{"id":9,"date":"2020-03-27T10:54:25","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T10:54:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vlisdev.edleyit.com\/park\/?page_id=9"},"modified":"2025-02-20T22:41:27","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T22:41:27","slug":"main","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/","title":{"rendered":"Main"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"div_block-1-9\" class=\"ct-div-block\" ><\/div><section id=\"section-2-9\" class=\" ct-section\" ><div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\"><h2 id=\"headline-3-9\" class=\"ct-headline\">Welcome to Park Library<br><\/h2><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-6-9\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Park-Library-Main-Entrance-1024x576-1.jpg\" class=\"ct-image\"\/><\/div><\/section><section id=\"section-31-9\" class=\" ct-section\" ><div class=\"ct-section-inner-wrap\"><div id=\"_rich_text-7-9\" class=\"oxy-rich-text\" ><p style=\"text-align: center\">Opening Hours<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Monday 10 am &ndash; 4 pm<\/li>\n<li>Tuesday &ndash; Closed<\/li>\n<li>Wednesday 10 am &ndash; 5 pm<\/li>\n<li>Thursday &ndash; Closed<\/li>\n<li>Friday 10 am &ndash; 12.30 pm<\/li>\n<li>Saturday\/Sunday &ndash; Closed<\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div><div id=\"_rich_text-9-9\" class=\"oxy-rich-text\" ><p><em><strong>PCA\u2019s vision is transforming the Park Centre into a vibrant landmark of learning, performance and service that will unify and re-invigorate the community it serves, especially for young people<\/strong><\/em><\/p><\/div><div id=\"_rich_text-8-9\" class=\"oxy-rich-text\" ><p>Serving the Park, Granville, Wybourn and Norfolk Park area of the city, Park Library is run by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Park-Community-Action-224031181066372\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Park Community Action<\/a><\/strong> (PCA) as a volunteer led library.\u00a0 It is one of five co-delivered libraries, a partnership with Sheffield City Council.<\/p><\/div><div id=\"new_columns-13-9\" class=\"ct-new-columns\" ><div id=\"div_block-14-9\" class=\"ct-div-block\" ><div id=\"_rich_text-17-9\" class=\"oxy-rich-text\" ><h4>Volunteers<\/h4><p>A team of around 50 volunteers from the local community now run the library. \u00a0They are managed by Tracy Brown, the volunteer co-ordinator at the Centre. \u00a0We are always on the look out for more \u2013 <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Save-Park-Library-Volunteer-Appeal-Leaflet.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">more details<\/a><\/strong>)<\/p><h4>Services<\/h4><p>The local community is really appreciative that the volunteer library service continues the full range of library services previously provided by the Council.\u00a0 Work with children is a particular priority.\u00a0 Links with local schools are strong with visits by all local primary schools. \u00a0This has made local children more\u00a0familiar with the library and what they can do there.\u00a0 The volunteer staff support the library in many different ways and are always exploring new ideas to encourage and make full use of the library<\/p><\/div><\/div><div id=\"div_block-15-9\" class=\"ct-div-block\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-16-9\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Park-Library-Volunteers-768x432-1.jpg\" class=\"ct-image\" srcset-disabled=\"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Park-Library-Volunteers-768x432-1.jpg 768w, https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Park-Library-Volunteers-768x432-1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 768px) 100vw, 768px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"new_columns-18-9\" class=\"ct-new-columns\" ><div id=\"div_block-19-9\" class=\"ct-div-block\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-21-9\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Park-Centre-Cafe-300x227-1.jpg\" class=\"ct-image\" srcset-disabled=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"div_block-20-9\" class=\"ct-div-block\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-22-9\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Park-Library-Interior-1-300x227-1.jpg\" class=\"ct-image\" srcset-disabled=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><\/div><div id=\"_rich_text-23-9\" class=\"oxy-rich-text\" ><p>The library\u00a0offers space to read, work or just chill out. \u00a0It can be used free of charge by everyone.<\/p><h4>Access to IT<\/h4><p>Another Key provision is IT. \u00a0For an area where access to computers is limited, the Peoples Network terminals offer free access to the Internet and other resources.\u00a0 As Park Centre develops, the library will form an essential part of its offer.\u00a0<\/p><\/div><div id=\"new_columns-26-9\" class=\"ct-new-columns\" ><div id=\"div_block-27-9\" class=\"ct-div-block\" ><img decoding=\"async\"  id=\"image-29-9\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2020\/03\/Horton-Hall-300x225.jpg\" class=\"ct-image\" srcset-disabled=\"\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/div><div id=\"div_block-28-9\" class=\"ct-div-block\" ><div id=\"_rich_text-30-9\" class=\"oxy-rich-text\" ><h4>Park Centre Facilities<\/h4><p>The Centre already provides Horton Hall (a <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.sheffielddirectory.org.uk\/kb5\/sheffield\/directory\/service.page?id=hNFWGY7FvKw\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">community hall for hire<\/a><\/strong>), a community caf\u00e9, youth activities and a variety of other community led activity<\/p><p>such as the Pantry Project providing low cost groceries to local families in need.<\/p><p>The library is fully accessible for disabled people.<\/p><p>Park Library is on a key\u00a0<strong><a href=\"http:\/\/gettheresooner.travelsouthyorkshire.com\/Naptan.aspx?chkBus=on&amp;txtPostCodeGZ=S2 5QP&amp;hdnSearchType=searchbyPostcodeGZ&amp;hdnSearchValue=S2 5QP&amp;hdnMode=bus\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bus route<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0between the City Centre and Manor Top.<\/p><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/section>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/template-cover.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-9","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9"}],"version-history":[{"count":13,"href":"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":51,"href":"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/9\/revisions\/51"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/volunteerlibrariesinsheffield.org\/park\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}