:00pm
Free-Bookable slots
Please contact Wombourne Library for more information at 01902 506055
IT Buddy available at Perton Library
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4th Feb
- 25th Feb
- 4th Mar
- 11th Mar
- 18th Mar
- 25th Mar
Free - Bookable slots
Call 01902 506050 for details or to book.
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Perton Library Astronomy Club
Pop along to our next meeting for informal chat, presentations and observing if the skies are clear.
There will be an informal talk on telescope basics, so bring your own telescope or binoculars if you have them and get help in making the most of them.
Thursday 20th February
7:00pm-9:00pm
Beginners welcome!
Contact us for more information on 01902 506050 or email: perton.library@staffordshire.gov.uk
Download the February Sky Guide
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Library Coffee Mornings
Pop into Penkridge Community Library for a warm welcome! Every Wednesday 11:00am till 12.30
You can find out what is going on at your local library here
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