Breadcrumb Trail
Stretford Library
Kingsway
Stretford
M32 8AP
Email: Stretford.Library@trafford.gov.uk
Telephone: 0161 912 5150
Opening times
| Day | Opening Times |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9am - 7:30pm |
| Tuesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9am - 5pm |
| Thursday | 9am -7:30pm |
| Friday | 9am - 5pm |
| Saturday | 9am - 4pm |
Accessibility
- Ramp to library entrance
- Automatic door entry
- People's Network and learndirect PCs accessible for wheelchair users
- Loop system
- Minicom
- Toilet for disabled users located in the foyer
- No lift
- No car park
Apart from offering a friendly, efficient library service, Stretford Library also houses a Citizens Advice Bureau on the ground floor. The first floor houses a Trafford Learning Libraries learndirect centre offering a wide range of courses. A learndirect PC is available on the ground floor for those with disabilities.
Self-service machine
Stretford Library has two new self-service machines which you will find easy to use. You can use the machines to:
- Take out items
- Return items
- Renew items
- Pay library charges
- Look at your borrower account
The self-service machines have touch screens and clear instructions on each screen. Staff will be available to provide any help needed with using the machines.
What's on
- Storytime for under 5s is every Tuesday at 2.15pm
- Baby Rhyme Time every Friday at 2.30pm, for children under two and their parents
- We have two Readers' Groups. Group one meets on the third Wednesday of the month. Group two meets on the fourth Thursday of the month.
- Stretford Bookworm Chatterbooks Group, for 8 to 10 year olds, meets on Saturday morning once a month. Please ask library staff for more details
- Coffee morning once a month - please contact the library for details
- Silver surfers session once a month on a Monday morning - please contact the library for further details
- Knit Wits - an informal group that meets fortnightly on Saturday mornings to learn new stitches, swap patterns and chat about knitting.
- Trafford Macmillan Cancer Information and Support Service - third Monday of the month 10.30am - 12.30pm
Council services
- Environmental services
- Highways/traffic enquiries
- Housing Benefit and Council Tax
- Street lighting/cleaning
- Disabled Parking Permits - Blue Car Badges
- Pest control
- Waste disposal/recycling
Other services
- Free reservations for any item in stock or on order at any Trafford library
- Online library catalogue
- Newspapers and magazines
- Reference and community information
- Computer facilities, including access to the Internet, are available to library members via People's Network PCs
- Printing and scanning facilities
- Black and white photocopying, fax and laminating
- Regular activities for all ages
- Community learning events
- A range of adaptive equipment for customers with disabilities - please ask staff for details
- A Library shop offering quality goods at affordable prices, including stationery, books, greeting cards and gift-wrap, educational wallcharts and workbooks, Readyspex reading glasses and CD-ROMs
- Sales of withdrawn stock
Stock available
Stretford Library has the following items available for loan:
For Adults
- Hardback and paperback fiction, including bestsellers and contemporary novels
- Non-fiction books ranging from popular interest topics to more academic subjects, in some cases up to AS and A level
- Large print books
- DVDs; Talking Books on cassette and CD; music CDs; foreign language tapes and CDs
For 14+
- A wide range of material chosen to appeal to this age group
For Children
- Stories for all ages from the youngest up to 13+
- Junior non-fiction
- DVDs, Talking Books
Items which are not in stock at Stretford Library but are available from another Trafford library can be requested free of charge.
This page was last reviewed on 6 April 2010
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