Church End Library
- Address and contact
- Opening times
- Getting there
- Access
- Items for loan
- IT services
- Children, young people and families - take a look at the timetable of activities for children delivered in partnership with Newstead Children's Centre
- Reference and information
- Other services
- Facilities
Address and contact
- 24 Hendon Lane, Finchley, London, N3 1TR
- Tel: 020 8359 3800
- Email: church.end.library@barnet.gov.uk
Opening times
- Monday: 10am – 8pm
- Tuesday: 10am – 5pm
- Wednesday: 10am – 8pm
- Thursday: 10am – 5pm
- Friday: 10am – 5pm
- Saturday: 9.30am – 5pm
- Sunday: Closed
Getting there
- Buses: 82, 125, 143, 326, 460
- Underground: Finchley Central, Northern Line - 10 minutes walk
Access
- Ground Floor: adult and children’s library
- First Floor: adult library, reference and information services, PCs, Toilets
- Ramp approach to entrance
- Lift available on request (NOT suitable for wheelchairs)
Items for loan
- Books for leisure and learning
- Books for young and old
- DVDs, CDs
- Community languages
- StoryMaker Book Ahead boxes for childcare settings and childminders
IT services
- PCs (Internet and Office software)
- Scanner
- Computer taster sessions
- Public WiFi (free to library members)
Children and young people:
- Story explorers
- Baby rhyme time
- Toddler read and rhyme
- Bookstart
- Information for parents
- Activities for young people
Church End library is now working in partnership with Newstead Children's Centre and will be acting as an outreach venue for centre activties for under fives. See the table below for all library and children's centre activities for children taking place in Church End library.
| Day | Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tuesdays (term time only) | 10.15am - 10.45am and 11.15am - 11.45am | Baby rhymetime | for non-walking babies |
| Wednesdays | 10.30am - 12 noon | Stay and play * | starts 7 September 2011 |
| Thursdays (term time only) | 1.45pm - 2.45pm | Story explorers | for preschoolers |
| Thursdays | 2.45pm - 3.15pm | Information and advice* | starts 8 September 2011 |
| Fridays | 1.30pm - 3pm | Stay and play * | starts 9 September |
* these sessions are provided by Newstead children's centre. Please contact the centre for further details or to book a place.
Reference and information
- Leaflets and posters,
- newspapers and magazines,
- local and community information
Other services
| Day | Time | Activity | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mondays (term time only) | 5pm - 7pm | ICT sessions | |
| Wednesdays | 2pm -3pm | Scrabble club | |
| one Wednesday per month | 12 noon - 2pm | Community police drop-in | |
| Every 2nd Wednesday | 6.30pm - 7.30pm | Adult reading group | currently full |
- Adult reading group
- Scrabble club
- Community police drop-in
Facilities
- Photocopier – B/W and coplour
- Library Shop
- Coffee lounge
- Public toilets
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