Reasons to visit Hove Library
Regular activities
- Four Reading groups, three of which meet on Tuesday evenings throughout the month. The literary book group meets on the last Saturday of the month. Email BookGroupLibraries@brighton-hove.gov.uk for further information.
- Writing groups: Comedy of Errors meets 1st Saturday of each month.
The Hatchery meets 3rd Saturday of each month.
- Lesbian & Gay reading group. Meet on Tuesday evenings throughout the month
- Silver Surfer sessions for over 50s, first and third Thursday of each month between 9.30am-5.30pm
For children
- Special area for children: board books, picture books, fiction, DVDs and audio books
- Baby Boogie on the second & fourth Wednesday of each month starting at 10.15am or 12am. Term time only.
- Storytime for under 5s every Friday at 10.15am
- Rock & Rhyme sessions on the first and third Wednesday of each month at 10.15am.Term time only.
For young people
- Special area for young people: fiction, non-fiction, graphic novels and study guides
- Homework Club, Tuesday 3.30-5pm and We Love Mondays, 3.30-5pm. Term time only.
Available at Hove Library
- Books for loan, including fiction, non-fiction, a large print section, and a separate reference collection
- DVDs, CDs, audio books and language courses for hire
- Music scores
- Community information
- Local studies for loan and reference
- Special collections including the Wolseley Collection
- Lesbian, gay, bi-sexual and transgender collections
- Newspapers and periodicals
Internet and Computer access free
Visit the IT suite for word processing, access to the internet and all online services available in our Virtual Reference Library. These include:
- Which? Magazine for consumer information
- Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
- Times Digital Archive
- Encyclopaedia Britannica
- Marketline Business Information Centre
- Ancestry for family history research
- E-Clips for careers information
- Range of assistive technology and furniture for disabled customers
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