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Libraries in Northwood
Libraries in Northwood: every place written up honestly, with the details parents actually need.
7 places 7 free to visit
FreeBarbican Centre
London
A vast City arts building you can wander into free, with a café and restaurant to fall back on between whatever's on.
Accessible toiletCaféHearing loopRestaurant+2 more
FreeChorleywood Community Library
Rickmansworth
Free rhyme times, story sessions and LEGO clubs for 5 to 11s, plus Hublet tablets and computers to book. Shut Tuesdays and Sundays.
Toilets
FreeCroxley Green Library
Croxley Green · ages 0-12
Free to walk into, with Baby Rhyme Time, LEGO clubs for five to elevens and a Thursday you can only get in by PIN.
Blue badge parkingParty roomsWheelchair accessibleWi-Fi
FreeGreenford Library
Greenford · up to age 5
A small community library where Thursday's free Story Time for under-fives is the main event, plus books to borrow.
Group bookingsMembership schemeParty roomsToilets
FreeNorth Watford Library
Watford · ages 0-12
Free rhyme times, Storytime and LEGO clubs for babies through to twelve-year-olds, plus quiet Saturdays if your lot need the calm.
Blue badge parkingGroup bookingsHearing loopMembership scheme+4 more
FreeOak Farm Library
Uxbridge
Free to walk into, with books for every age and a bookable magic table that's worth ringing ahead about.
Birthday partiesGroup bookingsParty roomsWi-Fi
FreeStanmore Library
Stanmore
A free children's library with baby books, picture books and homework help, plus a quiet grown-up section for the wait.
Baby changeToilets
Good to know: libraries in Northwood
Are any of them free?
Yes, Barbican Centre, Chorleywood Community Library, Croxley Green Library, Greenford Library and 3 more are free to visit.
Whereabouts are they?
You'll find libraries in London, Rickmansworth, Croxley Green, Greenford, Watford and 2 more. Every place we list is in or around Northwood, and each listing has the full address and directions.
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