Leisure and culture

Croydon Children's Library welcomes new library users as well as our regular visitors.  We have a relaxed, friendly atmosphere with a large space for younger children, and other areas where young people can sit to read and talk. 

At the Children's Library you can:

• Children can join the library
• Children/young people can use the computers (adults with a young child can also use these computers during quiet times)
• Read in a comfy place
• Do your homework
• Choose books to borrow

Items you can borrow include:

• Board books
• Picture books
• Books for children learning to read
• Books in other languages (please contact us to find out which languages are available)
• Parents' books - a collection including books about childcare and books to help your child with first experiences and special situations
• Fiction for older children
• Teen fiction
• Non fiction for homework or general reading
• Poetry
• Reference books for homework
• Wordwise collection for children with reading difficulties
• Books on CD/tape
• DVDs/Videos 

We also have:

• 8 computers with access to the internet
• Toilet
• Baby changing room
• Friendly staff with specialised knowledge of children's/young people's literature

Our free activities include:

• Weekly Rhymetime sessions for babies and young toddlers, most Thursdays  during term time, 10.30-11am and repeated 11.30am-12noon; also one or two Saturdays a month at 11-11.30am
• Weekly Wiggle'n'Jiggle sessions for older toddlers, most  Wednesdays  during termtime, 11-11.30am
• Weekly Storytime for under fives most Thursdays  during term time, 2.15-2.45pm; also one Saturday a month, 11-11.30am 
• Homework Help Club for children up to 11, every week during term time, Tuesdays and Thursdays 4-6pm and Saturdays 2-5pm; also extra hours during half term and Easter holidays
• Special holiday activities, including the Summer Book Trail

NB. Homework help club sessions for young people aged 11-16 is available on level 2 of the Central Library. 

Contact Details

Contact name

Children's Library Services

Telephone

020 8726 6900

Email

children@croydon.gov.uk