- Overview
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Reduced services
Rochester Community Hub is open, with a reduced service.
You can:
- return books
- use our click and collect, and reservations services
- collect reusable recycling bags
You will not be able to browse our book shelves until further notice.
You can apply for daily visitor parking vouchers for collection or postage online or by phone: 01634 332 266.
The mobile library remains closed.
Loans, renewals and membership
Until further notice:
- all loans and renewals will be issued for 3 weeks
- you can renew loans up to 4 times
- any overdue charges and fines will be waived
- the system for borrowing books from partner libraries has been suspended
- library cards due to expire will automatically be renewed for another year
Events
Events and group activities held at our libraries and archives centre will remain cancelled until further notice.
Online services
You can use our 24-hour online services to:
- borrow an eBook, eAudiobook, eMagazine, eNewspaper or eComic
- view online resources – including the Encyclopaedia Britannica Online and the Dictionary of National Biography
- search for books
- renew a book by logging onto your account with your library card and PIN
- join a library
Social distancing
When visiting our venues please follow government social distancing guidelines. This includes wearing a face covering unless you are exempt.
View the coronavirus pages to keep up to date with all service updates, closures and cancellations.
- Opening hours
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- Monday: 10am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4pm
- Tuesday: 10am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4pm
- Wednesday: 10am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4pm
- Thursday: 10am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4pm
- Friday: 10am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4pm
- Saturday: 10am to 12.30pm and 1.30pm to 4pm
- Sunday: closed
Bank holidays
All Medway libraries are closed on bank holidays.
- Location
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Rochester Community Hub
Eastgate
Rochester
Kent
ME1 1EW - Map
- Contact details
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Phone: 01634 337 799
Email: rochester.library@medway.gov.uk
- Free Wifi
- Yes
- Bicycle Racks
- No
- Fax
- Yes
- Flatbed Scanner
- Yes
- Photocopier
- Yes
- Colour Printer
- Yes
- Parking (Free)
- No
- Parking (Paid)
- No
- Public Toilets
- Yes
- Study Room/Tables
- Yes
- Refreshment Area
- No
- Sure Start Centre
- No
- Out of hours meeting facility
- No
- Freephone for council services
- No
- Community hub
- Yes
- Art display space available
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One wall space:
11.58m x 1.06m
Four shelves:
183cm x 45 cm x 45cm each - Meeting room for hire
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No
- Small local history collection
- Yes
- Upstairs Reading Space
- No
- Disabled access
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Physical access
Disabled access parking spaces for blue badge holders
Level ground near entrance with no steps Automatic doors
Hearing loop
Guide dogs welcome
Wheelchair accessible shelves
Accessible toilet
Self service machine in wheelchair accessible location
Audible fire alarm
Computers
Height adjustable computer desk
Accessibility software
Adaptive keyboard
Adaptive mouse
Resources
Audio books on CD
Books in large print
Quick reads