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Libraries in Hull

Hull's libraries are the local, unshowy kind, the sort you pop into for Baby Bounce and come out with an armful of picture books. Bransholme Library has a hearing loop and step-free access for buggies, Avenues Library runs Baby Bounce and Toddler Tunes alongside its wifi, and Anlaby Park Community Library adds a craft club and a good shelf of teen fiction, free to join. For babies and toddlers, the sessions at Avenues or Anlaby Park are the ones to build a morning round. If someone in your family needs sensory-friendly space, Bransholme and Ings both have that, plus hearing loops, while Western Library has an autism-friendly setup too, though its opening hours are limited. Ings keeps to short morning and afternoon slots, and Fred Moore Library's hours are tight as well, so it is the timing rather than the access that takes some working around. All are free to use, and all offer step-free access for pushchairs.

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