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May 232 min read

LibrariesWest is changing . . .

Hello to all Moorland Road Community Library brilliant borrowers of brilliant books. We are in a process of change and we hope you’ll be...

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Local author Andrew King is featured in a display

Joshua H

Mar 7, 20231 min read

Local author Andrew King is featured in a display

Local author, Andrew King is featured in a display in our library. His book, The Arrow Garden is available from Oldfield Park Bookshop...

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Guest post: David Musgrave, Chair, Bath Inter Faith Group -Commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day

Joshua H

Jan 24, 20231 min read

Guest post: David Musgrave, Chair, Bath Inter Faith Group -Commemorating Holocaust Memorial Day

Read the post on the BANES Libraries Webpage

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2023 Lego Club dates - June, July and August added!

Joshua H

Jan 24, 20231 min read

2023 Lego Club dates - June, July and August added!

Lego Club is back for 2023! Book your free space on Eventbrite. Lego Club meets once a month on a Saturday. We have two different...

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Joshua H

Dec 15, 20221 min read

Ukes at the Library presents

Moorland Road Community Library Christmas Sing-a-long Come and join in with some evergreen festive favorites, accompanied by Bath Ukulele...

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50,000 Books issued, since becoming community managed!

Joshua H

Oct 12, 20221 min read

50,000 Books issued, since becoming community managed!

Thank you to all our volunteers and to all you readers! We have reached 50,000 book loans since the community took on running its own...

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Lego Club - Additional dates added for 2022!

Joshua H

Oct 12, 20221 min read

Lego Club - Additional dates added for 2022!

Lego Club has returned to Moorland Road Community Library and today was the first two of six sessions! With 6 families attending to join...

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New MRCL display on dementia for Alzheimer's awareness month

Joshua H

Sep 27, 20221 min read

New MRCL display on dementia for Alzheimer's awareness month

Julie Amos has kindly curated a display for Alzheimer's awareness this is what she had to say about it: "Many people nowadays know...

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New books to engage young readers over summer!

Joshua H

Aug 9, 20222 min read

New books to engage young readers over summer!

Moorland Road Community Library has some new books to keep our younger readers entertained over the summer holidays. Why not pop in and...

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Joshua H

Jun 25, 20221 min read

Lego Club is back!

Lego Club has returned to Moorland Road Community Library and today was the first two of six sessions! With 6 families attending to join...

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May 31, 20221 min read

Jubilee Celebrations and Opening Hours

We've put up the bunting for the celebration weekend. And we've searched our shelves for some royalty-related books, on display but ready...

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May 13, 20221 min read

Library volunteers invited to Mayor's Parlour Reception

Over the last two weeks, Madam Mayor Cllr June Player welcomed two groups of Library Volunteers to her parlour at the Guild Hall. The...

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Local Writer Feature and Local History Display

MRCL Team

May 4, 20222 min read

Local Writer Feature and Local History Display

Check out our new display on local history and books from local writer Peter Cullimore. New book donated by a local author. Local writer,...

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Joshua Hale

Apr 12, 20221 min read

Easter at MRCL

Spring is here and so is the Easter Bank Holiday Hooray! We have a fabulously curated Easter display by one of our volunteers with...

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Mar 13, 20221 min read

Celebrate British Science Week with MRCL

Here at Morland Road Community Library we love science and we want you to share in our enthusiasm. In honour of British Science Week (11...

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Mar 7, 20221 min read

Celebrating International Women's Day at MRCL

IWD 2022 campaign theme: #BreakTheBias Imagine a gender equal world. A world free of bias, stereotypes, and discrimination. A world that...

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Mar 2, 20221 min read

World Book Day on Thursday 3rd March 2022

Come along and see our display of popular children's books celebrating World Book Day What is World Book Day? World Book Day changes...

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Feb 2, 20222 min read

Zoe Hughes Gough steps back from her Volunteer Coordinator role.

After two years of hard work, Zoë is stepping back from her VC role. She has been instrumental, along with Lindsey, in coordinating all...

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Nov 16, 20211 min read

Moorland Road Community Library Christmas Opening Hours

Moorland Road Community Library Christmas Opening Hours: Week beginning Monday 20th December we are closed to have a new carpet fitted!...

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Nov 16, 20213 min read

What to read …… and watch on TV and in the cinema to pass the colder evenings this autumn and winter

There is a bit of a Sci-Fi/Fantasy fest going on, on our screens this autumn/winter and beyond. The new Moorland Road Community Library...

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