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Staying Safe Online

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Tuesday 18 October at 7.30 with Dr. Chris Brown

Are you worried about scams, phishing and viruses when you’re on-line? Join Chris in the library and learn how to recognise bogus emails, texts and phone calls, and what not to do when you get one. Pro-actively keep your computer secure and manage your passwords safely. Doors open 7.00pm, talk starts at 7.30. 

This is a free event and there is no need to book.

This event is part of the national Get Online Week organised by the Good Things Foundation

Always Friends, Always Together

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Friday 21 May 7.30pm: Free zoom talk with Sylvia Dunkley

‘Always Friends, Always Together’: The Story of the Links between Sheffield and Bapaume

Following the first day of the Battle of the Somme on 1 July 1916 when so many men from the Sheffield Pals Battalion were lost, in 1920 Sheffield ‘adopted’ the nearby French town of Bapaume. The waxing and waning of the relationship between this small agricultural town and the city of Sheffield over the hundred years since then make an unusual story, one that continues to this day.

Join Sylvia in this free zoom talk using this link. Meeting room opens 7.15, talk starts at 7.30.

Bookstart Baby Bags

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Bookstart Baby Bags. Supported by Book Trust, and containing two board books, simple finger puppets and a parental guide, these packs are designed to help families get started on reading to their babies. If you have not received your bag from your health visitor, you can collect yours from us. (pick them up during click & collect)

Ancient Suburbs of Sheffield

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7.30pm Friday 26 Feb: A free evening zoom talk "Ancient Suburbs of Sheffield"

  • Did you know that Salmon were to be found in the 17c. river Don in one ancient suburb?
  • … or that one of the country’s largest cricket grounds in the 19th c. was to be found in another ancient suburb of Sheffield (later to be centre of heavy industry.)
  • … or that Fulwood in 1666 (Year of the great plague) contained spa waters where people were sent “to take the waters.”
  • … or that another suburb to the south contained the first reservoirs in Sheffield to provide drinking water instead of the ancient wells.

It would be too unwieldy to look at all of Sheffield’s ancient suburbs but in this talk we concentrate on some of the oldest dating back as far as the Domesday book (1086). A fascinating insight into some household names such as Attercliffe, Darnall, Heeley, Fulwood, Crookes and more.

Join David  as we step back in time to find out the origins of some of Sheffield’s ancient suburbs. Not to be missed.

You can join the meeting using this link. Meeting room opens at 7.15. Talk starts at 7.30

Patrick Coghlan

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It is with great sadness that we report the death of Patrick Coghlan, who passed away in April after a long period in intensive care with C-19. Patrick played a lead role in establishing Greenhill as a volunteer-run library and was our chairman for its first four years. More recently, he was the instigator of our project to open our new branch in Lowedges. He was passionate about libraries and reading, and his vision and calm wisdom will be sorely missed. Patrick used to talk about still being able to visit the library with his Zimmer frame when he was 90; sadly that is not now going to happen.

Pictured here are Patrick with Darrell Porter (council volunteer library support), councillor Mary Lea, and library operations manager Ann Hartley.

Status Update

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Library Update 21 April 2025

Our monthly lottery provides a new way for you to support the library, and a chance to win cash prizes. You can register online using this link, or pick up a paper registration form from the library. Winners of the March draw are: Larraine Gresham £26.40, Simon Cork £6.60

Booking is now open for the following:

  • Friday 2 May: Evening Cinema: Conclave
  • Friday 16 May: Evening Talk: Reservoir Railways
  • Saturday 28 June: Sheffield Folk Chorale

A reminder: All books (yellow sticker and council books) must now be checked out at the front desk.

We have chosen our cinema program from May to August. Click here for the evening cinema and here for the children’s cinema.

There are a number of ways you can support the library financially. Visit our support page for more info5 April

Family of Man

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Wednesday 11 March at 7.30pm: “Family of Man”
with David Ashworth

Family of Man is an audio-visual performance which, through commentary, video and music explores connections across generations celebrated in Barbara Hepworth’s remarkable series of sculptures, in Yorkshire Sculpture Park. This is a free event.

You can hear some samples from David’s “Family of Man” album here: https://davidashworth.wordpress.com/family-of-man/