Celebrations take place at Stamford Library today as it's exactly 120 years since the building was opened.
There are birthday themed crafts and activities between 10:00am and 4:00pm, as well as a cake cutting at 11:00am. The site was originally home to the White Lion Inn before becoming a bustling butchers market in the early 19th century. In 1804, the distinctive portico was built to house more than 50 butchers stalls alongside efficient butter market, as well as facilities for the town's fire engine and a watch house that later became a police station.In 1903, businessman and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie made a donation to help convert the historic building into what became known as the Carnegie Library, on the condition it was there for generations to come. The library opened on the 25th of January 1906 following a grand procession through the town.
Fundraiser at Barn Hill Church
Rutland Adult and Community Learning being relocated to libraries
Click and collect service for Uppingham Library
Launched- enter our photo competition to be featured in our 2027 fundraising calendar
Work to be started on well-being gardens at surgeries
Feasibility study to help determine more parking spaces in Stamford
The Longest Yarn II opens at Peterborough Cathedral
Volunteers Fayre at Stamford Library
Three people arrested after crash at West Deeping
Miles for Mindspace fundraisers finish their final mile.
