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Southwark Heritage Centre and Walworth Library

Address

145-147 Walworth Road
London
SE17 1RW

How to get there

Bus: 12, 35, 40, 45, 68, 136, 148, 171, 176, 343, 468, P5 
Tube:  Elephant and Castle
Train: Elephant and Castle

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Opening times

• Monday 10am to 8pm
• Tuesday 10am to 8pm
• Wednesday 10am to 8pm
• Thursday 10am to 8pm
• Friday 10am to 8pm
• Saturday 10am to 5pm
• Sunday 12pm to 4pm

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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 

  Homework Help club (ages 6 to 11) - Thursdays, 4pm to 5pm (term time only)

  Rhymetime (ages 0 to 4) - Wednesdays, 10.30am to 11am (term time only)

  Chatterbooks (ages 7 to 11) - last Tuesday of every month, 4pm to 5pm

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

  Baby and toddlers session (ages 0 to 4) - Fridays, 2.15pm to 3pm

  Saturday craft and colouring club (ages 5+) - every Saturday, 11am to 12pm

• Activities for adults

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

  Heritage and book group - last Monday of every month, 6.30pm to 7.30pm
  Contact Jeevan Sanghera or more details

  Southwark History Social - fourth Wednesday of every month, 6pm to 7.30pm
  Explore Southwark's worldly museum collections and stories while meeting new people. For ages 18-35. Contact museum@southwark.gov.uk for booking details

  Getting started with computers, email and the internet - bookable one-to-one sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays (2pm to 3pm) and Fridays (11am to 12pm). 
  Contact Walworth.library@southwark.gov.uk or ask in the library to book

• Facilities and services

  Southwark heritage centre - Explore the world through permanent displays of artefacts from the council’s heritage collections and a programme of temporary exhibitions.

  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 - 30 spaces available for adults

  Computers, tablets and wifi - 10 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

  Defibrillator

Accessibility

• flat access to the library
• lift access to all floors
• disabled access toilet
• computers offer access to Dolphin Supernova software (allows screen magnification and audio assistance for visually impaired).

Page last updated: 03 May 2024