Reasons to visit Patcham Library  

Regular activities

• Reading group, meets on the first Friday of each month at 11am
• Local History group meets the first Saturday of each month at 10.30am
• Council Connect - residents can get help using the internet and accessing council services through the web at these weekly sessions. Tuesdays 10-1pm

For children

• Separate children’s library with board books, picture books, fiction and non-fiction, DVDs and audiobooks
• Baby Boogie session on the second Tuesday of each month, 10.15-10.45am 
• Pre-school story session with Michael Olden from Museum Services. Second Friday of the month 10.45-11.15am
• Micro museum -  Artefact's, pictures and paintings of the local area in cases to view. There is also an interactive source of information for everyone to use.

For young people

• Dedicated area for young people with fiction and non-fiction, reference books, DVDs and audiobooks
• Homework Club on Tuesdays 3.30-5pm

Available at Patcham 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
• Local history section
• Newspapers and periodicals
• IT suite for hire

Internet and Computer access free

• Visit the IT suite computers for word processing, access to the internet and all online services available in our Virtual Reference Library.  These include
• Oxford Dictionary of National Biography
• Who’s Who
• Times Digital Archive
• Encyclopaedia Britannica
• Ancestry for family history research
• Range of assistive technology and furniture for disabled customers

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