The next course starts on Wednesday 17 April and lasts for 10 weeks. The content has been designed to include numeracy skills which are intended to assist you on a daily basis as well as being designed to support your children in school with their homework and preparing them for their assessments.

A selection of FREE activities and events across Powys throughout Easter.

A funding programme that has been created to support arts and creative organisations in Powys is now inviting expressions of interest for project ideas.

Reading Well grant for Powys Libraries

Powys Libraries have received a £1000 grant from the Welsh Government to hold events in libraries to promote the Reading Well schemes. There are four Reading Well schemes delivered in Wales namely Reading Well for Mental Health, Reading Well for Dementia, Reading Well for Children and Reading Well for Teens and they recommend reading to help you understand and manage your mental health and wellbeing. The books are available in your local library and are free to borrow!

Staff at Ystradgynlais Library were delighted to be invited to give a talk to Ystradgynlais and District Women’s Institute about what the library offers and what could be expected after the refurbishments.

World Book Day is all about celebrating books and reading, so it is an ideal time us to launch several competitions for children across the County.

A grant funding programme is to be created to support arts and creative industries in Powys after the county council secured £675,000 from the Shared Prosperity Fund (SPF).

What is Ystradgynlais Library Looking Like Now?

Ystradgynlais Library is currently having a refurbishment. The library has been given a temporary home just a short step away in The Welfare. As well as offering a full range of library services from The Welfare, Library staff have been released to do a programme of activities in the community, to make sure people know that the library is still running and to develop an increased customer base after reopening, in mid-April.

Powys Archives awarded funding from the National Conservation Manuscripts Trust (NMCT)

Powys Teaching Health Board’s Living Well Service are recognised for their work with Powys County Council’s Library service and other partners to help people access care using digital technology.

Christmas Opening Times

All facilities (Libraries, Museums and Archives)

will be closed during Christmas week

Open as normal on the 23rd December

DigiTech Loans have got you covered with iPad’s, Chromebooks, webcams, and digital projectors all available for you to borrow and take home from Powys Libraries!

Whether you want to better support your child with homework, develop budgeting skills or further your career, Maths can be the catalyst to a brighter future. Join us from the 16th of January for online courses, flexible to your schedule, focused on developing your numeracy skills.

Got a question? Email numberup@powys.gov.uk

Powys libraries popular virtual advent calendar is back for another year, running daily from 1 to 24 December on the StoriPowys Plant/Children Facebook page. Starting this Friday, each day we will post up a picture of a suggested Christmas book for you to share with your children and help get into the Christmas spirit together. All the books are available to borrow from your local library and we would love to see your photos of you reading the story, or simply let us know when and where you read it in the comments below the suggested book.