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Canada Water Library

Address

21 Surrey Quays Road
London
SE16 7AR

How to get there

Tube: Canada Water, Surrey Quays
Train: South Bermondsey
Bus: 1, 47, 188, 199, 225, 381, C10, P12

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Opening times

• Monday 8am* to 8pm
• Tuesday 8am* to 8pm
• Wednesday 8am* to 8pm
• Thursday 8am* to 8pm
• Friday 8am* to 8pm
• Saturday 9am to 5pm
• Sunday 12pm to 4pm

* The ground floor opens from 8am (Monday to Friday) for access to the café, computers, wifi, printing and photocopying, collecting reservations, returning or renewing books, and browsing or borrowing a limited selection of books. The rest of the library opens fully from 9am.

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• Activities for children and young people

  Special or one-off library events - listed on the Southwark Presents What's On Diary 

  Bookstart (ages 0 to 4) - Mondays, 10am to 11.30am (term time only)

  Chatterbooks (ages 7 to 11) - last Monday of every month during term time, 4pm to 5pm

  Stem, coding and robotics (ages 7-18) - Mondays, 6.15pm to 7.15pm (term time only)

  Rhymetime (ages 0 to 4) - Tuesday, 2.15pm to 2.45pm (term time only)

  Picture This (ages 8+) - alternate Tuesdays, 4pm to 5.30pm

  Comic Bootcamp for Teens (ages 12-17) - alternate Wednesdays, 4.30pm to 5.30pm

  Baby and Toddler session (ages 0 to 4) - Thursday, 11am to 11.45am (term time only)

  Colour Me Happy (ages 5+) - Fridays, 4pm to 5pm (term time only)

  Photography Workshop for Teens (ages 12 to18) - alternate Fridays, 4.30pm to 6pm  (email canadawater.library@southwark.gov.uk to confirm the next date)

  Saturday Craft and Colouring Club (ages 5+) - Saturdays, 2.15pm to 3.45pm

• Activities for adults

  Special or one-off library events - listed on the Southwark Presents What's On Diary 

  Book group (in person) - second Thursday of every month, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
  Contact Wes White for more information

  Book group (online) - third Thursday of every month, 6.45pm to 8pm
  Contact Wes White for more information

  Friday the Thirteenth Horror Book Group - every Friday 13^th and Halloween, 6.13pm to 7.30pm
  Contact Luis Menendez for more information

  Getting started with computers, email and the internet - bookable one-to-one sessions at various times from Monday to Saturday. Contact Wes White or ask in the library to book.

• Facilities and services

  Books, talking books and DVDs to borrow

  eLibrary - books, films and online resources for family history, citizenship and driving theory tests

  Newspapers and magazines - read in the library or online

  Study spaces - 41 spaces available for adults

  Computers, tablets and wifi - 33 PCs available for public use. You'll need your library card number to access these

  Printing, photocopying and scanning facilities

  Meeting rooms for hire

  Canada Water Theatre for hire. Plus free research and development opportunities for Southwark-based creatives  

  Events - for special events see the online What's On diary or ask in the library

  Home Library Service - for those unable to access the library in person

  Health Station Kiosk - free self-service health-check kiosk. Check your height, weight, BMI, blood pressure, heart rate and body composition.

  Library of Things - borrow useful household items you don’t need to use often, from carpet cleaners, to drills, or projectors.

  Defibrillator

Accessibility

• flat access to the library
• disabled parking
• lift access to all floors
• toilets on ground floor and first floor, including disabled access toilets, adult and baby change
• computers offer access to Dolphin Supernova software (allows screen magnification and audio assistance for visually impaired)

Page last updated: 03 May 2024