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Peckham Library
Address
122 Peckham Hill Street
London
SE15 5JR
How to get there
Bus: 12, 36, 37, 63, 78, 136, 171, 177, 197, 343, 345, 363, 381, 436, P12, P13
Rail: Train to Peckham Rye
Opening times
- Monday 9am to 8pm
- Tuesday 9am to 8pm
- Wednesday 10am to 8pm
- Thursday 9am to 8pm
- Friday 9am to 8pm
- Saturday 10am to 5pm
- Sunday 12pm to 4pm
Children: weekly and monthly activities
- Baby rhyme time sessions - every Monday 2pm to 2.30pm and every Friday 10.15am to 10.45am (ages 0 to 4); term time only
- Baby and toddler session - every Tuesday, 10.30am to 12pm (ages 0 to 4); term time only
- Bookstart session - every Wednesday, 10am to 11.30am (term time only)
- Story Stop - Do your shopping, then rest and stop off for a story - every Saturday, 11.30am to 12noon (ages 3 to 8 and family)
- ChatterBooks - fourth Thursday of every month, 4.30pm to 5.30pm (ages 7 to 11)
- Wii Gaming Club - every Friday, 4pm to 5.30pm (ages 10 and over)
Adults: weekly and monthly activities
- Adult reading group - last Tuesday of every month, 6.30pm to 8pm (contact Silvia Romano for details)
- Knitting Club - first and third Monday of every month, 5.30pm to 7.30pm
- First Friday Club - first Friday of every month, 11am to 12.30pm
- Chess Club - every second Friday of the month 5.30pm to 7.30pm
- Afternoon tea with short stories - every last Friday of the month, 1pm to 2pm
- Graphic novel book group - every second Tuesday of the month 7pm to 8pm (contact Lawrence Pycock for details
- Starting with computers, email and the internet - every Monday, 10am to 11am, 11am to 12pm, 2pm to 3pm and 4pm to 5pm; Tuesday, 10am to 11am, 11am to 12pm and 4pm to 5pm; Wednesday, 11am to 12pm, 2pm to 3pm and 4pm to 5pm; Thursday and Friday, 11am to 12pm and 4pm to 5pm (booking required in the library)
- Help with job hunting online - every Tuesday and Thursday, 10am to 11am and 11am to 12pm (booking required in the library)
What else is on offer
- books, talking books, CDs, DVDs and Blu-ray films to borrow
- free eBooks and eAudiobooks
- free eNewspapers and eMagazines
- 70 adult study spaces available
- photocopying and scanning facilities
- free internet access - 28 PCs available for public use
- free Wi-Fi
- mobile recycling centre - every third Wednesday of each month; bring unwanted textiles and shoes, CDs/DVDs, electricals, ink-jet cartridges, lightbulbs and scrap wood and metal (speak to a recycling officer about recycling and waste services in Southwark)
- meeting rooms for hire
Peckham's Black writing collection features a wide selection of black interest book. The library also features the largest collection of African music CDs in the borough and houses a fantastic range of graphic novels.
Accessibility
There's full access for people with disabilities, including a lift to the library on the fourth floor and the activity 'pods' on the fifth floor. If you'd like assistance using the lift, speak to a member of staff on the ground floor or fourth floor.
We also offer the following facilities:
- disabled access toilets
- evacuation chairs for emergency use
- access to Dolphin Supernova software (allows screen magnification and audio assistance for visually impaired)
Page last updated: 13 December 2018
