Find a library
Camberwell Library
Address
48 Camberwell Green
Camberwell
SE5 7AL
How to get there
Bus: 12, 35, 40, 42, 45, 171, 176, 185, 436, 36, 345, 484
Train / Overground: Denmark Hill
Opening times
- Monday 9am to 8pm
- Tuesday 9am to 8pm
- Wednesday 9am to 8pm
- Thursday 9am to 8pm
- Friday 9am to 8pm
- Saturday 9am to 5pm
- Sunday 12pm to 4pm
Regular activities
For children and young people
- Bookstart (ages 0 to 4) - every Tuesday during term time, 10am to 11am
- Baby and Toddler session (ages 0 to 4) - every Monday, 11am to 11.30am
- STEM, coding and robotics (ages 7 to 18) every Thursday during term time, 6.15pm to 7.15pm
- Rhymetime (ages 0 to 4) - every Friday during term time, 11am to 11.30am
- Arts and crafts club (ages 0 to 4) - every Saturday, 2pm to 3pm.
For adults
- Short story group - first Monday of every month, 3pm to 4pm
Contact Camberwell Library for more information - Knitting and crochet group - second Monday of every month, 3pm to 4pm
Contact Camberwell Library for more information - Creative writing group - third Monday of every month, 3pm to 4pm
Contact Camberwell Library for more information - Poetry group - fourth Monday of every month, 3pm to 4pm
Contact Camberwell Library for more information - Book group - second Tuesday of every month, 7pm to 8.30pm
Contact Camberwell Library for more information. - Conversation Café - second Thursday of every month, 11am to 12.30pm
Contact Osvaldo Lelis for more information. - Getting started with computers, email and the internet - bookable one-to-one sessions at various times from Monday to Saturday (excluding Tuesdays). Please email or ask in the library to book.
What else is on offer
- Books, talking books and DVDs to borrow - Search the catalogue and place reservations for collection
- eLibrary - including eBooks and eAudiobooks, film streaming and online resources for topics from family history, to citizenship and driving theory tests
- Newspapers and magazines to read in the library or online
- Study spaces - 27 spaces available for adults
- Public PCs and wifi - 18 PCs available for public use. You'll need your library card number to access these services
- Printing, photocopying and scanning facilities
- Meeting rooms for hire
- 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.
Accessibility
- flat access to the library
- lift access to all floors
- disabled access toilets
- computers offer access to Dolphin Supernova software (allows screen magnification and audio assistance for visually impaired)
Page last updated: 19 January 2023
