Uploaded July 2024 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Best-selling Gloucestershire novelist Katie Fforde cut the ribbon to formally open Stroud Library at its new location in the Five Valleys Shopping Centre.
It has moved from its old location in Lansdown to a more central and accessible site in the centre of the town.
The formal launch day on Friday 19 July was attended by leader of Gloucestershire County Council Cllr Mark Hawthorne and included a guided tour of the library for guests, a Lab demo and an author networking event.
The library has proved extremely popular with customers since it first opened to the public in its new location in April, when it welcomed around 750 customers on the opening day.
In the period from April to June it has welcomed 35,778 visitors and 815 new members have joined. A range of activities are held at the library for people of all ages, including Story Time and Baby Bounce and Rhyme, dance and craft workshops and digital support sessions.
The library, based on the lower ground floor of the shopping centre in King Street, is in a completely refurbished area where you can browse a vast range of adult and children's books.
The Lab area provides the opportunity to experience 3D design/print, Virtual Reality, access to the full adobe creative suites, and much more. Other services include a new bookable meeting room, printing and free access to computers and self-serve digital tablets for members.
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For the latest from Stroud Times visit: stroudtimes.com
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Stroud Times - the independent community-based news website.
Encompassing the Stroud locality the team aim to provide engaging human interest stories, comprehensive sports coverage, and championing local businesses' success.
Living in the community they serve, editor Ash Loveridge, journalist Matt Bigwood, and photographer Carl Hewlett have joined forces to provide free-to-view local content devoid of a clickbait agenda and pop-up adverts.
Best-selling Gloucestershire novelist Katie Fforde cut the ribbon to formally open Stroud Library at its new location in the Five Valleys Shopping Centre.
It has moved from its old location in Lansdown to a more central and accessible site in the centre of the town.
The formal launch day on Friday 19 July was attended by leader of Gloucestershire County Council Cllr Mark Hawthorne and included a guided tour of the library for guests, a Lab demo and an author networking event.
The library has proved extremely popular with customers since it first opened to the public in its new location in April, when it welcomed around 750 customers on the opening day.
In the period from April to June it has welcomed 35,778 visitors and 815 new members have joined. A range of activities are held at the library for people of all ages, including Story Time and Baby Bounce and Rhyme, dance and craft workshops and digital support sessions.
The library, based on the lower ground floor of the shopping centre in King Street, is in a completely refurbished area where you can browse a vast range of adult and children's books.
The Lab area provides the opportunity to experience 3D design/print, Virtual Reality, access to the full adobe creative suites, and much more. Other services include a new bookable meeting room, printing and free access to computers and self-serve digital tablets for members.
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For the latest from Stroud Times visit: stroudtimes.com
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Stroud Times - the independent community-based news website.
Encompassing the Stroud locality the team aim to provide engaging human interest stories, comprehensive sports coverage, and championing local businesses' success.
Living in the community they serve, editor Ash Loveridge, journalist Matt Bigwood, and photographer Carl Hewlett have joined forces to provide free-to-view local content devoid of a clickbait agenda and pop-up adverts.
