Shaftesbury Library

Events

There are no upcoming events at Shaftesbury Library. See a list of events at other libraries in Dorset

Clubs and activities

Find out details and times of regular clubs and activities at Shaftesbury Library:

• Chatterbooks: monthly - on the last Thursday of every month from 4:30pm to 5:30pm
• Citizen’s Advice support for those claiming or moving to Universal Credit and requiring income maximization advice: Wednesday from 10am to 1pm
• Computer Basics: Friday from 10:30am to 12 noon
• Computer Basics: Tuesday from 2:30pm to 4pm
• Creative Writing Group: Monday from 2pm to 3pm
• Job Club: Friday from 1:30pm to 4pm
• Knit and Natter: Tuesday from 10am to 12 noon
• Lego Time: Saturday from 11am to 1pm
• Library Gets Lively: Saturday from 10:30am to 11:30am
• Rhyme time: Thursday from 2:30pm to 3pm
• Wyvern Credit Union: Thursday from 11am to 1pm

Services and facilities

The library offers a range of services including:

• books for adults and young people
• feature films and music to hire
• drama sets and vocal scores
• reference and information services
• trace your family history and more with Ancestry Library edition
• local history and author collections including Thomas Hardy and TE Lawrence
• computers and internet access
• books for health – find out more about Reading Well, Mood Boosting books, Books on Prescription and dementia help

Citizens Advice at Shaftesbury Library

Citizens Advice are here on Wednesdays from 10am to 1pm.

Drop in or make an appointment by calling 0344 245 1291.

Accessibility

• Buggy/pushchair access, full internal access
• Home Library service - a free library service for the housebound, people living in residential or nursing homes or sheltered housing
• Library services for visually impaired people
• our Libraries have many books which may help you or your family support people on the autism spectrum. Find out more about support libraries can offer

 

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