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Canada Water Library
Address
21 Surrey Quays Road
London
SE16 7AR
How to get there
Tube: Canada Water, Surrey Quays
Train: South Bermondsey
Bus: 1, 47, 188, 199, 225, 381, C10, P12
Opening times
- 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
* The ground floor opens from 8am (Monday to Friday) for access to the café, computers, wifi, 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.
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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
Bookstart (ages 0 to 4) - Mondays, 10am to 11.30am (term time only)
Chatterbooks (ages 7 to 11) - last Monday of every month during term time, 4pm to 5pm
Stem, coding and robotics (ages 7-18) - Mondays, 6.15pm to 7.15pm (term time only)
Rhymetime (ages 0 to 4) - Tuesday, 2.15pm to 2.45pm (term time only)
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) - Thursday, 11am to 11.45am (term time only)
Colour Me Happy (ages 5+) - Fridays, 4pm to 5pm (term time only)
Saturday Craft and Colouring Club (ages 5+) - Saturdays, 2.15pm to 3.45pm
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Activities for adults
Special or one-off library events - listed on the Southwark Presents What's On Diary
Book group (in person) - second Thursday of every month, 6.30pm to 7.45pm
Contact Wes White for more informationBook group (online) - third Thursday of every month, 6.45pm to 8pm
Contact Wes White for more informationFriday the Thirteenth Horror Book Group - every Friday 13th and Halloween, 6.13pm to 7.30pm
Contact Luis Menendez for more informationGetting started with computers, email and the internet - bookable one-to-one sessions at various times from Monday to Saturday. Contact Wes White or ask in the library to book.
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Facilities and services
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 - 41 spaces available for adults
Computers, tablets and wifi - 33 PCs available for public use. You'll need your library card number to access these
Printing, photocopying and scanning facilities
Canada Water Theatre for hire. Plus free research and development opportunities for Southwark-based creatives
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
Health Station Kiosk - free self-service health-check kiosk. Check your height, weight, BMI, blood pressure, heart rate and body composition.
Library of Things - borrow useful household items you don’t need to use often, from carpet cleaners, to drills, or projectors.
Defibrillator
Accessibility
- flat access to the library
- disabled parking
- lift access to all floors
- toilets on ground floor and first floor, including disabled access toilets, adult and baby change
- computers offer access to Dolphin Supernova software (allows screen magnification and audio assistance for visually impaired)
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Page last updated: 21 August 2024