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Love Thornton Library Welcome to the Friends of Thornton Library page. Here, we share all the exciting updates, including upcoming events, trips, fairs, and so much more.

Stay tuned for the latest news and happenings in our vibrant community library! Free carpark at back of building

🎃📚 We know the schools are closing for half term… but don’t lose your ghoul! 👻Pop into the library for a devilishly good...
20/10/2025

🎃📚 We know the schools are closing for half term… but don’t lose your ghoul! 👻
Pop into the library for a devilishly good time — no tricks, just treats! 🕸️🕷️

There’s boo-ks, fang-tastic fun, and plenty to keep little monsters entertained! 😈📖

☕💬 Coffee with your Councillor! 💬☕Got something to say about your local area? 💡🏘️ Come and have a chat with your County ...
20/10/2025

☕💬 Coffee with your Councillor! 💬☕

Got something to say about your local area? 💡🏘️ Come and have a chat with your County Councillors — Jan Schofield and David Dwyer, Cabinet Member for Data, Technology, Customer and Efficiency! 💻📊

📍 Thornton Library
📅 Friday 31st October 2025
🕥 10:30am – 12:30pm
📫 [email protected]
📫 [email protected]
🌐 lancashire.gov.uk

It’s your chance to share ideas, raise local issues, or just enjoy a friendly cuppa ☕😊

🎄✨ FRIENDS OF THORNTON LIBRARY FESTIVE QUIZ AFTERNOON! 🧠🎅Get your Santa hats ready and your thinking caps on — it’s time...
20/10/2025

🎄✨ FRIENDS OF THORNTON LIBRARY FESTIVE QUIZ AFTERNOON! 🧠🎅

Get your Santa hats ready and your thinking caps on — it’s time for a light-hearted Christmas quiz packed with trivia, laughter, and a sprinkle of festive chaos! 🎁😂

Whether you’re a total quiz whiz 🏆 or just here for the mince pies 🥧, come along for an afternoon of fun, prizes, and a little friendly competition! 🎉

🎅 Christmas-themed raffle & refreshments available! ☕🍰
🎟️ FREE event (groups of 4, booking required)
📅 Friday 28 November 2025
🕑 2:00pm – 4:00pm
📍 Thornton Library

So gather your team, bring your best festive spirit, and join us for some jolly good fun — let’s sleigh this quiz together! 🛷😂

😴💤 Struggling to switch off? Counting sheep not cutting it? 🐑➡️🙄Then this one’s for you! 🌙✨Join us at Thornton Library f...
20/10/2025

😴💤 Struggling to switch off? Counting sheep not cutting it? 🐑➡️🙄

Then this one’s for you! 🌙✨

Join us at Thornton Library for Quick Ways to Sleep Well with Lancashire Adult Learning — a relaxing wellbeing session designed to help you catch those much-needed zzz’s! 🌜🛏️

📅 Monday 8 December 2025
🕜 1:30pm – 4:00pm
📍 Thornton Library, Wyre
💷 FREE event – booking required

Discover how to:
🌙 Create better bedtime habits
🧘 Unwind your mind
😌 Improve your sleep quality and wake up feeling amazing!

Open to all adults aged 19+ — because we all deserve a good night’s sleep! 💤☕

💆‍♀️✨ Glow-getters, this one’s for you! 🌿💫Join us at Thornton Library for a fabulous Tropic Skincare Masterclass — becau...
20/10/2025

💆‍♀️✨ Glow-getters, this one’s for you! 🌿💫

Join us at Thornton Library for a fabulous Tropic Skincare Masterclass — because your skin deserves the VIP treatment! 💅🌸

📅 Monday 17 November 2025
🕠 5:30pm – 7:00pm
📍 Thornton Library, Wyre
💷 FREE event – booking required 🙌

Learn from the experts how to:
💧 Identify your skin type
🌼 Address common skin concerns
🪞Practice glowing skincare techniques like a pro!

