Medway Libraries

SUMMER2010

Your guide to all that’s happening in

www.medway.gov.uk/libraries

Libraries for Life

libraries, archives and local studies

SEASON HIGHLIGHT

Jason Salkey

(Rifleman Harris) Life at the Sharpe end - a talk about acting in the hit TV series 21 July, Chatham Library

Welcome to this new version of our events calendar.

It's packed full of activities to entertain people of all ages throughout the summer. We have taken a new approach to our quarterly events leaflet, turning it into a booklet because we have a great deal going on that we want to tell you about.

Besides the events taking place, we have included the opening times and addresses for our libraries, as well as some of the other services on offer. We hope you like the new design and layout and that you find it easy to use.

Libraries have so much to offer you, our residents. From the regular events we hold for children to the special activities that are organised for families and talks for adults, there is much to choose from.

With free use of PCs that have internet access, an ever expanding range of console games, DVDs and the introduction of blu-rays to our libraries, there has never been a better time to visit one. With 16 to choose from, as well as the mobile and children's mobile you are never far away from a library. And of course, we have thousands of books, including the latest titles.

This summer, there is lots to choose from. Some highlights include the talk

by Jason Salkey at Chatham Library about his time spent on the Sharpe TV series in July; the Summer Reading Challenge for children, which this year is called Space Hop and promises to be exciting and the chance to try out a comic workshop at Strood, Chatham and Gillingham libraries.

It's free to join a Medway library, so pop in this summer. We value what our customers have to tell us and your feedback helps us shape the activities we provide.

Cllr Howard Doe Portfolio Holder for Community Services Medway Council

Medway Libraries are committed to being a vital, inclusive resource at the heart of the community Our promise to you Free membership.

Services appropriate to all in Medway, reflecting the diversity of local people.

Reply to any letter in 10 working days, email in five days, will answer the phone promptly and deal with comments and complaints fairly and honestly.

Friendly, helpful and courteous staff who will be well trained to answer your enquiry.

A high-quality website giving 24-hour access from home.

If things go wrong, we will tell you and put them right.

Please help us to help you Treat staff with courtesy and respect.

Take care of all library resources.

Renew or return items by the due date.

Remember to bring your ticket when borrowing items and using the computers.

Tell us when we have made a mistake.

Regular events in your library. All events are free to attend.

Baby bounce and rhyme time

Adult activity groups

Parents and carers can enjoy knee bouncing, finger rhymes and nursery rhymes. This event is for babies aged 18 months or under. A changing area is available too.

A chance for people to get together and a mutual interest.

Chatterbooks A lively reading group for eight to 12-year-olds.

Storytime Fun sessions for pre-school children that include stories and rhymes. Some libraries offer craft activities too.

Homework club

Teenage readers’ groups

For children from both primary and secondary schools. Up-to-date information for homework is available with friendly and knowledgeable staff on hand to help. Term-time only.

For 14 to 18-year-olds who love to read and share their experience.

Adult readers' groups For people who love to read and want to share their experience with others.

Toddler, shake and boogie Fun sessions for pre-school children that include a range of stories and rhymes. Some libraries offer craft activities too.

Chatham Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Toddler, shake and boogie Readers' group VIP readers' group HoH readers' group

Tues and Wed, 10.30 to 11am Thur, 10.30 to 11am third Thur of month, 10.30am last Thur of month, 2pm - This group is for visually-impaired people (VIP) who listen to talking books first Wed of month, 2pm - This group is for hearing-impaired people (HoH)

Cuxton Library Readers' group Knitting for charity group

last Wed of every month, 2pm Fri, fortnightly, 2pm

Gillingham Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Storytime Readers' group Teenage readers’ group Toddler shake and boogie

Fri, 10.45 to 11.15am Mon, 2.15 to 2.45pm second Tues of month, 10.30am Wed, 28 July, 29 Sept, 5 to 6pm Tues 10.45 to 11.15am

Grain Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Homework club Craft club Retired and proud

