Swanage Library

Events

Clubs and activities

Find out details and times of regular clubs and activities at Swanage Library:

• Books and more discussion group: monthly - on the third Wednesday of every month from 10:30am to 11:30am
• Citizens Advice (CA) help and advice sessions: Friday from 12 noon to 1pm
• Colour me happy!: Monday from 4pm to 6pm
• Crochet Creations: various dates
• Job Club: Tuesday from 10am to 12 noon
• Lego Club: Saturday from 11am to 12 noon
• Reminiscence: monthly - on the first Thursday of every month from 10:30am to 12 noon Reminiscence: monthly - on the third Thursday of every month from 10:30am to 12 noon
• Rhyme time: Friday from 11am to 11:30am
• Solve your IT queries with the Digital Champion: Monday from 2:30pm to 4pm
• Volunteer Bureau: Friday from 1pm to 3pm

Services and facilities

The library offers a range of services including:

• books for adults and young people
• feature films and music to hire
• drama sets and vocal scores
• reference and information services
• trace your family history and more with Ancestry Library edition
• local history and author collections including Thomas Hardy and TE Lawrence
• computers and internet access
• books for health – find out more about Reading Well, Mood Boosting books, Books on Prescription and dementia help

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Accessibility

There are a number of facilities at the library to improve accessibility:

• wheelchair accessible entrance
• buggy/pushchair access
• full internal access
• accessible lift
• disabled toilet
• baby changing facilities
• Home Library service - a free library service for the housebound, people living in residential or nursing homes or sheltered housing
• Library services for visually impaired people
• our Libraries have many books which may help you or your family support people on the autism spectrum. Find out more about support libraries can offer

Volunteering at a library

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Information for schools and teachers

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Information for teenagers

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