- Overview
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Rochester Community Hub is open, with a reduced service.
You can:
- return books
- collect reusable recycling bags
You can buy daily parking visitor vouchers by phone: 01634 332 266. You cannot buy them in community hubs or libraries.
Family and adults activity sessions will remain cancelled until further notice.
When visiting our buildings, please follow social distancing guidance.
Online reservations
You can reserve specific items for collection at a community hub or library of your choice.
Click and collect
Our new click and collect service allows you to request a specific genre, style or type of book which library staff will select for you, for example westerns or books about photography. You can choose which community hub or library to collect the books from.
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
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