Tue, 10.30 to 11.15am Fri, 3.30 to 5pm. Under eights must be accompanied by an adult Sat, 10.30 to 12noon. Under eights must be accompanied by an adult Fri, fortnightly, 2 to 3pm. Join us for an afternoon of games or just a chat and a cuppa

Hempstead Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Storytime Homework club Knitting for charity group

Tues, 2.15 to 2.45pm Fri, 2.15 to 2.45pm Fri, 3.30 to 5.30pm. Under eights must be accompanied by an adult Mon, fortnightly, 10.30am

Hoo Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Storytime Readers’ group

Mon and Fri, 10.30 to 11am Tues, 2.15 to 2.45pm first Sat of month, 10.30am

Lordswood Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Toddler shake and boogie Readers' group

Mon, 10.30 to 11am Fri, 9.30 to 10am last Thur of month, 10.30am

Luton Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Time Out Pop in and play

Thur, 10.30 to 11am Wed, 10am - 12noon. Meet and chat over a cup of tea or coffee Sat, 10am to 12 noon. Parents and children can drop in to meet, chat and play

Rainham Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Storytime Readers' group Knitting for charity group

Thur, 11 to 11.30am Tues, 2.15 to 2.45pm first Tues of month, 10am Mon, fortnightly, 2pm

Rochester Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Readers' group Pop in and play

Mon and Fri, 10.30 to 11am last Mon of month, 7pm Sat, 10.30 to 11am. Parents and children can drop in to meet, chat and play

Strood Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Storytime Toddler shake and boogie Chatterbooks Level up

Teenage readers’ group Poetry readers' group Readers' group Homework club Pop in and play

Tues and Thur, 10.30 to 11am Tues, 4 to 5pm term-time only, 2 to 3pm during school holidays Mon, 10.30 to 11am Sat, 3 and 17 Jul, 11 and 25 Sept, 3 to 4pm. Term-time only a chance to test your console gaming skills against others on the big screen.

Fortnightly – Mon, 12 and 26 Jul, 6 and 20 Sept.

Level one – eight-12-years-old, 4.30 to 5.30pm.

Level two – 13 to 16-year-olds, 5.45 to 6.45pm Wed 28 Jul, 29 Sept 5 to 6pm first Mon of month, 7.30pm third Mon of month, 7pm Fri, 3.30 to 5.30pm. Under eights must be accompanied by an adult Sat, 9am to 12noon. Parents and children can drop in to meet, chat and play

Thomas Aveling School & Community Library Storytime Chatterbooks

Thurs, 3.15 to 3.45pm. School holidays only Thurs, 4.30 - 5pm term-time only Wed, 14 July, 8 and 22 Sept, 3.45 to 5pm. Term-time only

Twydall Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Chatterbooks Readers' group

Wed, 11 to 11.30am Tues, 6 and 20 July, 14 and 28 Sept, 3.45 to 4.45pm. Term-time only third Tues of month, 2pm

Walderslade Hook Meadow Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Storytime

Mon, 10.30 to 11am Wed, 2.15 to 2.45pm

Walderslade Village Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Storytime Chatterbooks Toddler shake and boogie

Tues, 10.15 to 10.45am Fri, 2.15 to 2.45pm Wed, 7 and 21 Jul, 1 and 15 Sept, 3.45 to 5pm. Term-time only Tue, 11 to 11.30am

Wigmore Library Baby bounce and rhyme time Toddler shake and boogie Readers' group

Fri, 11 to 11.30am Fri, 2.30 to 3.15pm third Thurs of month

Special events in your library. All events are free to attend.

Children’s events Family events Adult events Children under 8 must be accompanied by an adult.

Throughout the summer break children are invited to take one giant leap to the final frontier - space and join in this year’s summer reading challange. Children are encourage to borrow and read 6 books to complete the challenge and pick up exciting rewards for each book completed. Pick up a leaflet or visit us online to find out more.

