Thanks to everyone who found their way to Buckby Library & Hub on the South Northants Arts Trail in early October.
We had some wonderful collaborative activities as can be seen below beautiful colours and patterns.
And thank you to….
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OUR UKULELE EVENING RETURNS
Come along to see your very own local Long Buckby Ukulele Group perform at Buckby Library & Hub on Thursday 27th October, 7.30pm to 9pm. It’s FREE too! To book your seat (numbers are limited) please pop into the library, email info@buckbylibraryhub.org or call 01327 842591. A new selection of refreshments will be available – do come long, we would love to see you there.
September brings our latest Art Exhibition to LB&H: THE 2M’s
The 2 M’s showcase their lovely art in our exhibition space. Please see more below about who they are and their story.
25th September Concert at St Lawrence Church, Long Buckby
Come and enjoy a musical afternoon and help raise money for Buckby Library & Hub. Abington Wind Band is a Northampton based community band of forty years standing. The Band has kindly offered to support the library’s fundraising efforts with music from the classics, the shows and…
Are you doing the SUMMER READING CHALLENGE with us? Come into the library to join in!
Come and enjoy the fun at the library and be part of Gadgeteers. This will feature amazing books, awesome rewards, and plenty of ideas for cool experiments and activities to discover the science all around you.
There are still lots more Summer Activities to Enjoy !
Look out for further information but here are the important dates for your diaries…. small charges will apply to help cover costs, please check with the library for more details and click on Read More for all of the dates.
Our new ART EXHIBITION from 1st May is: In my view – People, Places & Creatures by local artist NORA O’KEEFFE
Nora grew up locally and now lives in Long Buckby, having studied art and worked in London for some years. The influence of the local countryside – it’s buildings and landscapes is apparent in some of here work. A particular interest in life drawing and the portrait is also …..
Our current ART EXHIBITION is: TRAVELS WITH A SKETCHBOOK by local artist NORMAN HOW
A bit about me…..I suppose I have always enjoyed drawing. But to give attention to a future life as a biologist or medical man it was a necessary but sad decision to drop it as a school subject. From about the age of 10 I used to sketch ….
The MAGIC is Coming to Buckby Library & Hub this Christmas! EXTRA SHOW ADDED
Come along on Monday 20th December at 3.30pm to see Steve the Magician and his wonderful children’s
PRESTO~PANTO MAGIC SHOW !
Look Out For our New Art Exhibitions in 2022
Starting this month our refreshments area will be showcasing art from local artists on a regular basis. In January we are delighted to say that we start off with Anna Langton, who you may have seen sketching around and about the village. Now’s an opportunity to see and even purchase her work in a collection called Views of Long Buckby and Surroundings at Buckby Library & Hub! Find out more in ……
Co-op Community Fund
A big THANK YOU to the Co-op and to all you lovely people out there for nominating Buckby Library & Hub. We are delighted with our share of the community fund and will spend it wisely.
Prince’s Trust
Prince’s Trust Northampton South are looking for young people aged 16-25 who are unemployed and want to improve their skills, gain qualifications and take opportunities to progress into employment or education.
It’s free and will not affect your Jobseeker’s Allowance or universal credit. You will be reimbursed for bus fares during the first week and then be given a weekly bus pass. It’s ideal for those whose lack of confidence or qualifications are holding them back.
ECV supports Buckby Library & Hub
Buckby Library & Hub is delighted that Long Buckby’s community choir, Elation Community Voices, has agreed to support the library as its charity for 2020.
ECV holds two fundraising concerts in the village each year as well as other events such as quizzes. Thank you ECV!