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MerridewPublic Library · 1908 What’s onCollectionsMembershipGet a card

Free & open to everyone in the county

A quiet place
that lends the
whole world out.

Books, records, tools, and a warm chair by the window. Merridew has served the neighbourhood for over a century, and the door is still open six days a week.

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Opening hoursCentral
Monday · today10:00 – 20:00
Tuesday10:00 – 20:00
Wednesday10:00 – 18:00
Thursday10:00 – 20:00
Friday10:00 – 17:00
Saturday09:00 – 17:00
SundayClosed

What’s on this week

All events free unless noted
03
Sep

Baby Rhyme Time

Songs, rhymes and picture books for under-threes and their grown-ups. Drop in, no booking.

10:30
Children’s Room
04
Sep

Beginners’ Coding Club

Hands-on sessions for ages 9–14. Laptops provided; places limited to twelve.

16:00
Learning Lab
05
Sep

Local History Talk: The Old Canal

Archivist Ruth Feeley on the waterway that built the town, with maps from the collection.

18:30
Reading Room
06
Sep

Saturday Repair Cafe

Bring a broken lamp, a jammed zip, or a wobbly chair. Volunteers help you mend it for free.

11:00
Community Hall
08
Sep

Merridew Book Group: Autumn

This month we read Ali Smith. New members always welcome; copies held at the desk.

19:00
Reading Room

Far more than shelves of books.

184k
Books & audiobooks
Fiction, reference, and 40 languages.
9,200
Vinyl & scores
The Hartley music collection, on loan.
640
Tools & kit
Drills, projectors, ukuleles, telescopes.
1908
Local archive
Maps, photographs, and the town record.
The Merridew reading roomThe Fenwick Reading Room, restored 2021

Membership

A card takes five minutes and lasts a lifetime.

Anyone who lives, works, or studies in the county can join. Bring proof of address, or sign up online and confirm at the desk on your first visit.

  • ✓Borrow up to 20 items at once, across every branch
  • ✓Free wifi, study rooms, and printing credit each month
  • ✓Ebooks, audiobooks, and newspapers from home
  • ✓Reserve from any library in the regional network
Free / always
Standard cardNo charge
Loan period3 weeks
RenewalsUp to 6×
Overdue chargeNone
Replacement card$2.00
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