Croydon Libraries

Purley Library will closed from 3pm today for health and safety reasons. Purley Library will reopen on Friday 2nd January 2026 at 10am

For health and safety reasons, Purley Library will be closed for the rest of today. Purley Library will reopen tomorrow (Wednesday 31st December) at 10am @yourcroydon

Explore our digital library with Libby from @OverDriveInc 1000s ebooks & eaudiobooks with Croydon library card bit.ly/CroyDigiLib Join online for instant access bit.ly/CroyLibsRegist… @yourcroydon #lovelibraries #librariesatyourfingertips #DownloadListenNow #downloadreadnow

Please note that #NorburyLibrary will be closed for the rest of the day due to boiler repairs @yourcroydon

❗️Please note that #norburylibrary will not be open until 11am this morning❗️

📚Celebrate libraries and reading with us📚 Sat 11 Oct 2025, 11am–3pm at Central Children's Library, CR9 1ET. Meet local children's authors and local organisations. Join in with our Summer Reading Challenge Celebration at 2pm #Freefamilyfun #LibraryFestival #LoveLibraries

☀️📚School is out, The Summer Reading Challenge is in! Finish your six books for a medal, certificate and a chance to enter our prize draw. #summerreadingchallenge #prizes #croydonlibraries

SERVICE UPDATE: Selsdon will be closed today due to a serious incident on the complex All other Croydon Libraries are open as usual @yourcroydon

📅Saturday 5 July ⏰1.30pm 📍Croydon Children's Library 🎟️Booking required - bit.ly/CroylibsALtalks

🍎✏️Get Ready for School Join local authors and storytellers for a series of free Ready Road workshops aimed at children aged 3-5 years old and their parents/carers. #lovelibraries #lovetoread #readyroad #startingschool2025 #earlyyears #schoolreadiness #eventsforunderfives

📢 Central Library will be closed on Monday 23 June in preparation for for renovations on Level 1.

The #SummerReadingChallenge theme has been revealed… 🪻Story Garden🪻 The Summer Reading Challenge opens on 5 July 🌼 Sign up at your local library from 5 July and let the adventure begin! 🌻 @readingagency #SummerReadingChallenge

Join highly acclaimed and award-winning author, Graeme Macrae Burnet, for a live online discussion and Q&A on his latest novel, A Case of Matricide. 📷 📷 Wednesday 7th May 📷10am 📷 Zoom link below 📷bolinda.zoom.us/webinar/regist…

From Thursday 1st May 2025 we will be unable to accept cash payments in libraries. 📷📷 Only card payments can be accepted after this date. 📷📷 We apologise for any inconvenience. @yourcroydon #croydonlibraries #library #croydon #lovetoread #read #librarybooks

📢Changes to Ashburton Rhymetime 📢 🎵Rhymetime will now take place every Wednesday from 11am. No booking is required for this session at this library.🎵 @yourcroydon #AshburtonLibrary #lovereading #lovecroydon #freefamilyevent #nurseryrhymesforkids

📷 Check the new opening times for your local library here 📷 croydon.gov.uk/libraries 📷 #ThorntonheathLibrary #AshburtonLibrary #croydoncentrallibrary #CoulsdonLibrary #lovecroydon #lovereading #southnorwoodlibrary #newaddingtonlibrary #lovereadin #lovetoread #lovelibraries

Happy 2025 to you all from Croydon Libraries @yourcroydon

@phantomsteve Please can you either send a DM or email libraries@croydon.gov.uk with your library card number and we can look into this

@CroydonLibs I returned 2 books to New Addington Library on Friday (their due date), and put them "in the bin on the right", but my account is still showing them as on loan. How do I get this sorted? I don't want a fine for non-return when I actually did return them!

Your Croydon library card gives access to 1000s of e-books and e-audiobooks! Join now bit.ly/CroyLibsRegist… bit.ly/CroyDigiLib #libraryatyourfingertips #lovelibraries #lovetoread #lovetolisten @yourcroydon @borrowbox @culturecroydon