Brereton Library

05/09/2026

Our volunteers are here for you. Forget real life for an hour and read a book......or 2.......or 3.....

03/09/2026

🌟 Would you like to Join Brereton Community Library as a Volunteer Library Assistant? 🌟

Love helping people? Comfortable with basic computer tasks? Join our friendly team every Friday, 2-5 PM, and make a real community impact!
What you'll do:
• Welcome visitors with a smile
• Assist with computers, printing, and refreshments
• Attend to users needs using a computer based system
• Support fun craft sessions and community events
• Keep our library cozy and inviting
Why join? Meet great people, learn new skills, and be part of something special. Ready to make a difference? Get involved today!

Message us on FB, Telephone on 01889 869067 or email [email protected]

Brereton Community library is managed by Rotary Club of Rugeley in partnership with Staffordshire County Council Library Service.

28/08/2026

I’m sorry but we have had to close Brereton Library at 3:00pm today due to staff shortages. One of out volunteers has a family emergency and we are not allowed to open with only 1 member of staff in the library.

We apologise to anyone who intended calling at the library this afternoon but it is unfortunately unavoidable.

We are open again tomorrow morning from 9:30am until 1:00pm.

Also, due to the bank holiday weekend, we will be closed on Monday 31st August 2026, reopening on Tuesday morning at 8:45am

Many thanks and sending our apologies for the short notice of closure.

28/08/2026

Our final craft session of the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge saw our young crafters making musician puppets and tamborines in keeping with this year's theme, Read To The Beat. If your youngsters joined the challenge and havent yet completed it to collect their rewards, now is the time with only 2 weeks left to the 12th September when it closes.

25/08/2026

25/08/2026

On Saturday, a group of our lovely volunteers, along with partners and friends and some Rotarians from our management organisation enjoyed a pie 'n' mash supper on board the Churnet Valley Railway, finishing off as always with cake! We had a wonderful two hour train ride through the calming Staffordshire scenery.

19/08/2026

Our Summer Reading Challenge kids session tomorrow (Thursday 20th) 2.30-4.00 is an Art competition with a super artists set for the winner. The theme will be musicians. Younger children will have pictures to colour in.
So far our visitors have made Fairy Crowns, Musical instruments, Rag Wreaths, Farm animal puppets, Pets cookies and PomPom pets and still more to come. Friday of course will be our regular Lego afternoon and on Monday, (1.30-3.30) Upper Moreton Rural Activities will be back to show you how to look after the bugs 🐛🐜🐝🪲🐞🦗🕷🪳 in your garden and doing some clay pressings.

18/08/2026

We have a very sad dinosaur who was left behind in Brereton Library last Tuesday (11th August) .
He has been waiting patiently to be taken home so if he belongs to you, please come and pick him up as he’s missing his family.
Please pop in as soon as possible and take him home.

11/08/2026

Today our young crafters made guitars, drums, jingle sticks and maracas to help them read to the beat. This will sound as one of their challenges in this year's Summer Reading Challenge. Don't forget to come and claim your rewards when they have completed their six challenges.

10/08/2026

85 of these registered at Brereton Community Library but so far only 16 have completed the challenge. If your children started the challenge, don't forget to chivvy them on to get reading and to come and tell us so that we can prepare their rewards.

Nearly 8,000 children have already signed up to the Summer Reading Challenge 📚🎶

And we’re only four weeks in…

This year’s theme is Read to the Beat, and young readers across are getting stuck into books, audiobooks and eBooks — all while collecting rewards along the way 🎧

Our libraries are also packed with events and activities, giving families even more reasons to pop in this summer.

There’s still time to join in, and it’s completely free.

📍 Sign up at your local library.
⏰ Challenge runs until 14 September.