Cornwall Library Service
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Saltash Library will be closed on the bank holiday Monday 31 May.
This is a self-service library. Staff are available if you require assistance or wish to make an enquiry. Please ensure you have coins with you if intending to borrow DVDs, CDs or talking books, or have outstanding charges to pay, as the self-service kiosks do not take notes or credit and debit cards.
Situated on the River Tamar, connected to Plymouth, Devon by the Tamar Bridge, Saltash is a small town with shopping centre and supermarkets, industrial estates on the outskirts, four local primary schools, Saltash Community College and Saltash College, which is part of Cornwall College. Local amenities include leisure centre, health centre and register office.
Parking
There are two disabled spaces right outside the library and plenty of free parking spaces in the nearby leisure centre car park.
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Access to the Internet from your Library
This library has 5 public access terminals with fast Broadband Internet connections. Other facilities include scanning, printing in black and white and colour, and CD writing.
Charges and Booking
Disabled Access
There is a ramp to the main entrance. The library is all on one floor except for the exhibition area which is on the gallery floor above.
National Newspaper & Journal Holdings
The following newspapers are held for one week: Daily Mail and Daily Telegraph.
For a full list of national newspapers kept for over a month, click here
Cornish Newspapers and Periodicals
The following Cornish Newspapers are stored at this library:
| Newspaper | Date |
| Cornish Times | One month |
| Evening Herald | One month |
| Western Morning News | One week |
For a full list of Cornish Newspapers and Periodicals, click here.
Regular Library Events & Facilities
- Advice Sessions
- Advice and help with CV's, training, job searches and application forms with 'Working Links'. Drop in or make an appointment by emailing susan.young@workinglinks.co.uk.
- Antiques Valuations
- Antiques valuations are held frequently - ask for dates.
- Art Groups
- A drawing club is held every Tuesday at 2:00 pm.
- Baby Bounce and Rhyme
- With David and his guitar, every Tuesday morning from 10:45am - 11:30am (for babies up to pre-school age).
- Book Sales
- Saltash Library will be holding a book sale in the first week of every other month.
- Children's Reading and Writing Groups
- First Wednesday of the month at 3:30pm
- Computer Training and Study Support
- Computer sessions are available at all libraries and offer informal one-to-one instruction with qualified and experienced trainers on a range of subjects. For example:
- completing tax returns
- keeping in touch with family and friends abroad by email
- shopping
- family history
- job applications
There are no exams or tests to worry about; it's all about getting to know and use computers in a useful and practical way. You will learn at your own pace about the subjects that interest you. Tutorials are charged at £3.50 per hour. To book your tutorial, call 0300 1234 111 and ask to speak to speak to Lorna Gammage or Anne Haward at Saltash Library.
- Photocopier
- This library has a colour photocopier.
- Readers Groups
- Five readers groups meet in the Saltash area, details are available from the library.
- Storytime
- Every Wednesday, 2:15pm - 3:00pm. For under 5's and their carers.
- WIFI
- Public WIFI is currently available - free to library members and visitors who take out temporary membership.
- Writers' Groups
- Saltash Writers Group meets on the third Monday in the month between 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm.
Associated Links:
- Book Sales
- Branch Libraries
- Library Events
- Links to useful sites on the web (The Cyberlibrary)
- Cornwall Library Service Home page
Last revised: 04/05/2010
Copyright Cornwall Council 2009