HomeServices
- books, CDs and DVDs for reference and loan
- children's library
- homework help club - see below
- enquiry service
- local history material
- free access to PCs including the internet
- black and white photocopier
- books in community languages
- newspapers and periodicals
- community information
- reading groups - see below
Opening hours
Monday: 9am - 7pm
Tuesday: 9am - 6pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 9am - 6pm
Friday: 9:30am - 6pm
Saturday: 9am - 5pm
Sunday: Closed
Children's events
We run the following free drop-in events for young children during the school term:
- Bookstart Rhymetime: Tuesdays 11-11:30am (babies and toddlers)
- Wiggle and Jiggle: Thursdays 10:30-11am (toddlers)
- Rock and Rhyme: Saturdays 11-11:30am (babies and toddlers)
- Story Storytime for Under 7's: Thursdays 4-4:30pm (term time only)
Further library events can be found in our events calendar. You can also see events for children and adults that are taking place in the community.
Homework help club
Our specially trained helpers offer young people aged 9-16 support with homework assignments. Students benefit from space to study, access to a wide selection of books, word processing and supervised internet access.
The club is free and young people can drop as and when they please.
Operating hours
- school term time: Tuesday and Thursday 4-6pm, Saturday 2-5 pm
- half-term and Easter holidays: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 2-5pm
- summer and Christmas holidays: closed.
Reading groups
Our adult reading group usually meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6:30pm.
Chatterbooks for children in Key Stage 2, meets on the second Friday of the month from 4-5pm. Places for this reading group are limited so please contact the library for more information.
Contact Details
| Ashburton Library | |
|---|---|
| Telephone | 020 8726 6900 |
| ashburton@croydon.gov.uk | |
| Address | Shirley Road Croydon CR9 7AL |
