Church Stretton Library and VIC

20/06/2026

Not sure what to read next? Need some inspiration or keen to try something new?

We have just stocked up our Top Notch shelf with new and recommended titles which may help you choose your next great read 🙂 📚

20/06/2026

🎵Rhyme Time Volunteers Wanted🎵

We're looking for volunteers to help lead our popular Rhyme time sessions on Tuesday mornings 👶🏻

✅ Gains skills and experience
✅ Less than an hour's commitment a week
✅ Improve your CV

If you're interested please get in touch:
✉️ [email protected] 📞 01694 722535

10/06/2026

Fancy a cuppa and a chat? Join us next Friday 19th June for a Community Coffee Morning ☕🍰 😊

No booking required, just pop into the library between 10am and 12pm for tea & coffee, board games, puzzles and cake!

Friends of Church Stretton Library

01/06/2026

Gardening For Wildlife is going well at the Library: bilberry bumblebee (blurrily) photographed enjoying the pollinator friendly flowers. We’re very excited to have been visited by this species - rare in some parts of the UK! 🌺 🐝

This beautiful library book, The Bee Spotter's Guide by Dave Goulson helped us to identify our bilberry bumblebee! 📚

Find more information on the Bumblebee Conservation Trust website here 👉 https://orlo.uk/GLmxe

01/06/2026

This month, for a limited time, two of our most popular e-audiobooks are available to listen to immediately on BorrowBox.

✅ No wait
✅ No hire charges or overdue fees
✅ Listen on phone, tablet, or PC
✅ Sync between devices - so whether you're at home, in the garden, or out and about, you can pick up where you left off!

The Impossible Fortune by Richard Osman: https://orlo.uk/uDyRT
Nobody's Girl by Virginia Roberts Giuffre: https://orlo.uk/988Zn

30/05/2026

❗Service interruption - Saturday 30 May - Tuesday 2 June❗

The supplier of our library system has had to carry out some urgent maintenance work so things might be a bit wonky for the next few days, both in branch and online.

You'll still be able to borrow and return items at the library, but other services may not be working quite as they should, or might take a bit longer than usual - we're not sure to what extent we'll be affected yet. If you're planning to visit the library for something specific, we'd recommend getting in touch to check what's working, before making a special trip.

https://orlo.uk/D5gPl

Additionally, there won't be any automated emails sent during this time, but staff will get in touch about reservations that are ready to collect.

Thanks for bearing with us 🐻

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29/05/2026

This year in Gardening Club we're gardening for wildlife.

These beautiful flowers perfect for pollinators were all picked from in and around our library planters this morning.

If your little ones would like to get involved, come and help Tim tomorrow at the library from 2pm - you will even get to take home something to bring more wildlife into your own green spaces.

Friends of Church Stretton Library

27/05/2026

Thank you for all your support- another fantastic year!! 🥳🫶

If you haven't been to the library for a while, please do! Membership is free and we might just surprise you with what's on offer 😁

Thank you, as always, to Friends of Church Stretton Library for everything they do - it makes a real difference!

We look forward to seeing you soon.
From Hayley, Gail, Daniel, Tim, Hannah and all the library team 🥰

Church Stretton Town Council Mayfair Community Centre - Church Stretton Burway Books Scrappies Scrapstore Shropshire Council

22/05/2026

Exciting news! We are hoping to set up a sharing wardrobe of children's dressing up clothes.

We're looking for donations of good quality costumes for kids of all ages. So, if you are having a clear out of stuff your kids have grown out of, please think of us.

Drop in any donations at Church Stretton Library during opening times (Tues, Thurs, Fri and Sat 9.30-5).