West Drayton Library

Address:

Station Road, West Drayton UB7 7JS
Tel:01895 558195

Email: westdrayton-library@hillingdon.gov.uk

Access

Services: 

• Free use of computers 
  for Internet, email, MS Office, scanning and much more...
• Free IT Taster Sessions 
  to help you learn how to use a computer
• Assisted Facilities available in all libraries 
  including Fully Accessible PCs - Supernova (screen reader & magnifier) software, easy-to-use keyboard, roller-ball mouse
• e-Information resources 
  Try our Online Reference Library (includes Britannica, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford English Dictionary, Newspaper and Journal databases, Times Digital Archives, Safari e-Books and much more)
• A quick reference section
• Photocopying facilities
• Study areas
• Newspapers / magazines
• Disabled parking

Books, talking books, DVDs and promotions:

• Fiction books
  arranged in collections of Romance, Crime, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Westerns and General novels
• Non-Fiction books
  arranged in subject categories
• Large Print & Talking Books
• DVDs
• Learning Collection including English Support (for people where English is not their first language); Graded Readers; Skills for Life; Basic IT. The collection includes language courses, learning material, picture dictionaries, books on spelling, grammar etc.
• Themed book promotions
  • bks @ - collection offering a quick choice selection of popular paperbacks
  • Reading and Writing campaign - your library is a RaW Centre
• Local studies, archives and museum service collection (main collection based at Central Library, Uxbridge)

Children's library:

• Storybooks and information books suitable for ages 0-13
• Story cassettes
• Teenage collections
• Children's DVDs
• Storytimes
• Stories from the Web

Newly renovated

West Drayton library has recently been completely refurbished to provide improved layout, lighting and disabled access, an improved reception area and study areas for quiet work. New books are on the new shelves and Apple Mac computers are available for free use. Improved reception areas and study areas for quiet work.

During the warmer months, visitors will be able to enjoy the new outside patio area.

Starbucks filter coffee is available for those that would like to enjoy a cuppa with their book and the opening hours have been extended to ensure it is open when residents want them to be.

Accessibility & assisted facilities in the library 

	There is ramped access suitable for wheelchairs.		Automatic entrance doors.
	Registered assistance dogs are welcome.		A small car park with one space marked for disabled.
	Level wheelchair access to the adult library. The children's library is located down 3 steps with handrail.		There is an Induction Loop available.

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