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Broomhill Community Library, run by Broomhill Community Trust, is a welcoming safe space to meet people, enjoy activities for both children and adults, learn new skills, improve your wellbeing, find out about this site's heritage, or volunteer. Or borrow a book or two! Click here to find out more "What's On" at Broomhill Community Library.
Opening hours
Mon 10:00 - 17:30pm
Tues 10:00 - 17:30pm
Weds 10:00 - 17:30pm
Thurs Closed
Fri 10:00 - 17:30pm
Sat 10:00 - 13:00pm
We're Celebrating 10-years of Volunteer-Run Libraries in Sheffield
On Thursday, 26th September, a group of volunteers from Broomhill Community Library attended the 10th anniversary celebration event of Volunteer Libraries in Sheffield. Representatives from each of the 16 volunteer libraries across the city were thanked for their success and for the many contributions to their communities over the last decade.
During the event, Judith Pitchforth, Chair of Broomhill Community Trust which oversees the running of the library, was asked to share her thoughts about being a library volunteer. You can read Judith's remarks here.
Please enjoy this video celebrating the ten-year anniversary of volunteer-run libraries in Sheffield.
This BBC article from September 4th, discusses how volunteer libraries have evolved into community hubs, with a focus on Sheffield libraries and an interview with Judith Pitchforth.
Author Event - "Vital Capacity" by Rob Primhak
Friday, 8th November, 19:00 - 21:00
What makes a man abandon his family, and his successful professional career for the goldfields of Australia?
John Hutchinson left the coalfield of 19th Century Tyneside to become a surgeon, a physician, and a pioneer of chest medicine. His research on lung capacity using a machine of his own invention received international acclaim. He has been called the first respiratory
epidemiologist. And then, just as the pinnacle of professional success was within his
reach, he cast it all aside and travelled to Australia as a ship’s surgeon.
Artist, sculptor, musician and engineer, Hutchinson was a man of many parts and his design for a spirometer survived until modern times, as did his term for maximum breathable air: ‘Vital Capacity’. In this book, a renowned respiratory specialist explores the life and times of John Hutchinson, including some crucial contemporary misconceptions about the causes of disease.
Dr Rob Primhak, MD, FRCPCH, MBBS, FERS, BA(Hons) worked for nearly forty years as a paediatrician, specialising in chest disease. He was President of the British Paediatric Respiratory Society and Director of Assessment Director of the European Respiratory Society. His interest in John Hutchinson stems from his own doctoral research on spirometry.
Please click here for information about ordering the book.
New this Autumn - expanded Crafternoons activities and a Shared Reading group
Openings and a New Book Group
A new book group starts on Wednesday, 9th October
A new book group is scheduled on the 2nd Wednesday of the month. Its first meeting is on Wednesday, 9th October.
A few openings are available in the book group that meets on the 3rd Tuesday of the month.
Book group meetings are at 7:30pm. Please email bookgroups@broomhill-library.org.uk for more information and to sign up.
CPRE special book donation
In celebration of CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire's Centenary milestone, the charity has generously donated four copies of “Ethel: The Biography of Countryside Pioneer Ethel Haythornthwaite" to Broomhill Community Library.
The work of Ethel and CPRE Peak District and South Yorkshire paved the way for Sheffield's Green Belt status - England's first and the designation of Britain's first National Park - the Peak District. Please click here to read more.
You can learn more about CPRE, the Countryside Charity, here.
Sheffield Children's University
Broomhill Community Library is pleased to be an approved learning destination and participant in Sheffield Children's University (CU). This program encourages children and young people to develop essential life skills by taking part in learning activities in their own time. Click here to read more about the program.
In order to participate and earn CU credits, you'll need to buy a Passport to Learning. You can purchase a passport from the library's reception desk for £3.50.
Papers & a cuppa
We are a welcoming place, so pop in for a cup of tea or coffee or to use the computer. Relax and read the Sheffield Weekly Telegraph or i newspaper daily, or a book....
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