JULY

Thursday, 3 June – Tuesday, 3 August Normal opening hours

SEASON HIGHLIGHT Wednesday, 21 July, 7.30pm

History of Frindsbury Cricket Club

Life at the Sharpe end

Exhibition celebrating 125 years of the oldest cricket club in the Medway Towns Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Strood

A talk by actor Jason Salkey (Rifleman Harris) about his involvement in the Sharpe TV Series Chatham Library. Booking essential Saturday, 24 July, 10.30am - 12noon

Wednesday, 7 July, 2.30pm £5 or £4 (Friends or Medway Archives)

Crafts and games

Presenting and representing Lower Medway Valley

A space themed session for all ages Grain Library

A talk by Dr Andrew Hann Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Strood. Booking essential

Tuesday, 27 July, 1.30 - 2pm For children aged under eight

Thursday, 29 July, 2 - 3pm For children aged under eight

Come and meet Mr Nosey and Little Miss Chatterbox

Design your own Mr Man or Little Miss character

Chatham Library. Booking essential

Craft activities Wigmore Library. Booking essential

Tuesday, 27 July, 2.30 - 3pm For children aged under eight

Design your own Mr Man or Little Miss character Storytime and craft activities Hoo Library. Booking essential Tuesday, 27 July, 3 - 3.30pm For children aged under eight

Come and Meet Mr Nosey and Little Miss Chatterbox Hoo Library. Booking essential Wednesday, 28 July, 1.30 - 2pm For children aged under eight

Come and Meet Mr Nosey and Little Miss Chatterbox Strood Library hall, Booking essential Wednesday, 28 July, 2 – 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Space the final frontier Blast off into space, make your own Apollo 13 rocket Walderslade Hook Meadow Library Booking essential Wednesday, 28 July, 3 - 3.30pm For children aged under eight

Come and meet Mr Nosey and Little Miss Chatterbox Walderslade Hook Meadow Library Booking essential Thursday, 29 July, 1.30 - 2pm For children aged under eight

Come and meet Mr Nosey and Little Miss Chatterbox Wigmore Library.

Booking essential

Thursday, 29 July, 3.15 – 4pm For children aged under eight

Star trekking and moon walking Storytime and craft Thomas Aveling School and Community Library. Booking essential Thursday, 29 July, 3 - 3.30pm For children aged under eight

Come and met Mr Nosey and Little Miss Chatterbox Gillingham Library. Booking essential Thursday, 29 July, 2 – 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Space the final frontier Blast off into space, make your own Apollo 13 rocket Walderslade Village Library Booking essential Saturday, 31 July, 10.30am - 12noon

Crafts and games A space themed session for all ages Grain Library

AUGUST

Monday, 2 – Friday, 6 August Manga and Comic Book Week

Comic workshop Monday, 2 August

Writer and comic book editor Tim Quinn leads this one-and-a-half-hour-long workshop in cartooning, including figure drawing, emotion, storytelling in pictures, character and story creation, and comic book history. If you love to draw or just want to visit the world of comics and cartoons then you will have a whale of a time with the man who personally knows Beryl the Peril, Spider-Man, Iron Man, Korky the Cat, the Incredible Hulk and so many more.

For young people aged 12 to 16. Booking essential at all venues.

Strood Library - 10am - 12noon.

Chatham Library - 1.30 - 3.30pm.

Gillingham Library - 4.30 - 6.30pm.

Manga workshop with Nana Li Tuesday, 3 August For beginners and anime enthusiasts alike. Nana introduces the basics of Manga, a Japanese style of drawing made famous through comics, cartoons like Pokemon and hit TV show Heroes.

For young people aged 12 to 16.

Chatham Library - 10.30am - 12.30pm.

Lordswood Library - 2 - 4pm.

Comic book heroes workshops Wednesday, 4 August For children aged 8 to 11 Go on an artistic adventure with professional artist Wolf Howard. Create your own superhero characters using a range of bright, colourful and sparkly materials at this incredible workshop for younger cartoon fans. Booking essential at all venues.

