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Norbury Library

Services

  • books, books on CD, DVDs and videos for reference and loan
  • children's library
  • enquiry service
  • free access to PCs including the internet
  • black and white photocopier
  • books in community languages
  • newspapers and periodicals
  • community information
  • homework help club - see below
  • reading groups - see below

Opening hours

Monday: 9am - 7pm
Tuesday: 9am - 6pm
Wednesday: Closed
Thursday: 9:30am - 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: every Friday 11-11:30am (except during school holidays)
  • Wiggle and Jiggle: every Thursday 10:30-11am (except during school holidays)
  • Rock and Rhyme at 10:30am followed by Storytime at 11am on alternate Saturdays
  • Chatter Books (reading group for 8 - 12 year-olds) meets on the last Friday of each month at 4-5pm.

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.

Other events

  • Knit and Natter group (adults): meets fortnightly on a Tuesday 2.00-3.00
  • Adult Reading Group: meets once a month on a Monday 5.30-6.30
  • Teen groups: meets once a month on a Thursday 4.30-5.30

Please contact Norbury library for further details.

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 in as and when they please.

Opening times

  • school term time: Tuesdays and Thursdays 4-6pm, Saturday 2-5pm
  • half term and Easter holidays: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday 2-5pm
  • Christmas and summer holidays: closed

Reading Group

Our adult reading group meets on the first Monday of the month at 5:30pm.

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Contact Details

Norbury Library
Telephone 020 8726 6900
Email norbury@croydon.gov.uk
Address Beatrice Avenue
Norbury
SW16 4UW

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