Croydon Central Library

Croydon Central Library is Croydon's main public library located inside the Croydon Clocktower in Croydon, south London. It is owned by the London Borough of Croydon on behalf of Croydon Council. The library is located on four floors inside the Clocktower. On Level 0 there is the customer service desk and the level includes a large children's library.

Croydon Central Library

General information
Town or city	Croydon, London
Country	England
Client	London Borough of Croydon

It was the third-most-used in the UK in 2010.[1]

Collections and services

Croydon Clocktower in which the library is situated

Croydon Central Library offers a wide range of books, periodicals, CDs, DVDs and videos for reference and loan, the largest range of these in any Croydon Library. It also includes a wide range of free-to-access PCs which includes internet connection. Other features include a Wordwise collection of books for children who suffer from dyslexia. A local studies library and extensive archives, that are also present in the Museum of Croydon. An enquiry service is available. The Clocktower Café is situated just outside the library, and is very popular. A large and extensive gay and lesbian collection is available in the library, the largest range in London. Books are available in most of the languages spoken in the borough. There is a large newspaper archive on the top floor of the library which includes all the major newspapers dating back to the 1990s. Other features include community information, homework help clubs and reading groups.

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References

In 2010, Croydon Central Library was the third most utilised library in the UK Archived 2011-01-29 at the Wayback Machine

External links

Croydon Central Library Webpage

London Borough of Croydon
Districts	Addington Addiscombe Beddington Broad Green Coombe Coulsdon Croydon Crystal Palace Forestdale Hamsey Green Kenley Monks Orchard New Addington Norbury Norwood New Town Old Coulsdon Pollards Hill Purley Roundshaw Russell Hill Sanderstead Selhurst Selsdon Shirley (Including Shirley Oaks and Upper Shirley) South Croydon South Norwood Spring Park Thornton Heath Upper Norwood Waddon Woodcote Woodside Whyteleafe
Attractions	Addington Palace Croydon Airport Croydon Clocktower David Lean Cinema Museum of Croydon Croydon Central Library Croydon Palace Fairfield Halls Ashcroft Theatre RAF Kenley Selhurst Park Shirley Windmill Warehouse Theatre
Street markets	Croydon Farmers Market Surrey Street Market
Parks and open spaces	Addington Hills Addington Park Addington Vale Addiscombe Railway Park Addiscombe Recreation Ground Apsley Road Playground Ashburton Park Ashburton Playing Fields Beaulieu Heights Bramley Bank Brickfields Meadow Coombe Wood Cotelands Croham Hurst Duppas Hill Farthing Downs Foxley Wood Grangewood Park Great North Wood Happy Valley Park Heathfield House Heavers Meadow Hutchinson's Bank Kenley Common Littleheath Woods Lloyd Park Mitcham Common Norwood Grove Park Hill Pollards Hill Queen's Gardens Riddlesdown Common Roundshaw Selsdon Wood South Norwood Country Park South Norwood Lake and Grounds South Norwood Recreation Ground Spa Wood Wandle Park Woodside Green
Constituencies	Croydon South Croydon Central Croydon North
Rail stations and tram stops	Addington Village Addiscombe Ampere Way Arena Beddington Lane Blackhorse Lane Centrale Church Street Coombe Lane Coulsdon South Coulsdon Town East Croydon Fieldway George Street Gravel Hill Harrington Road Kenley King Henry's Drive Lebanon Road Lloyd Park New Addington Norbury Norwood Junction Purley Oaks Purley Reedham Reeves Corner Riddlesdown Sanderstead Sandilands Selhurst South Croydon Therapia Lane (in LB of Sutton) Thornton Heath Waddon Waddon Marsh Wandle Park Wellesley Road West Croydon Woodmansterne Woodside
Art and architecture	Croydon Vision 2020 Grade I and II* listed buildings Public art Tallest buildings and structures
Other topics	Coat of arms Council Economy Parks and open spaces People Schools
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Buildings and structures in Croydon
Highrises	100 George Street Altitude 25 Apollo House Bernard Weatherill House Cherry Orchard Road Towers Croydon Tower Croydon transmitting station Croydon Vocational Tower Direct Line House Leon House Lunar House Nestlé Tower Newgate Tower No. 1 Croydon Prudential House Ruskin Square Saffron Square Taberner House Wettern House
Notable lowrises	Addington Palace Airport House Ashcroft Theatre Bridge House BRIT School Christ Church, Croydon Croydon College Croydon Clocktower (David Lean Cinema Museum of Croydon Croydon Central Library) Cane Hill Hospital Old Palace Croydon Minster Fairfield Halls Grants Heathfield House John Ruskin College Croydon University Hospital RAF Kenley Ruskin House Safari Cinema St Andrew's, Croydon St John the Evangelist, Upper Norwood St Michael and All Angels, Croydon St Peter's, Croydon The Exchange Trinity School of John Whitgift Whitgift School Warehouse Theatre
Major railway stations	East Croydon Norwood Junction Purley West Croydon
Major complexes	Allders Ashburton Learning Village Centrale Colonnades Leisure Park Grants Park Place Purley Way St George's Walk Valley Park Retail Area Whitgift Centre
Sports venues	Croydon Arena Croydon Sports Arena Croydon Water Palace Selhurst Park
Architecture of Croydon Croydon Vision 2020 List of tallest buildings and structures in Croydon

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