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Information Services
Your local library is busting with loads of brilliant information! It doesn’t matter whether you want to know why there’s no tube station at Muswell Hill in London, or whether you’re just keen to find the answer to that last crossword clue, you’ll find we have the answer.

First for Information
Your local library is still the one when it comes to finding that elusive information. Staff at all our libraries will be only too pleased to help you find what you’re looking for. You’ll find that all our libraries offer:

  • Online Services
  • Encyclopaedias, directories and dictionaries
  • Newspapers and magazines
  • Information about Wigan Council, local and national organisations
  • Free public access to the Internet and Word Processing
  • Local bus timetables
  • Contacts for local organisations
  • What’s On in Wigan guide
  • Information on legal advice and welfare rights (Wigan & Leigh CAB)
Information is available at your fingertips
Information is available at your fingertips
Information Services at Leigh Library and Wigan Library
Leigh Library and Wigan Library are home to the main reference and an even wider range of information services. Everyone can use the Reference and Information Service, even if you’re not a library member. Reference stock cannot be borrowed but photocopying and scanning facilities are available. The Information Service at both Leigh and Wigan Library contains a comprehensive collection of reference materials including encyclopaedias, dictionaries, atlases, yearbooks, statistics and careers material. Additional resources available include:
  • Acts of Parliament & Statutory Instruments
  • Bus timetables
  • Business Information
  • Community Information including details of local groups and societies
  • Council Information
  • Contact details for local councillors & MPs
  • European Public Information Service*
  • Fax Service
  • Telephone Directories
  • AND MUCH MORE!

 *Only available at Wigan Library

Contact Your Local Information Service

Leigh Information Service
Leigh Library, Turnpike Centre, Civic Square, Leigh, WN7 1EB
E-mail: Leigh.Library@wlct.org
Telephone: 01942 404197 Fax: 01942 404567

Wigan Information Service
Wigan Library, Wigan Life Centre North Site, The Wiend, Wigan, WN1 1NH
E-mail: Wigan.Library@wlct.org
Telephone: 01942 827621 Fax: 01942 827640