Library Opening Hours Mon, 22nd Dec, 2pm – 5pm, open Tues, 23rd Dec – CLOSED Weds, 24th Dec – CLOSED Thurs, 25th Dec – CLOSED Fri, 26th Dec – CLOSED Sat, 27th Dec, 10am – 12pm, open Sun 28th Dec to Fri 2nd Jan – CLOSED From Saturday 3rd January, normal hours resume.
Digital Drop In Weds, 3rd December – open Weds, 10th December – open Weds, 17th December – open Weds, 24th and 31st, December – CLOSED Weds, 7th January – open
Wriggly Readers Tues, 2nd December – open Tues, 9th December – open Tues, 16th, 23rd, 30th December – CLOSED
Board Games Group Tues, 9th December – open Tues, 16th December – open Tues, 23rd December – open Tues, 30th December – open
Busy Hands and Minds Fri, 5th December, 1:30pm – 3:30pm – open
Join us for some Christmas fun at our Winter Fair, a part of the Light Up Narborough event – dress up & take a selfie, hunt the red noses, and name the penguin. There will be a free children’s activity, children’s lucky dip, and children’s book sale. For everyone else there will be a tombola and stalls selling unique handmade gifts.
Details:
🗓️ Saturday, 6th December, 2025,
⏰ 2:15pm – 4:15pm
đź“Ť Narborough and Littlethorpe Community Library, Station Road, Narborough
Narborough and Littlethorpe Community Managed Library gives our local community the opportunity to not only borrow books and use the internet, but also to enjoy social and learning activities. Or indeed to sit on our bench outside and enjoy our small garden
We now rely totally on voluntary donations and grants to fund all our running costs and insurances etc, so our fund raising is essential.
On behalf of the library team, I would like to thank all our local businesses who have so generously provided Raffle Prizes to this year’s Summer Raffle:
Asda, Fosse Park
Hilton Hotel, Enderby
Plough Inn, Littlethorpe
Hi Tide Fish Bar, Narborough
Petals Florist, Narborough
Narborough Arms
Pizza House, Copt Oak
Old Inn, Littlethorpe
Narborough & District Bowling Club
Royal Court Shoe repairs, Narborough
Narborough Post Office
Tesco, Copt Oak
Cloud Nine, Narborough
Next, Enderby
The Bread Box, Narborough
Oh Sew Clean, Narborough
Hair Sanctuary, Narborough
Narborough Eyecaare
Oasis, Narborough
And congratulations to the winners of the prizes! Pictured is our volunteer Dave presenting Jean with her 1st prize hamper.
Our summer fair will be on Saturday 14th June, 2025, from 2-4pm at the library.
We will have handcrafted toys and gifts for sale as well preloved books.
There will also be a tombola and children’s lucky with fantastic prizes to be won, or you could win a bottle of wine on our bottle-bola!
We will also have a free children’s activity.
It will also be the last chance to buy raffle tickets, as we will be drawing the winner at 3:30pm. We have lots of prizes including a hamper, phone and meal vouchers, so be sure to get your ticket!
This is an important fundraising event, so come along and support your local library.
Summer Fair Saturday, 14th June, 2025 2-4pm Narborough and Littlethorpe Community Library, Station Road, Narborough
Our new computer system is now live! Our volunteers have risen to the challenge and are figuring out intricacies of the new system, finding new features as they go. As our librarians have their first shifts on the new system they may be a bit slower than usual in processing your books as we want to make sure that everything is done correctly. We thank you in advance for your patience.
The new system up and running means that you can now reserve books to pick up at the library (ÂŁ1 fee applies) and use Borrowbox as usual.
In January, we held an afternoon tea party for our volunteers and friends of the library to thank them for their support in 2024. It was a lovely afternoon, with tea, sweet treats and a quiz. These social events are fantastic ways for our volunteers to socialise.
To become a friend of the library we ask for a donation of a minimum of ÂŁ10, but larger donations are gratefully received, membership lasts for the financial year. By becoming a friend of the library you are helping the library stay open as we are completely self-funded, and this scheme provides incredibly valuable income. Friends of the library get newsletters emailed to them throughout the year and are included in an annual draw to win a small gift. To become a friend of the library please come in and fill out a form.
In the summer we will be holding a summer fayre with a tombola, if anyone has any unwanted gifts or suitable items for tombola prizes, we would gladly accept any donations. Again, these events are vital for the financial stability of the library.
Our non-fiction book stock has had a boost last month. We have lots of biographies, including Sonny Boy (Al Pacino), and Boris Johnson’s autobiography, and books covering health and history. If you don’t know what to have for dinner, we have a batch of new cook books including baking, easier recipes, high protein and vegetarian. Or, if you want to get away we have a selection of travel guides, explore London, Crete, Denmark or China, come to the library and decide where your next holiday will be.
The new year has seen the last of our original five trustees step down as her maximum term of nine years has been completed. Most of our library regulars will know Maggie, pictured below on the left with our chair of trustees, Helen. Maggie led the group who turned Narborough Library into a community managed library, thus saving the library from closure. She has worked tirelessly over the years not only behind the counter but also organising events, fundraising, and being a general beacon of knowledge for everyone else who volunteers at the library. She is carrying on as a volunteer, but we want to say a huge thank you to Maggie for her hard work and dedication to the library. At an afternoon tea we presented her with gifts, including a planter (she is an avid gardener and some of you would have bought her plants from our plant sales), and a book about her time at the library, and the important work she has done for the community.
Throughout March we will be celebrating women’s authors and characters for International Women’s Day (March 8th), come and take a look at our display and recommended books.
Narborough and Littlethorpe Community Library 