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During the school holidays, keeping the kids busy can be a nightmare, so here at Southey Library, we’re holding a series of ‘Friday Discos’ to keep your children out of mischief. The sessions are between 1:00pm and 3:00pm and are suitable for children from 5 years onwards They’ll have fun and can try out the… Continue reading Friday Afternoon Disco

On Thursday August 2nd between 11:30 and 12:30, children of all ages (…and more than a few adults, we’d imagine!) will be here for our ‘Science With Sweets’ series of experiments. This promises to be a really fun session, and like most of our activities, it is ENTIRELY FREE OF CHARGE!

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Here at Southey Library, we’re passionate about our readers and users, and we’ll go to almost any length to help local people. To this end, over recent years we’ve been aware that our old-fashioned fluorescent lighting has been criticised, so a while ago we set up a special fund to raise the money required… Continue reading New LED Lighting!

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]Local author, David Jackson has very kindly donated a copy of his latest, self-published book called ‘Jake and the Lad from the Manor’. This story is a fictional tale of two boys who grew up in Sheffield and the surrounding area, and gives insights into living and working in a mining community. Possibly not… Continue reading Local Author Donates His Book

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2/3″][vc_column_text]This year, the annual Summer Reading Challenge starts on the 11th of July running for 6 weeks, and this year, the theme is ‘Dennis The Menace’ from The Beano comic, so look out for the posters! People of all ages -but especially children- can enter this free competition to read six books over Summer.… Continue reading Summer Reading Challenge