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Strood Library
Opening times
- Monday, 9am-7pm
- Tuesday, 10am-6pm
- Wednesday, 9am-6pm
- Thursday, 9am-6pm
- Friday, 9am-7pm
- Saturday, 9am-5pm
Facilities include:
- art gallery
- car park (10 spaces - free of charge)
- community hall for hire
- fax 01634 297919
- flat-bed scanner
- payment by credit and debit card
- photocopier - colour
- public
access computers (free if charge)
- public toilets
- XBox for public use
Medway Libraries are proud to offer accessible services for
everybody. Find out about access to
services at Strood Library.
Stock includes:
- Accessible reading
- books
- energy meters
- films on
DVDs and Blu-ray
- graphic novels
- console
games (DS, PS3, Wii and XBox 360);
- language courses on CD
- local
history books
- jigsaws
- 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
- Anchor support (support for people with learning difficulties
in residential settings and supported living schemes) - Third
Friday of the month, 10am-3pm
- Baby
bounce and rhyme - Tuesday and Thursday, 10.30-11am
- Chatterbooks - Saturday
(fortnightly), 3-4pm
- Craft club - First and Third Monday of the month,
1.30-3.30pm
- Country dancing - (Sessions run by University of the Third Age)
- Fortnightly on a Tuesday, 3-4.30pm
- Health and lifestyle team visit - 9 October 2012,
10am-12noon
- Homework
club - Friday (term time only),
3.30-5.30pm
- New to
computers - Arranged on request
- Medway health walks - Tuesday, 9.45 for 10am start
- Medway lace makers (£3.50 per session) - Second Friday of the
month, 10am-2pm
- Poetry readers' group - First Monday
of the month, 7.30-9pm
- Pop in and
play - Saturday, 9am-12noon
- Readers'
group - Third Monday of the month, 7pm
- RSPB - Third Tuesday of the month, 7-10pm
- Stop smoking group - Tuesday, 12.30-2pm and Wednesday,
6.30-7.30pm
- Teatime
Storytime - Tuesday, 4-5pm term time, and 2-3pm school
holidays only
- Toddler shake
and boogie - Monday, 10am and 11am; and Friday,
11am (booking essential one week in advance)
- West Kent Lifeways - Monday, 10am-1pm
Library events
Visit Medway to find on what's going on at your local
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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