So come along, pamper yourself, and leave with that fresh-faced library glow! 😍📚✨

🍼💬 Calling all new and soon-to-be parents! 👶💖Thornton Library is the place to be for some midweek baby love! 💕Join the N...
20/10/2025

🍼💬 Calling all new and soon-to-be parents! 👶💖

Thornton Library is the place to be for some midweek baby love! 💕

Join the National Childbirth Trust & Lancashire Infant Feeding Support team for a friendly, relaxed drop-in every Wednesday, 11:30am–12:30pm 🕧

📅 Next session: Wednesday 22 October 2025
📍 Thornton Library, Wyre
💷 FREE event – no booking required! 🙌

Whether you’re expecting 🤰, bottle-feeding 🍼, breastfeeding 🤱, or just figuring it all out one nappy at a time 💩😂 — come for a chat, a cuppa, and some expert advice & reassurance. ☕💬

Because parenting doesn’t come with a manual — but we do have a library full of them! 😉📚

📚☕👶🎲 School holidays? Pah! Nothing stops us at Thornton Library! 💪😄Our doors are wide open and we’re running ALL the won...
20/10/2025

📚☕👶🎲 School holidays? Pah! Nothing stops us at Thornton Library! 💪😄

Our doors are wide open and we’re running ALL the wonderful things we do — rain, shine, or school break! 🌦️✨

What’s on at Thornton Library?
SO. MUCH. STUFF. 🤩

Whether you’re into 📖 books, 👶 babies, ⚔️ battles, or just ☕ a good brew — we’ve got something for EVERYONE! 🙌

MONDAY

🗣️ Conversational French & German – 10:45am–12:15pm (alternate weeks)
🎲 Scrabble – 1:30pm–4:00pm
📖 1st Monday Book Club – 2:00pm–3:00pm
👩‍🎨 Creative Kids – 4:00pm–5:00pm

TUESDAY

🎶 Baby & Toddler Rhyme Time – 10:30am–11:00am
💬 1st Tuesday getting ready for work 10am-12pm
🧶 Crochet & Knitting Group – 1:30pm–4:00pm
📚 2nd Tuesday Reading Group – 2:00pm–3:00pm
💬 Ladies Conversational Group – 1:00pm–2:00pm


WEDNESDAY
🖌️ Art for Adults 10.am -11.30am
☕ Friends Coffee Morning – 10:00am–12:00pm
♠️ Play Cards & Games – 2:00pm–4:00pm
👶 NationalChildbirth Trust - Lancashire infant feeding support 11:30am to 12:30pm

THURSDAY

🧵 Knit & Natter – 10:00am–12:00pm
💻 IT Drop-In Help – 10:00am–12:00pm

FRIDAY

📚 Story Time – 10:30am–11:00am (pre-schoolers)
👣 First Friday: Little Steps – 10:30am–11:00am (ages 2–4)
🚶 Walking Group – 11:00am–12:00pm (with brew!)
🎭 Last Friday: Play Reading – 1:30pm–3:30pm
🧱 LEGO Club – 3:45pm–4:45pm (ages 4–17)

SATURDAY

⚔️ Warhammer – 10:00am–12:30pm (ages 8–17)
🧩 Jigsaw Swap – 1st Saturday, 9:00am–12:00pm
🔬 STEM Club – 1st Saturday, 10:00am–11:30am (ages 4–11)

And the best part? 🥳
It’s FREE and drop-in friendly! 🙌

So whether you’re here for a cuppa ☕, a chat 💬, a challenge ♟️, or chasing your curious little one around 👣 — Thornton Library is the place to be! 🌟

We’ve got community, creativity, connection… and plenty of fun! 🎉

📚☕👶🎲 School holidays? Pah! Nothing stops us at Thornton Library! 💪😄Our doors are wide open and we’re running ALL the won...
20/10/2025

📚☕👶🎲 School holidays? Pah! Nothing stops us at Thornton Library! 💪😄

Our doors are wide open and we’re running ALL the wonderful things we do — rain, shine, or school break! 🌦️✨

What’s on at Thornton Library?
SO. MUCH. STUFF. 🤩

Whether you’re into 📖 books, 👶 babies, ⚔️ battles, or just ☕ a good brew — we’ve got something for EVERYONE! 🙌

MONDAY

🗣️ Conversational French & German – 10:45am–12:15pm (alternate weeks)
🎲 Scrabble – 1:30pm–4:00pm
📖 1st Monday Book Club – 2:00pm–3:00pm
👩‍🎨 Creative Kids – 4:00pm–5:00pm

