Carryduff Library
ENTRY
Free
WHERE
Belfast
What it’s like
Rhymes, storytime and craft sessions for young kids, plus free books, computers and wifi for everyone else.
Rhythm and Rhyme is the one to put in the diary for a baby or toddler, a proper session of songs and rhymes and stories aimed at the 0 to 4 crowd. Once they're a bit older there's Storytime for 4 to 8 year olds, and Saturday storytelling for anyone 4 and up, so the age brackets do actually shift as your child grows rather than you outgrowing the place after a year.
Outside of sessions it's a normal working library, which is its own kind of useful on a wet Wednesday. There's wifi, computers, a photocopier and printer if you need one, and study space if an older child has homework to get through. Everything is free to get in, which makes it an easy one to slot into a morning without planning around it.
Hours are a bit uneven across the week: Wednesday runs latest at 10 till 8, Friday and Saturday are shorter, and it's shut on Sundays and Tuesdays and Thursdays going by the listed days. Craft activities pop up seasonally too, things like a Halloween spooky story book craft, so it's worth a look at what's on before you just turn up expecting a session. There's an accessible toilet and baby change on site, and parking if you're driving over.
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- 0 to 8, with sessions splitting by age as kids grow
- Wednesday is the long day, open till 8pm, useful if mornings never work
- Seasonal crafts like the Halloween story book craft turn up now and then, not every week
- Closed over Christmas and New Year, including 24 and 28 December
- Study areas and a photocopier, printer and scanner are there if you need them beyond the kids' sessions
Plan your visit
How much does it cost?
Nothing, entry and the sessions are free.
What ages are the sessions for?
Rhythm and Rhyme is for 0 to 4 year olds, Storytime covers 4 to 8, and Saturday storytelling is open to anyone 4 and over.
Do we need to book?
There's no booking link listed, so it looks like you just turn up for sessions.
What are the opening hours?
Monday 10 to 5, Wednesday 10 to 8, Friday 10 to 3 and Saturday 10 to 1.
Is there anywhere to change a baby?
Yes, there's a baby changing facility on site along with an accessible toilet.
Is it accessible if you've got a buggy or wheelchair?
The library lists wheelchair accessibility and an accessible toilet, and there's parking on site.
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