How Sweet!

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— St James’ Reception Class (@StJamesRecep) November 13, 2019

Christmas At Chorley Library - December 7th 2019

Come one, come all to our fantastic Christmas event at Chorley Library!

Pop down from 10am on Saturday 7th December for a Christmas mini market with handmade and independent local sellers, crafts and fun for kids, and then at 11:30am we have the incredible Sing It Big choir to serenade us with carols and festive hits!

As always we'll have refreshments available, some come down and grab a hot chocco, a brew and a mince pie!

See you there with jingle-bells on!

Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/734805080335586/

Gin & Poetry at Chorley Library

Our gin and poetry night was an absolute joy! We had so many readers, from all walks of life, here in our library to bare their souls on stage for us!

We had such a huge variety of poetry, spoken word and short stories read out. Many from people who had written their own works, as well as a few who read their favourite poems for us all to enjoy. It was such a wonderful evening with a gorgeous atmosphere. We can't wait to host another one!

Chorley library looking mighty fine. This is a free event. Entertainment and support of local people. Libraries are so important pic.twitter.com/Jn08sbt2pE

— Dom Conlon (@dom_conlon) June 28, 2019

Poetry at the library! #chorley #libraries pic.twitter.com/KdkH88em3g

— Library Friends (@ChorleyLibrary) June 28, 2019

Gin & Poetry Night at Chorley Library: Friday June 28th

Join us for an evening of poetry and spoken word, performed by local poets, writers and entertainers!

It'll be in open-mic format, so anyone can perform. Turn up on the night with your reading or email friendsofchorleylibrary@gmail.com if there's a particular time slot you'd like. Flash fiction, poetry and prose absolutely encouraged!

The event is FREE - but as always, donations will be welcome!

We'll have a raffle! Gin bar! Friendly people! Due to the sale of alcohol and (potentially) adult themes in the poetry, this is an 18+ event. Please RSVP via Facebook or Eventbrite, and tell your friends about it!

See you there.

Mental Health & Anxiety Book Talk at Chorley Library

What an absolute treat it was to have Sue Knowles and Bridie Gallagher come to our library to talk about mental health and anxiety for us! Sue and Bridie were promoting their new book My Anxiety Handbook, which is illustrated by Friends of Chorley Library's own Emmeline Pidgen! Sue and Bridie are local psychologists who have written the book to help young people navigate anxiety.

The talk took us through strategies for coping with anxiety and we played a few fun games (which got everyone up and walking around the library!) to better illustrate some of the ways we deal with mental health issues. 

It was such a hugely informative, warm and reassuring talk - thank you so much to them for coming along! It was a joy to organise this event with The Friends of Chorley Library, and we hope to do many more in the future!

Mental Health Event at Chorley Library 'Understanding & Coping With Anxiety: For Young People'

Discussing concepts from their book 'My Anxiety Handbook', psychologists Sue Knowles and Bridie Gallagher will spend an evening at Chorley Library talking about anxiety, its effects, as well as guidance on coping strategies and support.

The book and talk is aimed at 12-18 year olds, but there will be value in the talk for all-ages, and everyone is welcome! Anxiety and mental health issues affect so many people, this will be an engaging, friendly and enlightening event for all.

The book's illustrator, Emmeline Pidgen, will also be at the event to personalise copies of the book.

Tickets are available on the door or purchase via Eventbrite for a guaranteed spot! https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/understanding-coping-with-anxiety-for-young-people-tickets-53397381004

Quiz Night at Chorley Library 2019! Jan 24th 7-10pm

We're so excited to tell you about our next event, a fantastic quiz night on Thursday January 24th running from 7pm-10pm at Chorley Library.

We have a brilliant quiz for you, covering all kinds of topics! So head down in your own teams (max 6 people) or even by yourself and we'll find some lovely people for you to team up with!

We'll have a break in the middle where you can grab yourself some free dinner from a fabulous buffet, as well as unlimited free hot drinks and soft drinks all included in the £5 per person ticket price (pay on the door or via Eventbrite https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/quiz-night-at-chorley-library-tickets-54471872838?aff=eand ).

We have an incredible hamper up for grabs for first place, as well as some lovely treats for runners up (and maybe a little booby prize if things don't go your way!).

As usual all money raised goes to supporting our library and putting on brilliant new events for you - so come and show us what you've got, Chorley!