Anstey Community Library Celebrates Elmer Day 2016! This was an incredibly well supported event – thank you so much to everyone who took part 🙂 A special thank you to Gemma and […]
Anstey Library Celebrates Elmer Day 2016!
Summer Reading Challenge Training
This is our first summer running the library, and Anstey Community Library’s first summer reading challenge – Jenny, Jane and I went on our training session this week. We’re pretty excited as […]
Our new kitchen!
Using building grant funds from Leicestershire County Council, we’ve been able to have the dated old kitchen removed from the small office and a brand new kitchenette installed in the staff room. […]
Our First Spring Gardening Event
On Saturday 21st May, we set up stalls of flowers, shrubs and vegetables in the Library Garden. All sale proceeds went towards keeping our library running. Children were invited to decorate a […]
Parish Meeting: Library success in the 2016 Grant Awards
A team of volunteers from Anstey Community Library put on a fantastic display board at the Annual Parish Meeting. Anstey Parish Council had £1000 to bestow in grants to local groups, and Anstey […]
Shakespeare Celebration at Anstey Library
On 23rd Anstey Library celebrated William Shakespeare’s birthday by hosting a special Tudor event for children, with art and craft activities including making a pomander and creating a frieze of Shakespearean characters. (with […]
Sprucing up the Children’s Area
A big thank you to Trevor Childerley for repainting the Children’s Area kinder boxes for us! Not all of our library volunteers work behind the issue desk – we have a growing […]
Anstey Picnic in the Park – June 12th
It’s not long until Anstey’s Picnic in the Park now! Anstey Parish Council have arranged a family picnic event on Jubilee Park with a steel band, bouncy castle, ice creams and a […]
Easter Pre School Visit
In March this year Jane Cole and Jenny Tomlinson from Anstey Community Library welcomed the Anstey Pre School (based at the Anstey Church Rooms) for a visit. They had a lovely time […]
Hire the Family Room for Children’s Parties
