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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
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 12noon 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.
Regular activities:
For children and young people:
- Bookstart (ages 0 to 4) - every Monday during term time, 10am to 11.30am
- Chatterbooks (ages 7 to 11) - last Monday of every month during term time, 4pm to 5pm.
- Rhymetime (ages 0 to 4) - every Tuesday during term time, 2.15pm to 2.45pm
- Picture This (ages 8+) - alternate Tuesdays, 4pm to 5.30pm
- Baby and Toddler session (ages 0 to 4) - every Thursday, 11am to 11.45am
- Colour Me Happy (ages 5+) - every Friday during term time, 4pm to 5pm
- Saturday Craft Club (ages 5+) - every Saturday, 2.15pm to 3.45pm.
For adults:
- Book group (in person) - second Thursday of every month, 6.45pm to 8pm
Contact Wes White for more information - Book group (online) - third Thursday of every month, 6.45pm to 8pm
Contact Wes White 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.
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
- Borrow a tablet for use in the library
- Study spaces - 41 spaces available for adults
- Public PCs 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 theatre, music, comedy and dance
- 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
- 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: 30 May 2023
