Diary of Events

LIBRARY	DAY
ASHTON	Monday: Pension surgery 10-12 alternate Mondays in month –please ring to confirm; Wednesday: Bookchat - adult reading group last Wednesday in month 11-12am Under 5s session - 10.30am - 12.30pm and 2.00 - 3.00pm
ASPULL	Tuesday: Under 5’s storytime 10-11am Thursday: Bookchat – adult reading group 11-12am 1st Thursday in the month
ATHERTON	Tuesday: Bookchat – adult reading group 1st Tues in month 2-3pm Wednesday: Under 5’s storytime 10-11am; Homework Club 3.30-6.00pm
BEECH HILL	Wednesday: Under 5’s storytime 2-3pm Saturday: Various Councillors & MP surgeries. Ring the library for details.
GOLBORNE	Monday Rhyme Time for Babies 0-3 years - Mondays 10 - 10.30am Tuesday: Councillors surgery 6-6.45pm; Thursday: Bookchat adult reading group last Thurs in month 11-12am; Cross Stitch Club 10 - 11.30am Friday: Under 5’s storytime 2-3pm; Basic Computer Course 1.30 - 3.00pm ( Booking essential) Saturday: 'Trace your Ancestors' - Last Saturday of the month 10.30am - 12.00
HINDLEY	Monday: Computer Taster sessions 10am-11am. Booking req'd. Reading Group on the last Monday of the month from 2pm until 3pm Hindley library will be running craft events for children every Monday afternoon from the last week of July and throughout August (school holidays) The sessions will cost 50p and will run from 4pm - 5pm. Tuesday: Under 5’s storytime 10.30-11.30am; Baby Rhymetime 2.15 - 2.45pm term time only Online Resources Family History Taster third Friday of the month from 2pm - 3pm. Booking required Wednesday: Computer Taster sessions 10am-11am. Booking req'd Saturday: children's Craft Club - One Saturday every month. 50p 'help yourself' craft pack available every Saturday morning Ring libraries for details. Book Group, last Monday in the month 2pm - 3pm
INCE	Saturday: Councillor surgery 2nd Saturday in month Tuesday: Under 5s storytime, 2.00 - 2.45pm Saturday morning 'help yourself' craft pack for children- cost 50p
LEIGH	MONDAY Music with Mummy 10am – 11am Job Seeking Skills 10am – 12 noon Learn how to search for jobs online and get help with updating your CV. Course requires a basic understanding of computers. Toddler Aerobics 11am- 12 noon (Derby Room) Books at Bedtime. 6.00pm to 6.45pm Age 7 years and under. Free. Drop in session. Come along in your pyjamas (optional) and bring your teddy for a bedtime story and song, with a glass of milk and a biscuit. Writers Group (fortnightly) 5:30pm – 6:45pm A friendly and supportive creative writing session. Everyone Welcome TUESDAY Bookchat adult reading group 7.15pm- 8.30pm 1st Tuesday in month Get into Reading 10:30 – 12 noon (Derby Room) My Guide (Internet course for beginners) 2pm - 4pm WEDNESDAY Under 5’s storytime 11am - 12 noon & 1.30pm - 2.30pm THURSDAY Poetry Reading Group 2nd Thursday in month 7.15pm – 8.30pm; Computer Taster Sessions 10.00am - 12.00 noon (covering Microsoft Word, Excel and PowerPoint - Booking essential) 'Chatterbooks' - 11am- 12 noon First Thursday of the month Your Bard (Shakespeare reading group) 5:30pm – 7pm (Derby Room) 4th Thursday of month FRIDAY Jolly Babies 10am - 11am (In the Children's Library)
MARSH GREEN	Tuesday: Under 5s session 2-3pm; Wigan Independent Advice Centre - Welfare Rights Surgery. Every Tuesday 2pm-4pm. Held on a first come, first served basis. Tuesday: Every second Tuesday, 1pm-2pm. Reading group. Refreshments provided. First meeting February 9th. Thursday: Credit union 2-3pm Learn English as a 2nd language Every Friday 11am -12pm and 1pm - 2pm Knitting and Crochet Circle Last Friday in the month 2pm - 3pm
ORRELL	Saturday: MP surgery every 3rd Saturday in the month 12.30pm Thursday: Under 5s session 1.45pm-2.45pm; adult Reading Group 2nd Thursday of each month 10.00am. Refreshments provided Book at Bedtime Every Monday 5.30pm - 6.15pm Creative Writing Group Every Tuesday 2pm - 3pm Please contact the Library for details. Basic Computer Course Every Tuesday 2pm - 4pm Every Wednesday 2pm - 4pm Booking essential. Baby Rhymetime Every Wednesday 9.45am - 10.30pm This activity is extremely popular and numbers are limited to 20. Booking is not required. Refreshments provided Family History Every Wednesday 11am - 12.30pm Refreshments provided. Please contact the Library for details. Children's Reading Group 1st Thursday in the month 4pm - 5pm
PLATT BRIDGE	Wednesday - 1st in the month - Bookchat Group; Adult Reading Group - 1st Wednesday every month 10.30 - 11.30am Thursday - Under 5s Storytime 11am - 12pm
SHEVINGTON	Alternate Mondays: Baby Rhyme Time 10.30-11.00am Tuesday: Bookchat – adult reading group (last Tuesday in month 2-3pm); 2nd & 4th Tuesday - Councillor 5.45-6.45pm Wednesday: Under 5s story time - 10.30-11.30am and 2.00-3.00pm; One Stop Shop - Police, councillor, Resident and Tenants Association 1.30-3.30pm
STANDISH	Tuesday: Under 5’s storytime 2-3pm; Book chat adult reading group 1st & 3rd Tuesday in the month 10.30 –11.30am Thursday: Pension surgery 1st Thursday in the month 10-12am
TYLDESLEY	Monday: Under 5’s storytime 2-3pm Tuesday: Bookchat – adult reading group every 6 weeks 2-3pm (ring library for dates ) Thursday: Homework Club. 3.00pm-6.00pm for ages 10 and over (term-time only). Other Activities Coffee Morning Come along and meet new friends at our weekly coffee morning! Basic Computer Course Want to use a computer but don’t have the confidence? Come along to this free course for the basics! Evening Reading Group Can’t make the day time? How about the evening? Come along and enjoy debating and discussing interesting titles? Creative Writers Discuss, share, get help and support with anything you are writing.
WIGAN	Tuesdays IT Drop-in 10.00 - 11.30am. Wednesdays English Conversation: 4.00 - 6.00pm. Fridays IT Drop-in 10.00 - 11.30am. First Wednesday every month 10.30am-11.30am. Bookchat for adults. My Guide sessions running throughout the year. Please enquire in the library.
WIGAN CHILDREN'S LIBRARY	Weekly: Under 5's Special Story time 10am - 11am Free, no booking required. Wednesdays 2.00-2.45pm, Saturdays 10.30-11.30am. 4th Tuesday of every month: Physibodies Time - 10am -11am. Free, no booking required." A forty five minute session followed by information sharing about sessions run by the Active Living team" Wednesday Under 2 baby club 10.00am-11.30am Wednesday Under 5 story time 2.00pm- 2.45pm Thursday Under 5 Rhyme Time 10.00am-10.30am Saturday Under 5 story time 10.30am-11.30am Saturday Over 5 craft session 2.00pm- 3.00pm -all children aged 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult. £1.00 per child Extra Activities Every half term and all through the school holidays Tuesday and Friday over 5 craft session 2.00pm-3.00pm £1.00 per child - all children aged 8 and under must be accompanied by an adult.