Library Services Update – including free shuttle bus to Selsdon on Wednesdays

We have received the following library service update from the library team at Croydon Council.

The library service is changing to a model with fewer library buildings which will be open full time, and provision of activities and books in other local venues. Residents in Sanderstead can use library services at any other Croydon Library and a free shuttle bus is available to Selsdon Library every Wednesday at 10:00am. The bus departs from Sanderstead Hill, outside the library building, at 10am and departs from Selsdon Library at 11.30am. ( Tuesday 26th – Please note the original post said Mondays at 10.30am – this was incorrect information supplied by Croydon Council).

The library service is also partnering with Sanderstead United Reformed Church to host library groups and activities. All residents are invited to join a drop in event hosted by the library service and Sanderstead United Reformed Church on December 13th from 2-4:30pm.
Activities will include demonstrations of the library digital offer and crafts for adults and children alongside free refreshments. Residents can also join the library, return loaned items and reserve books for collection at a library.

Residents who aren’t able to visit a library can also use the Home Library Service which arranges home delivery of books. To find out more residents can contact homelibraryservice@croydon.gov.uk.

Residents with access to a digital device can also access the library online offer which includes e-books, e-audio books, magazines and newspapers and online learning. This is free with a library card. Information on all library services can be found on the Council’s webpages here: https://www.croydon.gov.uk/libraries-leisure-and-culture/libraries
The library service can be contacted directly on libraries@croydon.gov.uk

Library staff are now preparing the Sanderstead Library building to become a community base, continuing to provide a local service. Community organisations or groups interested in delivering services from the library building are invited to apply to communityrelations@croydon.gov.uk.

Applications close on 13th December. Council staff will then review all of the submissions and work with successful bidders to bring the library building back into use for the community. More information can be found on the Council’s webpages here: https://www.croydon.gov.uk/community-and-safety/advice-and-funding-community-groups/are-you-interested-running-community-base-heart-our-local-communities-croydon