Newmains News Past times at library

Newmains Library will be the focus for a trip down memory lane in May.

CultureNL libraries and museum staff are making a request to Newmains residents to bring along their own photographs of the village and the surrounding area for the event on May 12.

There will also be a table of old photographs of Newmains to look at along with some objects from the past to help stimulate memories.

Culture NL learning manager Lu McNair said: “From 10am until 2pm, residents can drop in and have a chat and hopefully help us identify people and places in our old Newmains photographs.

“We are also looking for people to bring along their own family photographs of everyday life in Newmains which they are happy to share.

“We will make digital copies on the day and return the originals to the owner if they are happy to give us permission to use them for reminiscence.”

The memory lane project brings together CultureNL libraries and museums to develop resources for families to help stimulate sharing of memories of people and places in our collective past and in time this will be expanded into other libraries in North Lanarkshire.

Resource development librarian Lynn Clark said: “We also have a need for small domestic objects like darning mushrooms, ration books and other memorabilia that people would be happy give us permanently to use in our memory lane project.

“You don’t have to be old to attend! We would love it if local school children came with their parents and grandparents.”

For more information email libraries@culturenl. co.uk or call 01698 332606.