Canada Water Library
How to get there
Tube: Canada Water, Surrey Quays
Train: South Bermondsey
Bus: 1, 47, 188, 199, 225, 381, C10, P12
Canada Water Library
21 Surrey Quays Road
London
SE16 7AR
United Kingdom
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
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.
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
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 wes.white@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, heart rate and body composition for free.