Halton Borough Council is celebrating National Libraries Week (October 9-14) by promoting the great services that we offer for residents in the borough.
Did you know 250 million visits were made to public libraries in Great Britain last year – that’s more than cinema and theatre visits, visits to the UK’s top ten tourist attractions and the number of people that went to live music gigs COMBINED
Young people are the group most likely to use public libraries. 15-25 year olds are more likely to use libraries than over 55s across the British Isles. Three out of every four people in the UK and Ireland say that libraries are important or essential to their community.
Fifty one per cent of us have a current library card and 47 per cent have used a public library in the last twelve months. (Backed up by Carnegie UK Trust data) If you haven’t visited a library recently, why not make National Libraries week the time you return? You may be surprised to see how they’ve changed!
Halton Borough Council’s Executive Board Member for Libraries, Cllr Phil Harris, said: “It’s a time to celebrate the contribution libraries continue to the daily lives of thousands in our borough.”
Here in Halton you can enjoy coding clubs, rhyme times, author talks, become a ‘Dementia Friend’ and a take part in a host of other activities at your libraries. http://library.haltonbc.info/wp-content/uploads/2016/11/LIBRARIES.pdf
Tell us your favourite thing about Halton libraries using @HaltonLibraries #librariesweek or #Haltonreads and we will enter you into a draw to win a fantastic book bag. You can also enter in person by leaving a comments form at any library. Winners will be contacted after National Libraries Week.