At A Glance Community libraries aim to serve the community with a range of relevant services to meet local needs. As well as offering a wide range of fiction and non-fiction books, all libraries also contain a small reference collection containing key reference texts, daily and weekly newspapers, and newspapers and journals catering for local ethnic communities. Large print books, talking books and audio cassettes are also stocked for people who are visually impaired, although those who have difficulty reaching their local library can also access the services of the Outreach Library Service . Libraries are contactable by Minicom numbers for people who are hearing impaired.
Readers are able to browse for items on our on-line public access catalogues.
We also stock a range of music cassettes and CD's catering for a wide range of musical tastes which are hireable for a small charge. Each of the community libraries also has a children's library with a range of storybooks, non-fiction books, magazines, audiocassettes and reference material catering for infants through to young adults. Each library also offers photocopying services, and facilities for sending and receiving faxes. Community libraries also have ongoing book sales and carry a small selection of local history publications. Children's activities and events such as book readings are regularly held at Community Libraries.