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Libraries in Cardiff
Cardiff has more than the big central library, though this page is thin on the ground right now with just one place listed. The Llandaff North and Gabalfa Hub, out from the centre, is a free local library with a proper toddler area to potter about in, plus baby changing and wifi if you need to sit and catch up on messages while they play. It runs a story and rhyme time and even a dinosaur craft session, so it suits toddlers and younger children best, and it costs nothing to get in. There's indoor seating too, useful on a wet afternoon when you need somewhere warm and quiet rather than another soft play.
10 places 8 free to visit
FreeButetown Pavilion
Cardiff
A free community hub with parent and toddler groups, a reading corner and free wifi, open weekdays only.
Wi-Fi
FreeCathays Library
Cardiff
Free local library with rhyme time sessions and a heritage collection of old Cardiff maps and photos to dig through.
Indoor seatingToiletsWi-Fi
FreeGrangetown Hub
Cardiff
Free story and craft sessions plus a parent and toddler group in a library that's open till 7pm on Wednesdays.
ToiletsWi-Fi
FreeLlandaff North and Gabalfa Hub
Cardiff
A free local library with a story and rhyme time, a dinosaur craft session and a proper toddler area to potter about in.
Baby changeIndoor seatingToiletsUnder-5s area+1 more

Llanrumney Hub
Cardiff
A community library with parent and toddler groups, Monday morning mobility sessions and free wifi to sit and get on with things.
Baby changeIndoor seatingToiletsWi-Fi
FreePowerhouse Hub
Cardiff
A free local library hub with parent and toddler groups, books, computers and wifi, open right through the week except Sundays.
Indoor seatingToiletsWi-Fi

Rhydypennau Hub
Cardiff
A proper library with regular baby rhyme time, storytime and craft sessions, plus toddler groups to break up the week.
Indoor seatingToiletsWi-Fi
FreeRumney Partnership Hub
Cardiff
A free library and community space with books, public computers and wifi, open most days except Friday and Sunday.
Indoor seatingToiletsWi-Fi
FreeSt. Mellons Library and Hub
Cardiff
A free local library with parent and toddler groups, computers and a community hall for all sorts of activities.
Indoor seatingToiletsWi-Fi
FreeWhitchurch Hub
Cardiff
Free story times, toddler groups and craft sessions like dinosaur mask-making at a local library that doubles as a rainy-day fallback.
Indoor playIndoor seatingToiletsWi-Fi
Good to know: libraries in Cardiff
Are any of them free?
Yes, Butetown Pavilion, Cathays Library, Grangetown Hub, Llandaff North and Gabalfa Hub and 4 more are free to visit.
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