Ashburton Library
Services
- Books, CDs, DVDs, videos for reference and loan
- Children's library
- 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
- 9am - 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 (for toddlers)
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Storytime: Thursdays 4 - 4.30pm (for under 7's during term time only)
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, supervised internet access and word processing. The club is free and young people can drop in 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 family reading group meets once a month. Please contact the library for more details.
Our adult reading group usually meets on the last Tuesday of the month at 6.30pm. Forthcoming dates are:
29 April 08 - Perfect Match, Jodi Picoult
27 May 08 - The Island, Victoria Hislop
Location Map
Contact Details
- Contact name
- Ashburton Library
- Telephone
- 020 8726 6900
- ashburton@croydon.gov.uk
- Address
- Ashburton Learning Village
Shirley Road
Croydon CR9 7AL
