Egremont Library

Opening hours, facilities and activities available at Egremont Library.

Library facilities

The library provides:

browsing and borrowing
computer access
printing
loanable storysacks
loanable dementia bags
reading group loans
hearing aid batteries
photocopying
free requests
in person activities and events
free WIFI

How to get here

The library is adjacent to Westlakes Academy

There's a regular 30 minute bus service to Whitehaven.

Car parking available on site.

Here you can search the catalogue, view your library account and renew items.

If you're not a member, you can apply for a library membership.

Reading groups

Monday - reading group 10am to 12pm (second Monday of the month).

Thursday - reading group 2pm to 4pm (second Thursday of the month).

Reading groups are subject to change and best to contact the library direct

If you're not a member of a reading group, you can contact The Reading Group Loan Service.

Activities

A list of activities at this library.

Jigsaw

Friday Jig. Join us every Friday while we are open, for a communal jigsaw experience. Drop-in and pop in some pieces, while soaking up our warm and inviting environment.

When: Every Friday 9am to 5pm

Board games

Drop in to play board games - for all ages (children to be accompanied by adults).

When: Every Saturday 10.15am to 11.45am

Tech Time

Bring along your laptop tablet or phone to learn the basics and discover new things for 1 to 1 sessions. Booking is essential, to book call 01946 505585.
When: Fortnightly on Friday mornings 10am to 12pm

Health and wellbeing support

This library provides dementia resource bags - these are aimed for use at home with individuals or family members affected by dementia to promote reminiscence or discussions.

Social stories

Social stories have been created to help you when you are visiting a library. They describe what you can expect when you visit the library, including where things are located and what kinds of items you can borrow. Reading this social story before a visit can help you feel more comfortable and confident about your visit. If you still have questions about visiting the library, please contact us.

Document

Social story - visiting Egremont Library (PDF, 1.63MB)

Address

Main Street
Egremont
CA22 2DQ
United Kingdom

Accessibility

This building has disabled access.

Opening times

Monday: 9am to 5pm

Tuesday: 9am to 5pm

Thursday: 9am to 5pm

Friday: 9am to 5pm

Saturday: 10am to 12pm

Enquiries

Egremont Library

01946 505585
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Recently the Boundary Commission, at the request of Cumberland Council have carried out a review of the number of Cumberland Councillors. This review has an impact on ward boundaries including the Parsh Councils. Please read the consultation document and respond to the questions, if you so wish.

Please Note:
On Monday 14th April, the grasscutting season will commence in Egremont Cemetery and the public are reminded to remove all items/flowers from the length of the grave to assist in the maintenance of the grounds. You can place any items etc on the base of the headstone but anything over this will be removed.

Please note the curator does not have the time to pick up every item on a grave and therefore anything left is susceptible to damage or the grass may be left uncut, you are therefore kindly requested to co-operate with the Town Council’s policy to enable the whole of the cemetery to look the best it can be.

Chair of Egremont Town Council 2024/25

"Each year the Chair is given the opportunity to present a report on the work of the Council the previous 12 months. This year we have recorded the meeting and you can find a link in the Annual Town Meeting section.

Its so nice when people take the time to say "Thanks"

Egremont Cemetery In Bloom

Egremont Town Council are actively seeking two new members of the public to become a Town Councillor. If you care about your town and have passion and drive to make our town an even better place we would love to hear from you.

If this is of interest to you then please email us at Egremont Town Council contact@egremonttowncouncil.co.uk expressing your interest by 31st May 2024.

For more information about our Town Council and what our responsibilities are then please visit our website for more information:- https://www.egremonttowncouncil.co.uk/

Egremont - " Our Town Our Responsibility"

"Ultimately I wanted to do my best for my Town"

Councillor David Wright

Making a difference in our community

Residents and ex residents from Calderwood have been making a difference in the rounds of Egremont Castle. Every week they are working on making improvements through tidying up areas, de weeding areas and generally working hard for our town jewel. Thank you all.

Growing Well is coming to Egremont

Growing Well, a Cumbrian mental health charity, is coming to Egremont. In early 2024 we will be re-opening the Beck Green plant nursery on Cross Side and will use the site to deliver our targeted mental health intervention to local people in need. We will also be running a community day for the local public to get involved in our horticultural enterprise as volunteers where they can learn new skills and meet new people. The site will generate enough fruit and vegetables to fill up to 100 veg boxes per week (50 of which will be subsidised for low-income families).

We are opening the gates to Beck Green between 1-3pm on Friday 6th October. We invite you to come and meet staff from our other Cumbrian sites, learn more about our work and our plans to get the site back up and running.

Please note: Beck Green is very overgrown and not currently in use. The event is simply an opportunity for a quick view of the site and a chance to meet our team. We regret that there is no wheelchair access at this time and no parking on or near to the site just yet (please use Beck Green car park and walk from here). Please also note that there are no toilet facilities. No booking necessary. For all enquiries, please contact mary@growingwell.co.uk