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Strood Library
32 Bryant Road
Strood, Rochester
Kent
ME2 3EP
Telephone: 01634 335890
Fax: 01634 297919
Opening times
- Monday, 9am-7pm
- Tuesday, 10am-6pm
- Wednesday, 9am-6pm
- Thursday, 9am-6pm
- Friday, 9am-7pm
- Saturday, 9am-5pm
Facilities include:
- a photocopier (black and white and colour);
- fax;
- free public access
computers;
- separate areas for children’s library and reference and local
studies;
- public toilets;
- car park (10 spaces);
- gallery space for art displays;
- community hall for hire;
- payment by credit and debit card;
- disabled access, hearing loops, exhibition and meeting
facilities.
Stock includes:
- books;
- graphic novels;
- Quick
reads;
- DVDs and Blu-ray
discs;
- console games (Wii,
XBox 360, PlayStation 3 and Nintendo DS);
- Spoken word cassettes and CDs;
- books in large print;
- books in languages other than English;
- language courses on CD;
- free three-week loan of energy meters.
- Replica of the Newcomb War Diary 1939-1945 - commissioned by
the Chatham Historical
Society for the benefit of the people of Medway and
dedicated to "The Newcomb and Paine families, and the people of
Medway, (Service personnel and civilians) who lived through the
events described in the diary. The diary is on display next
to the main issue counter at Strood Library.
Additional services
We supply recycling bags, dog poop bags, issue visitor's
parking vouchers and sell memory sticks and earbud headphones.
Regular events at Strood Library
- Readers' group -
Third Monday of the month, 7pm
- Poetry readers'
group - First Monday of the month, 7.30-9pm
- Chatterbooks - Saturday
(fortnightly), 3-4pm
- Homework club -
Thursday (term time only), 3.30-5.30pm
- Teatime
Storytime - Tuesday, 4-5pm term time, and 2-3pm school
holidays only
- Baby bounce and
rhyme - Tuesday and Thursday, 10.30-11am
- Pop in and play -
Saturday, 9am-12noon
- Toddler shake and
boogie - Monday, 10am and 11am (booking essential one
week in advance)
- New to computers -
Arranged on request
- Health and lifestyle advice - Second Tuesday of the month,
10am-12noon
- Medway health walks - Tuesday, 9.45 for 10am start
- West Kent Lifeways - Monday, 10am-1pm
- Kent Family History Society (help and guidance
for family tree research and genealogy) - Last Thursday of the
month, 1-4.30pm
- Medway lace makers (£3.50 per session) -
Second Friday of the month, 10am-2pm
- RSPB - Third Tuesday of the month, 7-10pm
- Stop smoking group - Tuesday,
12.30-2pm and Wednesday, 6.30-7.30pm
- Country dancing - (Sessions run by University
of the Third Age) - Fortnightly on a Tuesday, 3-4.30pm
- Anchor support (support for people with
learning difficulties in residential settings and supported living
schemes) - Third Friday of the month, 10am-3pm
What's on at Strood Library
Find out
what's on at Strood library.
Events for
children and young people at Strood Library.
How to find us
By car
Strood library is situated off the A2, via Gun Lane. Turn into
Bryant Road. The library is halfway up Bryant Road on the
right-hand side. There is a small car park and street parking is
usually available.
View
map of Medway libraries.
By train
The nearest train station is
Strood Railway Station, 0.7 miles
By bus
- From Chatham
Waterfront bus station, take 133, 136, 173, 197, Nu-Venture
140/141.
- From Hoo Marina, take 191.
The nearest bus stops are Matalan, St Nicholas' Church and the
former site of the Civic Centre.
If you have a suggestion you feel would improve this library, we
would like to hear from you.
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