May is Local and Community History Month and Wiltshire library staff have worked with us to plan a series of events and exhibitions at libraries across the county. Events are running throughout May and a full list can be seen below and at Wiltshire Libraries News Updates where you can find further information.

Contact the library or email libraryenquiries@wiltshire.gov.uk to book your place.

Local and Community History Month events

Wednesday 1 May to Friday 31 May at Corsham Ancestry and British Newspaper Archive one-to-one introductions Free appointments. Date and time agreed at booking.

Thursday 9 May, 2pm to 3pm at Devizes Talk on the Assizes Court and Project Free event. Booking required.

Monday 13 May, 10.30am to 11.30am at Warminster Introduction to British Newspaper Archive workshop Free event. Booking required.

Monday 13 May, 1pm to 1.45pm at Downton Rex Whistler talk by Christine Mason Free event. Booking required.

Thursday 16 May, 2pm to 3pm at Devizes Voices of the Assizes Court Oral History Project Free event. Booking required.

Thursday 16 May, 2.30pm to 4pm at Salisbury Introduction to Ancestry and the British Newspaper Archive workshop Free event. Booking required.

Thursday 16 May, 6.30pm at Bradford on Avon Rubber Town talk by Dan Farrell Free event. Booking required.

Friday 17 May, 7.15pm at Chippenham The Message of Architecture: What would buildings say if they were people? A talk by Jack Konynenburg Free event. Booking required.

Monday 20 May, 2.30pm to 3.30pm at Westbury Introduction to Ancestry workshop Free event. Booking required.

Monday 20 May, 4pm to 5pm at Westbury Introduction to Ancestry workshop Free event. Booking required.

Tuesday 21 May, 2.30pm to 3.30pm at Warminster Let’s take a look at Warminster! A talk by Eric Peddle, curator of Warminster Museum Free event. Booking required.

Tuesday 21 May, 7.30pm at Salisbury Unsung Heroes of Salisbury talk by Frogg Moody Free event. Booking required.

Friday 24 May, 10am to 1pm at Devizes Ideas station – have your say on Assizes Court and Project Free event. Booking required.

Wednesday 29 May. 10am to 12 noon at Devizes Crime and punishment object handling and craft workshop Free event. Booking required.

Wednesday 29 May, 2.30pm to 3.30pm at Salisbury Drop-in session with Rosie on the blue plaques of Salisbury Free event.

Thursday 30 May, 10am to 10.30am at Trowbridge Back to school story time with Trowbridge Museum (suitable for ages 4-11) Free event.

Thursday 30 May. 10.30am to 2pm at Trowbridge Delve into the history of Trowbridge schools with Trowbridge Museum. Drop-in session with object handling Free event.

Friday 31 May, 2pm at Malmesbury Introduction to Ancestry workshop Free event. Booking required.

You can also drop in to see these below exhibitions during library opening times in May.

Amesbury Netheravon Airfield and the D-Day preparations
Bradford on Avon History of employment and trades
Calne 250th anniversary of Joseph Priestley discovering oxygen in Calne
Chippenham Chippenham at work
Devizes Devizes Assizes Court
Downton Downton glass panel
Malmesbury Malmesbury and the Civil War
Marlborough Archaeology of Marlborough and Aldbourne
Melksham The Workhouse
Royal Wootton Bassett Old photos of North Wiltshire
Salisbury Blue plaques around Salisbury
Trowbridge Trowbridge schools
Warminster Warminster Lake Pleasure Gardens
Westbury The Angel and Bitham Mills
Wilton The library building and the Pardoe Yates family

Libraries news updates – Wiltshire Council