Hoo Library - 11am - 12noon Hempstead Library - 1.30 - 2.30pm Walderslade Village Library - 4 - 5pm

Artwork created at these workshops can be displayed for all to see in a special exhibition at The Brook Theatre Art Gallery, Chatham, and at the Will Adams Festival, Gillingham (all artwork will be returned). Workshops are free but booking is essential – phone 01634 338319 or email arts@medway.gov.uk and we will send you a parental permission form to complete.

Manga portraits Thursday, 5 August Have your very own Manga portrait drawn by our professional artist and pick up information on the forthcoming Will Adams Festival and other exciting events, workshops and services on offer from Medway Council - all ages welcome Hempstead Valley Shopping Centre, Gillingham 10.30am - 12.30pm Pentagon Shopping Centre (first floor), Chatham 2 - 4pm

Tuesday, 3 August, 10.30 - 11.15am For children aged under 8

One Giant Step Stories and crafts Grain Library Tuesday, 3 August, 11am - 12noon For children aged 4 to10

From infinity to beyond

Astrodome - mobile planetarium Thursday, 5 August The world's first portable planetarium with the accuracy of a full size planetarium. Fun for all the family.

Booking essential at all venues.

Strood Library hall - 12noon - 1pm, 2 - 3p, 4 - 5pm and 7 - 8pm.

Stories and crafts Hoo Library. Booking essential

Thursday, 5 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Tuesday, 3 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Forest crafts with the rangers from Medway's Country Parks. Bringing the outdoors indoors, the rangers will take you on a woodland craft experience from the comfort of the children’s library.

Chatham Library. Booking essential

Rocking rockets Stories and crafts Strood Library Tuesday, 3 August, 2.15 - 3pm For children aged under 8

Alien encounter!

Create your own named character and mask. Storytime and craft Rainham Library. Booking essential Tuesday, 3 August, 3.30 - 4.30pm For children aged 4 to 10

Blast off!

Make a space rocket craft Hempstead Library. Booking essential Wednesday, 4 August, 2 - 4.30pm For young people aged 10 to 14

Get writing Creative writing for budding authors Walderslade Village Library Booking essential Wednesday, 4 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Space the final frontier Create your own space mobile Walderslade Hook Meadow Library.

Booking essential

Forest crafts

Thursday, 5 August, 2.15 - 3.15pm For children aged 4 to 10

Look out for aliens!

Storytime and craft Gillingham Library. Booking essential

Thursday, 5 August, 2.30 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Alien in the library Storytime and craft Rochester Library. Booking essential Thursday, 5 August, 2.30 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Alien in the library

Saturday, 7 August, 10.30am - 12noon

Crafts and games A space themed session for all ages Grain Library Tuesday, 10 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Awesome Planets Storytime and crafts Strood Library

Storytime and craft Lordswood Library. Booking essential Thursday, 5 August, 2.30 - 3.30pm For children aged 7 to 11

Lift off at Wigmore Storytime and craft Wigmore Library. Booking essential Thursday, 5 August, 3.15 - 4pm For children aged under 8

Star trekking and moon walking Storytime and craft Thomas Aveling School and Community Library. Booking essential Thursday, 5 August – Tuesday, 5 October. Normal opening hours

The Battle of Britain: 70th anniversary Friends of Medway Archives, assisted by the Friends of Broomhill, will be mounting an exhibition to commemorate the 70th anniversary of the Battle of Britain and the effect it had upon The Medway Towns Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre, Strood Friday, 6 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Space the final frontier Create your own space mobile Walderslade Village Library. Booking essential

Tuesday, 10 August, 2.15 - 3.15pm For children aged 4 to 10

Space the final frontier Create a space collage Hoo Library. Booking essential Tuesday, 10 August, 2.15 - 3.15pm For children aged 4 to 10

Out of space Storytime and crafts Twydall Library. Booking essential Tuesday, 10 August, 3.30 - 4.30pm For children aged 4 to 10

Jetting around Make a jet pack Hempstead Library. Booking essential Wednesday, 11 August, 2 – 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Space the final frontier Seeing stars - come and make a constellation card Walderslade Hook Meadow Library Booking essential

Thursday, 12 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Forest crafts Forest crafts with the rangers from Medway's Country Parks. Bringing the outdoors indoors, the rangers will take you on a woodland craft experience from the comfort of the children’s library.

