High Wycombe Library

5 Eden Place, High Wycombe HP11 2DH
Telephone: 0845 2303232 Email: lib-hiw@buckscc.gov.uk

High Wycombe Library opening hours
Days	Hours
Monday	Closed
Tuesday	9.30am - 8pm
Wednesday	9.30am - 5.30pm
Thursday	9.30am - 8pm
Friday	9.30am - 5.30pm
Saturday	9.30am - 5.30pm
Sunday	11am - 5pm
Public holidays	Closed

The £5.6 million hi-tech library boasts 2,200 sq metres of space on four floors and opened in June 2008. From self-service terminals for borrowers and 24 hour hole-in-the-wall returns on the ground floor, through an exhibition area on the mezzanine level, to the main leisure, children's and toy libraries on the first floor, and study and learning on the second floor, the library really does have something for everyone.

Discover

Books, CDs and DVDs
Audio books
Computers and internet access
Software for customers with visual impairment
Free Wi-Fi
Local History
Toy library
Exhibitions including art and museum displays
Headspace - A dedicated library for teenagers
Sunday opening
Adult Learning
Meeting rooms
Children and babies area
Quiet study room
and much more

Local history

Upstairs in the community display cases are currently displaying the High Wycombe Furniture Archive. The archive contains photographic and print material relating to furniture companies in the High Wycombe region, primarily from Ercol Limited, E. Gomme Limited (G-Plan), Skull and furniture industry union related records. This collection has been digitised resulting in a website, making the material more easily available.

Local Studies

On the second floor, the library has a dedicated local studies and family history research area, where you can view parish registers for south Buckinghamshire, local maps and photographs, and the Bucks Free Press newspaper on microfilm from 1856 to the present.

Teenagers - HeadSpace

Exciting new facilities on the first floor include a teenage 'Headspace' area with refreshments and music as well as books, DVDs, CDs, games, magazines, chill-out zone, computers and study spaces. With input from local teenagers, we will be running various clubs and activities.

Younger Children

There is also an extensive children and babies area with specially selected books, dvds and cds for our younger members. Regular storytimes and Bounce & Rhyme sessions take place during term time, as well as reading clubs and holiday activities. There is a special room to park your buggy, and spacious baby change facilities.

We are pleased to be able to offer a toy library also, where you can borrow toys and take part in craft activities and parenting sessions.

For more information call 0845 2303232 or email lib-hiw@buckscc.gov.uk

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