Library - Downend
1BIGD Reference number: 1174
1BIGD Reference number: 1174
Address:
Buckingham Gardens
Downend
Bristol, South Gloucestershire
BS16 5TW
(Multimap)
Telephone: 01454 865666
Fax: 01454 865667
Website: http://www.southglos.gov.uk/libraries
Email: downend.library@southglos.gov.uk
Ages services offered to: All
Contact person: Helen Egarr
Costs: Membership and taking out books is free, there is a charge for taking out music, computer games and films. If you are under 17 years of age there is a 50% reduction on the hire of CDs, reserving items and overdue charges.
Type of organisation: Statutory e.g. Government/local authority/health
Type of delivery point: Advice/Information Point; Library
Aims: All libraries provide a range of books from the latest bestsellers to classics, there are special sections for young people which have books for and about young people. Joining a library and taking books out is free, there is an online catalogue on the library website containing 2,000,000 titles from which books can be reserved. As well as books libraries also have computer games, videos, DVDs and CDs - as with books if the one you want isn't in a library, you can reserve it from the catalogue. Free internet access is available in all libraries, the PCs also have packages such as MS Office and Photoshop which are also free to use. Our library also has storytime for the under 5's on a Thursday at 10.30am and Rhymetime on Wednesdays at 10.30am during terms time. Please check for up-to-date information.
Availability:
Drop-in
Leisure and Personal Development: Books; Computer games; Cultural activities; Internet Access; Music; Reading and writing; Hobbies
Education and Training: Early Education; Skills for Work
Families: Parenting; Play; Under 5's
Employment and Jobs: Job hunting
The whole of England: No
The South West Region: No
Locally (Bath and NE Somerset, Bristol, South Gloucestershire): No
Bath & North East Somerset: No
Bristol: No
South Gloucestershire: The whole of the area
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Frankie Boyle, Colston Hall
Sun 23 November
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