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Volunteer run Library since 2003

On sale now in the Library
'My Hundred Years' by George Culling - local author and centenarian  

£10 (cash sales only)
All proceeds are going to The Arthur Rank Hospice

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Fulbourn Village Library - on the ground floor of The Swifts Meeting Rooms
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Book Sale and Coffee Morning held on 1st Saturday in the month 10am - 12noon
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Story Time held on 3rd Saturday in the month 10.30am to 11am

We are open for 5 sessions each week

Monday afternoons     3pm - 5pm
 Tuesday afternoons     3pm – 5pm
 Thursday afternoons   3pm – 5pm
Friday afternoons        3pm - 5pm
         Saturday mornings     10am  – 12noon
​Our next Book Sale and Coffee Morning will be on
​Saturday 7th March 10.00am until 12.00noon

Paperback books 50p, Hardbacks £1,
​Children's Books 30p each or 4 for £1
Hot drink & cake or biscuit £1.50
​CASH ONLY please as we do not have a card reader
Storytime for those aged 6 and under
will be on
Saturday 21st February 10.30am - 11.00am
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​One of our volunteers will read the stories
Children must be accompanied by an adult.

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​CHILDREN - Keep the reading habit going! Borrow and read 3 library books, then review them on the Winter Challenge website between 1st December 2025 and 20th February 2026.
​On the website children can also find book recommendations, watch videos from authors, play games, and discover a huge range of activities to entertain the whole family.

 2003 - 2026     
​We are now in our 23rd year!

In 2003 Cambridgeshire County Council voted to close Fulbourn Library and 9 other libraries around the County to save money, but offered each community the chance to take them over and run them as Community Managed Libraries.
The Friends of Fulbourn Library took on the challenge.  They worked to recruit volunteers and to organise the transition from a library run by Cambridgeshire County Council to a library run by volunteers.​ 
There have been many changes since 2003, not least a move of premises and several changes to the computer systems, but we are still here and very proud of our Library.
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In November 2003 we celebrated our 20th Birthday with 75 visitors at a special coffee morning to mark the occasion.  This fantastic cake was admired, then enjoyed by everyone. It was a very cheerful morning and we were flattered to receive the following comments:
"What a lovely community you have, what dedicated volunteers and a great space."
"Thank you for hosting such a lovely event and the turnout showed how well loved the library is in the local community"
"Congratulations to all the volunteers for an excellent celebration. Am so glad it was so well attended. The atmosphere was so good and a tribute to you all."


​Reading Well books

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As part of their commitment to support local community and raise awareness of mental health, Cambridgeshire Libraries has gifted sets of Reading Well books to local communities, including Fulbourn Village Library.  There are 3 collections to suit different community groups and organizations, including Reading Well for Mental Health for adult readers, Shelf Help for young people’s mental health, and Reading Well for Children.  The books are available to borrow and displayed on the small yellow trolley in the Library.
Please click on the links below to see the available titles:
30 titles from the Reading Well for Mental Health collection for adult readers
21 titles from the
Shelf Help collection for young people
31 titles
from
Reading Well for Children collection

Cambridgeshire Libraries still have many online resources you can access

eBooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers and eAudiobooks and online reference library - visit their Online Library page to see what is available:
https://www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/libraries-leisure-culture/libraries/library-online

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Library Presents 
​The Library Presents is Cambridgeshire Libraries programme of arts activities, online and in locations around Cambridgeshire.  
www.cambridgeshire.gov.uk/residents/libraries-leisure-culture/libraries/library-news/library-presents#the-library-presents-in-your-house-1-0


​If you are not currently a member of Cambridgeshire Libraries click here to join.

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​For your exercise around Fulbourn - click on the picture to download the content.


Fulbourn Parish Council have congratulated the Library volunteers for their continued hard work making this community facility such an asset to the village.

What our customers have said about us:

The volunteers do an amazing job. Congratulations on another successful year.
I enjoy going to the library and invariably have a lovely chat with whoever is on duty. The choice of books is also very good.
Thank you to all the volunteers who work tirelessly to keep the library going. The Summer Reading Challenge and Storytime encourages children to read and lose themselves in a story. It is a very well attended and important village facility and I hope it continues for many years.
This is such a lovely Library.
It's lovely having the Library here.  We really appreciate it.
​Fantastic free resource! My husband and I read a lot so having access to not just the books in Fulbourn Library but the entire county catalogue is an absolute godsend. It means that we can read any newly published titles in hardback,as soon as they appear, without paying huge sums of money.
It is a superb resource.
The staff in our village library are also extremely friendly and helpful.
Thank you very much to all the volunteers.  We love our village library and appreciate all you do.
Love the library - very much.
Thanks for all your hard work in creating such a wonderful space! My daughter loves the library so much.
This is the nicest place in the village!

And from one of our younger members:

I love coming to this Library.  It's the best Library I've ever been to.

Fulbourn Village Library is supported by:
Cambridgeshire County Council
Fulbourn Parish Council

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    • Our History
  • EVENTS
    • 2025 Events
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    • 2017 events
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