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
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Address

Canada Water Library
21 Surrey Quays Road
London
SE16 7AR
United Kingdom

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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

Rooms for hire

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.

Enquiries

Contact phone
Enquiries email