Cuxton Library. Booking essential

Thursday, 12 August, 2.15 - 3.15pm For children aged 4 to 10

Tuesday, 17 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Spaced out!

Out of space creatures

Storytime and craft Gillingham Library. Booking essential

Storytime and craft Strood Library

Thursday, 12 August, 2.30 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Tuesday, 17 August, 2.15 - 3.15pm For children aged 4 to 10

Alien in the library

Alien masks

Storytime and craft Lordswood Library. Booking essential

Storytime and crafts Hoo Library. Booking essential

Thursday, 12 August, 3.15 - 4pm For children aged under 8

Star trekking and moon walking Storytime and craft Thomas Aveling School and Community Library. Booking essential Friday, 13 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Space the final frontier Seeing stars - come and make a constellation card Walderslade Village Library Booking essential Saturday, 14 August, 10.30am - 12noon

Crafts and games A space themed session for all ages Grain Library

Tuesday, 17 August, 2.15-3pm For children aged under 8

Thursday, 19 August, 2.15 - 3.15pm For children aged 4 to 10

Blast off!

Storytime and craft Gillingham Library. Booking essential

Sail through the solar system by creating your own space mobile.

Storytime and craft Rainham Library.

Booking essential Tuesday, 17 August, 3.30 - 4.30pm For children aged 4 to 10

Out of this world

Thursday, 19 August, 2.30 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Alien in the library Storytime and craft Rochester Library.

Booking essential

The Aliens are coming Storytime and craft Hempstead Library. Booking essential Wednesday, 18 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Space the final frontier Close encounters of the alien kind.

Make an alien mask Walderslade Hook Meadow Library Booking essential Thursday, 19 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Forest crafts Forest crafts with the rangers from Medway's Country Parks. Bringing the outdoors indoors, the rangers will take you on a woodland craft experience from the comfort of the children’s library.

Walderslade Village Library Booking essential

Thursday, 19 August, 2.30 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Alien in the library Storytime and craft Lordswood Library.

Booking essential Thursday, 19 August, 3.15 - 4pm For children aged under 8

Star trekking and moon walking Storytime and craft Thomas Aveling School and Community Library. Booking essential Friday, 20 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Space the final frontier Close encounters of the alien kind. Make an alien mask Walderslade Village Library Booking essential

Saturday, 21 August, 10.30am - 12noon

Crafts and games A space themed session for all ages Grain Library Tuesday, 24 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Sizzling space Storytime and crafts Strood Library. Booking essential Tuesday, 24 August, 2.15 - 3.15pm For children aged 4 to 10

Spaced out!

Storytime and craft Twydall Library. Booking essential Tuesday, 24 August, 2.15 - 3.15pm For children aged 4 to 10

Space rockets and Marvin Storytime and crafts Hoo Library. Booking essential Tuesday, 24 August, 3.30 - 4.30pm For children aged 4 to 10

Space race Make a space board game Hempstead Library. Booking essential Wednesday, 25 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Space the final frontier Storytime and craft Walderslade Hook Meadow Library Booking essential Thursday, 26 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Forest crafts Forest crafts with the rangers from Medway's Country Parks. Bringing the outdoors indoors, the rangers will take you on a woodland craft experience from the comfort of the children’s library.

