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Inspire Learning Courses
In the heart of Retford, on Churchgate, facing the church of St.Swithun’s, Retford’s Denman Library is housed in a fascinating old building.
Celebrating National Poetry Day 2025
Thursday 2nd October 14:00 - 15:30
Join Retford Library staff for a relaxing afternoon of poetry. Bring along a poem on the theme of Childhood and Family or just come along and listen to others.
£1 to include refreshments. Booking advisable.
For more information and to book your place contact Retford Library
01777 708724 / retford.library@inspireculture.org.uk
Live Jazz music at Beeston, West Bridgford and Worksop libraries through October, November and December 2025. All sessions are evenings
◄ Details and booking information.
Retford Library’s Crime Café
Tuesday 4th November 10:00 - 11:30
Join Retford Library staff for coffee and chat about your favourite or latest Crime or Mystery reads. A good chance to get new recommendations from staff and others and share your own favourites. Try any of the titles discussed with a free reservation.
£1 to include refreshments
For more information, ask at the Help Desk or contact the Library
on 01777 708724/Retford.library@inspireculture.org.uk
◄ Visit some other libraries for the 25th September - 2nd October events.
Inspire eLibrary is changing....
read more here ►
Bassetlaw Inspire Libraries have a vast range of events and courses available through August-November, 2025.
This is your link to their 40-page Guide! ►
For Retford Library contact details, see bottom of this page.
Exciting changes are happening in our libraries
At the beginning of November, 2024 we changed to a new system for managing library stock and customer data. The new system looks a little different, but it makes it easier for you to search, reserve, renew and be inspired by books. Read more here...
Latest Love Reading newsletter here...
Want to go to university but don't have the qualifications you need? Inspire Learning can help here...
Great News for Family Historians! After almost 2 years of work, Nottingham city and Nottinghamshire's Anglican baptism, marriage, and burial Parish Registers can now be searched via free access to Ancestry.co.uk in library buildings and at Nottinghamshire Archives.
Find out more here...
Retford library is now a wonderfully spacious and welcoming facility - for details, click here...
We also note here that Worksop Library is back after recent flooding repairs - take a peek here...
If you have any queries about the library service or your library account you can:
Contact Ask Inspire
Email: ask@inspireculture.org.uk
Phone: 01623 677 200
www.inspireculture.org.uk
On-line resources: Inspire subscribe to many fascinating and useful online resources, all accessible for free from Library PCs and some from home. These include Ancestry and the British Newspaper Archive.
Nottinghamshire library service became a Community Benefit Society with exempt charitable status in April 2016. This means they are a not-for-profit organisation so all funds must be spent on culture, learning and library activities for the communities we serve. Therefore, Nottinghamshire Libraries are now delivered by Inspire, a Community Benefit Society. For more about Inspire, click here...
For more details of the regular events listed here, or to book your place, see contact details at the bottom of the page.
Mobile Library services
Clarborough (and North/South Wheatley and Clayworth) residents may also be interested in Inspire’s mobile library service timetable - known officially as North, Route 4.
Click here for the current local timetable or for a wider selection of communities covered by mobile libraries.
As well as all of the facilities you would expect from one of Nottinghamshire’s Libraries, the ever-helpful staff have a wide range of activity sessions to tempt you. All are free unless otherwise stated.
Home Library Service
Retford Library has a team of RVS Volunteers who deliver a selection of Library books to those who are housebound and cannot access the Library. If you know someone who would benefit from this service, please let a member of the Library staff know. Also, if you would like to volunteer to be part of this scheme, we would be happy to hear from you.
Help with Homework at your library. Young people can use PCs and the Internet for free along with some free printing for homework purposes. There are many online resources available including free access to the Encyclopaedia Britannica, as well as helpful staff!
Many other services are available at the Library. Free access to Research, Ancestry, British Newspaper Archive and Which? - available on Library PCs. Free printing for homework. Please ask for details.
Retford Library contact details: Tel.: (01777) 708 724 E-mail: retford.library@inspireculture.org.uk Website: www.inspireculture.org.uk |
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