Hartcliffe Library@Symes, Symes District Centre, Peterson Avenue, Hartcliffe, Bristol, BS13 0BE

Opening Hours:

Getting there: By bus: Services 36 and 75 stop at Bishport Ave, 76, stops at Hareclive Road. Both routes stop approximately 200m away.

Parking: Cycling: there are bicycle stands directly in front of the building on the walkway. For drivers: unlimited free parking in Morrisons car park. Also disabled bays directly in front of the community building.

Accessibility: The library is on the ground floor within a community building. Low level counter at one end of Service desk. There is a lift between floors for anyone wanting to access other parts of the building. There is disabled parking in the car park at rear of the building. The accessible toilet is not in the library (Radar key not required).

Accessible to a wheelchair user travelling independently
Induction Loop

Resources and Activities
All libraries have the following activities or resources: fiction and non-fiction books for all ages, a children's area with a range of picture books, books in large print and reference books. Branch libraries offer free use of computers with internet and email access, and scanner.

In addition this library has:

Adult and community education classes
Basic IT - every Tuesday - six week course - Free

Art exhibition space
Please ask for details

Book collections
Adult literacy
Adult literacy and numeracy skills
Books on prescription
Computing
Graphic novels
Graphic novels for adults
Graphic novels for children
Graphic novels for young adults
Large print
Local history
Ordnance Survey maps
Quick reads

Children's activities and storytimes
Pre-school children's storytime and crafts - term time Wednesdays 10 to 10.30am
School holiday activities - contact the library for details

Coffee mornings
Feel free to join the Reading Group session (alternate Thursdays) for a coffee

Computer and other courses
Free IT 'taster sessions' available - contact the library for details

DVDs - hire from £1 per week
(Most DVDs carry subtitles in English and other languages, plus extras such as audio commentaries)
English language only

For sale
Headphones (in-ear) - for PC, CD or MP3 player - £1.50
Library carrier bag - jute fibre (planet-friendly hessian) - £2.00
Local history magazines (see below for full details)
USB memory stick - 2GB - £8.00

Free newspapers and magazines to take away
Bristol Observer - weekly
Folio - monthly
Mature Times - monthly
The Bristol Magazine - monthly

Help and advice
Councillor's surgery (no appointment needed) - second, third and fourth Saturday in month - 10.30 to 12 noon
South Bristol Advice Service drop-in sessions, Monday and Friday 10 to 12 noon; Wednesday 2 to 4 pm. In the 'pods'

Internet and computers - equipment
(Free Internet and computer use, please book in advance)
Colour and black and white printing - charges apply
Large keys keyboard
Large print keyboard
Scanner
SuperNova combined screen reader and magnifier
Trackerball mouse - available on request
Wi-Fi

Internet and computers - programs for use in the library
Audacity (audio editing)
Microsoft Office 2007 (Access, Excel, Powerpoint, Publisher and Word)
Moviemaker
Photostory 3
Serif Photoplus X2 (Drawplus, Pageplus and Webplus)

Local history books and media for sale
At Home on the slopes - a history of Hartcliffe and Withywood - £3.00
Bristol In 1807: Impressions of the city at the time of Abolition - Anthony Beeson - £7.50

Local history magazines for sale
Malago - irregular - £1
Remember Bedminster - yearly - £1

Meetings
Councillor's surgery - contact the library for details
Meeting room for hire - contact the library for details

Newspapers and magazines
Daily Mirror - daily, on days the library is open
Empire - monthly
Gamesmaster - monthly
Hello - weekly
The Post - daily

Reading groups for adults
Meets fortnightly on a Thursday at 10.30am. Contact the library for details.

Spoken word audio books - hire charges may apply
CDs for adults and children - in English

Facilities
Breastfeeding Welcome
Childrens Changing Facility
Photocopier
Public Toilets