Luton Library. Booking essential

Thursday, 26 August, 2.15 - 3.15pm For children aged 4 to 10

Reach for the stars Storytime and craft Gillingham Library . Booking essential Thursday, 26 August, 2.30 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Alien in the library Storytime and craft Lordswood Library. Booking essential Thursday, 26 August, 10.30 - 11.30am For children aged under 8

Moon mobile Storytime and craft Wigmore Library. Booking essential Thursday, 26 August, 3.15 - 4pm For children aged under 8

Star trekking and moon walking Storytime and craft Thomas Aveling School and Community Library. Booking essential Friday, 27 August, 2 - 3pm For children aged 4 to 10

Space the final frontier Storytime and craft Walderslade Village Library Booking essential Saturday, 28 August, 10.30am - 12noon

Crafts and games A space themed session for all ages Grain Library

SEPTEMBER Saturday, 4 September, 11am - 3pm Children's mobile library

Space Hop quiz and medal presentation Special event for children who have completed the summer reading challenge. Follow the trail and complete the quiz.

Receive your summer reading challenge medal from the children's mobile library. Quiz takes around 30 minutes, turn up anytime between 11am and 3pm. You must have completed your summer reading challenge before you can book this event. Families welcome Riverside Country Park, Rainham Tuesday, 7 September, 7.30pm

The geology of Kent’s building stones A talk by Pete Golding. Although brick, tile and concrete dominate modern architecture, our older buildings contain a rich heritage of local stone. The talk will explore how these buildings reflect our Kentish geology.

Chatham Library. Booking essential

Saturday, 11 September, 10am -12noon

Morris dance workshop.

Strood Wolfs Head and Vixen Morris, one of the first Gothic influenced Border Morris sides in the UK, hold this dance workshop for beginners.

Come and have a go with one of the most innovative and vibrant groups in the UK. Bells not included Strood Library. Booking essential Sunday, 12 September, 11am to 5pm

Traditional England Festival Incorporating A Countryside Experience Come and visit the mobile library to make colourful countryside and wildlife craft, listen to a tantalising tale or two and enjoy family entertainment.

Lots of traditional fun and merry-making for all the family - jousting tournaments, stalls, farm animals, local produce, tasty homemade treats and much more Riverside Country Park, Rainham

Saturday, 11 September, 11am – 4pm

Thursday, 30 September

Manga and fishy kites

The Battle of Britain: Impact on the Medway Towns.

Browse our Manga collection on the mobile library, have your very own Manga portrait drawn by professional artists, try your hand at your own artwork or there's colouring-in for little ones. Explore Japanese artefacts and items of interest, including pieces of genuine Samurai armour and weaponry in a special display

by The Guildhall Museum. Or create colourful koi carp kites using tissue paper, string, glue and shimmering decorations Will Adams Festival, Gillingham Park

A talk to coincide with the 70th anniversary of the Messerschmitt crash on Broomhill.

Do you remember the chaos?

Have you an anecdote to relate?

If so, please contact the secretary, Friends of Broomhill on 01634 718231 or email odette_buchanan@yahoo.co.uk Strood Library

When is my local library open?

Chatham Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, ME4 4TX T: 01634 337799 F: 01634 337800

Cuxton Bush Road, Cuxton, Rochester, ME2 1EY T/F: 01634 711391

Gillingham High Street, Gillingham, ME7 1BG T: 01634 337340 F: 01634 283805

Grain The Chapel, Chapel Road, Isle of Grain, ME3 0BZ T: 01634 338727

Hempstead Hempstead Road, Hempstead, Gillingham, ME7 3QG T/F: 01634 361544

Hoo Church Street, Hoo, ME3 9AL T/F: 01634 250640

Lordswood Kestrel Road, Lordswood, Chatham, ME5 8TH T: 01634 862096 F: 01634 681595

Luton 2 Nelson Terrace, Luton, Chatham, ME5 7LA T: 01634 406923

Rainham Birling Avenue, Rainham, Gillingham, ME8 7LR T: 01634 333854 F: 01634 263415

Rochester Rochester Library at Eastgate, ME1 1EW T: 01634 337411 F: 01634 843837

Strood 32 Bryant Road, Strood, Rochester, ME2 3EP T: 01634 335890 F: 01634 297919

