Early closing on Saturday 1 March 2025
On Saturday 1 March all libraries except Canada Water, Dulwich and Peckham will close at 1pm for staff training.
Canada Water Library
How to get there
Tube: Canada Water, Surrey Quays
Train: South Bermondsey
Bus: 1, 47, 188, 199, 225, 381, C10, P12
Location
location
Address
Canada Water Library
21 Surrey Quays Road
London
SE16 7AR
United Kingdom
Accessibility
This library has:
- flat access
- disabled parking
- lift access to all floors
- toilets on ground floor and first floor, including disabled access toilets, adult and baby change
- computers with screen magnification and audio assistance for visually impaired users
We operate a zero-tolerance approach to violence, aggression and abuse towards our staff.
Venue opening times
The ground floor opens from 8am (Monday to Friday) for access to the café, computers, Wi-Fi, printing and photocopying, collecting reservations, returning or renewing books, and browsing or borrowing a limited selection of books. The rest of the library opens from 9am.
Opening hours are:
- 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
Venue notes
Activities for children and young people
Bookstart (ages 0 to 4), Mondays in term time, 10am to 11.30am
Chatterbooks (ages 7 to 11), last Monday of every month in term time, 4pm to 5pm
Stem, coding and robotics (ages 7-18), Mondays in term time, 6.15pm to 7.15pm
Rhymetime (ages 0 to 4), Tuesdays in term time, 2.15pm to 2.45pm
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), Thursdays in term time, 11am to 11.45am
Colour Me Happy (ages 5+), Fridays in term time, 4pm to 5pm
Saturday Craft and Colouring Club (ages 5+), Saturdays, 2.15pm to 3.45pm
Activities for adults
Getting started with computers, email and the internet. Email katie.adams@southwark.gov.uk or ask in the library to book.
Facilities and services
Books for reference and loan
41 study spaces
Library of Things. Borrow useful household items you don’t need to use often, from carpet cleaners, to drills, or projectors.
Health Station Kiosk: Check your height, weight, BMI, blood pressure and heart rate for free.