Libraries

Crawley’s New Library

The library opened in December 2008 and is a landmark in building design, the most sustainable in West Sussex. The register office is also based here, with its own separate entrance. Click on the link for a floor plan of the library.

The new library is larger and more accessible, with better facilities, including a coffee shop, dedicated ‘headspace’ area for teenagers and a Help Point for all kinds of enquiries. Click on the link to find out about car parking near to the library.

Crawley's Libraries

Crawley library now has self-service terminals for returning and borrowing items. As well as books you can find the latest in film, music and games, including Blu-Ray, and try music out first at a listening post.

There is a wide selection of audio and large print books as well as MP3 books. There are meeting rooms, study areas, PCs and a local history area.

Mobile Library

Run from Broadfield Library, Crawley’s Mobile Library provides a fortnightly service (to most mobile stops) allows you can take books out and return them, just as you would any other library.

The service includes Adult Fiction (including large print) books, Adult Non Fiction / information books, Children's stories and information books, Music CD's and Spoken Word Cassettes.

Stock is rotated on a regular basis and you can also take your request for book and enquiries for information.

Take a look at the link below for details alternatively printed details of the stops and schedules is also available from Broadfield library.

• Crawley Mobile Library Schedule

Links

WSCC Libraries – Libraries information
WSCC Booksales – books and more for sale from your local library
www.bodley.ox.ac.uk- Oxford University Research Library
www.bl.uk- British Library
www.listening-books.org.uk – postal lending library that provides audio books to people who cannot read in the usual way.