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Southwark Heritage Centre and Walworth Library
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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
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
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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 detailsSouthwark 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 detailsGetting started with computers, email and the internet - bookable one-to-one sessions on Mondays, Wednesdays (2pm to 3pm) and Fridays (11am to 12pm).
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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
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: 02 August 2024