Mon Tue Wed

9am-6pm 10am-7pm 9am-6pm

Thur 9am-7pm Fri 9am-6pm Sat 9am-5pm

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Thomas Aveling School and Community Library Thomas Aveling School, Arethusa Road, Rochester, ME1 2UW. T/F: 01634 338728

Mon Tue Wed

3pm-6pm 3pm-6pm 3pm-6pm

Thur 3pm-6pm Fri 3pm-6pm Sat 10am-4pm

Twydall

Mon Tue Wed

9am-5pm 9am-5pm 9am-1pm

Thur 9am-1pm Fri 2pm-5pm Sat 10am-4pm

Mon Tue Wed

9am-1pm 2pm-6pm 9am-6pm

Thur closed Fri 2pm-6pm Sat 10am-4pm

14/15 Twydall Green, Gillingham, ME8 6JY T/F: 01634 232488

Walderslade Hook Meadow King George Road, Walderslade, Chatham, ME5 0TZ T/F: 01634 861531

Walderslade Village Walderslade Centre, Walderslade Road, Chatham, ME5 9LR T: 01634 686467 F: 01634 681505

Wigmore 208 Fairview Avenue, Wigmore, Gillingham, ME8 0PX T: 01634 235576 F: 01634 375064

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closed 9am-6pm 2pm-6pm

Thur 2pm-6pm Fri 9am-6pm Sat 10am-4pm

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closed 9am-6pm 9am-6pm

Thur 9am-7pm Fri 9am-6pm Sat 10am-4pm

Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre Civic Centre, Strood, Kent ME2 4AU T: 01634 332714 F: 01634 297060 E: malsc@medway.gov.uk

Mon Tue Wed

9am-5pm 9am-5pm closed

Thu Fri Sat

9am-5pm 9am-5pm 9am-4pm

Please note all Medway libraries and the Medway Archives and Local Studies Centre are closed on Sundays.

Medway Mobile Library For routes and times please visit www.medway.gov.uk/libraries

It's free to join your library There is no upper or lower age limit and anyone can use the library.

Think there is nothing to interest you in Medway libraries? Think again: l Borrow

up to 30 items including books, DVDs, Blu-ray discs, audio books and console games.

l No

fines for children if books are borrowed on a child ticket. for over 60s and teenagers. l Reserve and renew books via our website, by telephone or in any Medway library. l Borrow, return and renew items at any branch. l Electronic resources via our website. l Events for all ages and interests. l Computers with free Internet access in every library. l Books in other languages, dual language picture books and language courses. l Mobile library service - books brought to a convenient location near you. l Home library service for those who cannot get to the library. l Postal service for visually impaired customers. l Concessions

Other services l Blue

bags for recycling and doggy bags are available at all libraries. vouchers at Chatham, Gillingham, Luton, Rainham, Rochester and Strood libraries. l Medway Council contact points at Gillingham and Rochester libraries. l Parking

If you wish to bring a group to the library please contact one of our Community Librarians on 01634 337799 There is so much to do in our libraries, you could spend hours in them.

What are you waiting for?

Coming soon Look out for these events in the next quarterly booklet October Black History Month – storytelling for adults Memory Makers variety group Exhibition: Roll out the red carpet: Royal visits to Medway November

The Travelling Bard: Poetry, music and storytelling with Jim MacCool

December

Celebrating Charles Dickens at Eastgate House with Medway archives and local studies centre

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Customer services: 01634 333333 8am to 8pm (Mon-Fri) 9am to 1pm (Sat) Please note: Calls to customer services may be recorded or monitored for security and staff development purposes

Chatham Library, Gun Wharf, Dock Road, Chatham, Kent ME4 4TX. Phone: 01634 337799 Email: chatham.library@medway.gov.uk Website: www.medway.gov.uk/libraries Minicom: 01634 333111

This information can be made available in other formats from 01634 333333 If you have any questions about this leaflet and you want to speak to someone in your own language please ring 01634 335577

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