Rhydypennau Hub
WHERE
Cardiff
What it’s like
A proper library with regular baby rhyme time, storytime and craft sessions, plus toddler groups to break up the week.
This is a working library and community hub, not a soft play with books bolted on, and that's actually the appeal. There's parent and toddler groups, story and rhyme time sessions, and baby rhyme time for the ones too small to sit still for a full story yet. Storytime and craft sessions give slightly older kids something to actually make and take home, which beats another round of just sitting and listening.
It suits babies through to primary age, since the sessions split out by the sounds kids can make rather than expecting them all to behave the same way. There's no cost mentioned for these, and it has the relaxed, low pressure feel of a library rather than a ticketed activity, so you're not clock watching the way you would at a soft play session.
Opening hours are a bit of a puzzle: shut on Wednesdays and Sundays, and Tuesday's the long day if you need somewhere to be until 6pm. There's wifi, toilets and indoor seating.
Community activities run for groups of all ages beyond the kids' sessions, and there's an Into Work Advice Service on Fridays plus a Money Advice Team on the second Friday of the month.
What’s on here
Facilities
Need to know
- Best for
- Babies through primary age, split across different sessions
- Closed on Wednesdays and Sundays, so plan around that.
- Christmas week has shortened hours, closing at 12pm on 24 and 31 December.
- Free wifi and public computers if you need to get online while you're there.
- Full library service on site, including Welsh language publications and photocopying.
Plan your visit
Do we need to book for storytime or rhyme time?
There's no booking link listed, so it reads as a turn-up-and-join-in kind of session.
What age are the sessions for?
Baby rhyme time covers the youngest ones, with story and rhyme time and craft sessions for toddlers and older kids.
Is there anywhere to sit and feed a baby or have a snack?
There's indoor seating and toilets on site.
What are the opening hours?
Open 9am to 5pm most days, 10am to 6pm on Tuesday, and closed Wednesday and Sunday.
Is there anything for parents while the kids are busy?
There's an Into Work Advice Service on Friday mornings and a Money Advice Team session on the second Friday of the month.
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