TUESDAY

🎶 Baby & Toddler Rhyme Time – 10:30am–11:00am
💬 1st Tuesday getting ready for work 10am-12pm
🧶 Crochet & Knitting Group – 1:30pm–4:00pm
📚 2nd Tuesday Reading Group – 2:00pm–3:00pm
💬 Ladies Conversational Group – 1:00pm–2:00pm

WEDNESDAY
🖌️ Art for Adults 10.am -11.30am
☕ Friends Coffee Morning – 10:00am–12:00pm
♠️ Play Cards & Games – 2:00pm–4:00pm

THURSDAY

🧵 Knit & Natter – 10:00am–12:00pm
💻 IT Drop-In Help – 10:00am–12:00pm

FRIDAY

📚 Story Time – 10:30am–11:00am (pre-schoolers)
👣 First Friday: Little Steps – 10:30am–11:00am (ages 2–4)
🚶 Walking Group – 11:00am–12:00pm (with brew!)
🎭 Last Friday: Play Reading – 1:30pm–3:30pm
🧱 LEGO Club – 3:45pm–4:45pm (ages 4–17)

SATURDAY

⚔️ Warhammer – 10:00am–12:30pm (ages 8–17)
🧩 Jigsaw Swap – 1st Saturday, 9:00am–12:00pm
🔬 STEM Club – 1st Saturday, 10:00am–11:30am (ages 4–11)

And the best part? 🥳
It’s FREE and drop-in friendly! 🙌

So whether you’re here for a cuppa ☕, a chat 💬, a challenge ♟️, or chasing your curious little one around 👣 — Thornton Library is the place to be! 🌟

We’ve got community, creativity, connection… and plenty of fun! 🎉

🚗💡 Stay Safe. Stay Independent. Stay on the Road with Confidence! 🛣️✨We’re so excited to bring this FREE event to Thornt...
19/10/2025

🚗💡 Stay Safe. Stay Independent. Stay on the Road with Confidence! 🛣️✨

We’re so excited to bring this FREE event to Thornton Library — perfect for older drivers who want to keep driving safely for longer! 👏

Join our Travel for Life Workshop on Wednesday 26 November at 10am and get expert advice on:
✅ Staying safe as a driver, passenger & pedestrian 🚦
✅ Fitness to drive & understanding your medication 💊
✅ “Drive Safely for Longer” course info 🧠
✅ Travel alternatives across Lancashire 🚍

This friendly, informative session helps keep our roads safer and you confidently mobile! 🙌

📍 Thornton Library
🗓️ Wednesday 26 November, 10am
💷 FREE Workshop — booking essential! Pop into the library to book
💬 Your safety matters — let’s keep Lancashire moving safely ❤️

🎸🎤✨ LIVE WYRES are back — and it’s going to be ELECTRIC! ⚡️🕺💃Get ready to sing, dance (if you want to 😉) and rock on to ...
19/10/2025

🎸🎤✨ LIVE WYRES are back — and it’s going to be ELECTRIC! ⚡️🕺💃

Get ready to sing, dance (if you want to 😉) and rock on to the greatest hits of the 70s, 80s & 90s! 🎶 From disco divas to air guitar heroes, everyone’s welcome! 🤘

📅 22nd October
🕝 2.30pm
📍 Thornton Library
🎟️ FREE ENTRY (but don’t miss our raffle — prizes are waiting! 🎁)

Booking required nip into the library— so grab your spot faster than a DJ switching tracks! 🎧

Come for the music, stay for the vibes — let’s make it an afternoon to remember! 🎉

📚💥 Calling all little superheroes, villains, and comic geniuses! 💥✏️Thornton Library is turning into a mini Comic Univer...
19/10/2025

📚💥 Calling all little superheroes, villains, and comic geniuses! 💥✏️

Thornton Library is turning into a mini Comic Universe this half term! 🦸‍♀️🦸‍♂️

Join children’s author Kate Simpkins on 29 October at 2.30pm for a Children’s Comic Workshop — where imaginations go POW! 💭💫

Only 15 spaces available, so don’t be the sidekick who misses out! 🕵️‍♀️

📍 Thornton Library
📅 29 October | 🕝 2.30pm
Nip into the library to book

Address

Victoria Road East
Thornton-Cleveleys
FY53SZ

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 7pm
Tuesday 9am - 5pm
Wednesday 9am - 5pm
Thursday 9am - 1pm
Friday 9am - 5pm
Saturday 9am - 1pm

Telephone

+443001236703

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