THE library in Calne is appealing for volunteers to support its successful homework club, the first of its kind to be launched in the county.

The Infozone Club helps children access information to help them with their homework and provides them with a quiet working environment.

The project, which has 400 children registered on its books, was set up in September 2002, and was piloted in Calne with cash from the New Opportunities Fund. The library used the money to hire two workers dedicated to helping the town's youngsters with their homework.

Infozone has been so successful in Calne that one worker is to set up another homework club at Melksham library.

But now there is no money left from the fund and an appeal has been launched for volunteers to support the remaining Infozone worker in Calne.

Children's librarian Lucy Pitt, said: "Infozone has grown and grown and now we have a core group who come in regularly.

"We've had a hundred new members since Christmas, but because we are expanding the project we've got more work than we can support."

Jan Hargrave, who has worked on the Infozone project in Calne for more than a year, said the club attracted 13 to 14 youngsters each session, but sometimes more than 20 attend.

Infozone provides 13 hours of support a week for children aged from nine to 16 after school and on Saturdays during term time.

The library is looking for people with recent experience of working with children, some knowledge of the Internet and word processing skills and who are confident, enthusiastic and reliable.

For more information contact Lucy Pitt on (01249) 813128.