Darnall Library
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Britannia Road, Sheffield S9, 5JG
Tel 0114 203 7429
Fax 0114 293 0332
Opening hours
Monday - 9.30am-7.30pm
Tuesday - 9.30am-5.30pm
Wednesday - 9.30am-5.30pm
Thursday - Closed
Friday - 9.30am-5.30pm
Saturday - 9.30am-4pm
Sunday - Closed
How to get there
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Use the Traveline website for all bus and transport information.
Access Details
Wheelchair access to the building is available. Disabled car parking available, no prior booking required.
What we stock
- Find out about and use the Life in Great Britain Citizenship Course
- Talking Books
- Music CD's
- Mainstream and Asian films on DVD and Video
- Language learning collection
- Jigsaws
- Storysacks and Count Me In packs for families to share with very young children
- Books in Arabic, Bengali, English, Farsi, Pashto, Polish, Slovak, Somali and Urdu
- Newspapers in the following languages:
- Arabic
- Al-Quds
- Bengali
- Euro Bangla, Janomat, Surma
- English
- Guardian, Sheffield Star, Sheffield Telegraph
- Urdu
- Ausaf, Daily Jang
- Children's magazines include:
- Mizz
- Toxic
- Top of the Pops
- Bliss
- Friends
- Cosmo Girl
- Match
- Magazines in the following languages:
- Bengali
- Sanada, Madina
- English
- Which? Magazine
- Urdu
- Akhbar-E-Jehan, Shuaa, Raabta, Khawateen Digest
- Arabic
- Al-Quds Al-Arabi
Facilities Available
- Meeting room - please contact library staff for more details
- Photocopies – A3 and A4
- Faxes – sending and receiving
- Exhibition space - please contact library staff for more details. Lettings Policy applies.
- Baby changing mat and nappy bin available
- Notice boards to display local jobs and council job opportunities, and local agencies leaflets and posters
- Writers resource - "Write Back" board used to display poems, stories and notices etc. Please contact the library for more information
- Job Shop - job notice board provided and updates by Darnall, Tinsley and Handsworth Employers Forum, in partnership with Joblink.
Events and activities
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Monday
- Darnall Writers Group - Weekly 2-4pm
- Darnall Dementia - 2nd Monday in the month, 12-2pm. Support group for anyone affected by dementia.
- After School Club, in partnership with the Family Development Project - Weekly 5 - 6pm. Homework help and games.
Tuesday
- Police Community Drop- in- Fortnightly session, 1-3pm
- Culture Lab, in partnership with Museum Sheffield - Weekly Art Club for 8-11 years, beginning 22nd September, 3.30 - 5.15pm
Wednesday
- Chatterbooks - Monthly on a Wednesday 4-5pm. Young peoples reading group.
- Stop Smoking Support and Advice - 1st Wednesday in the month, 10 -12pm
- After School Club - 2nd and 4th Wednesday in the month, 3.15 - 4.15pm
Friday
- Babytime - 2nd Friday in the month 10-11am, please contact the library for more details
- Babyplay - Weekly 10-11am, please contact the library for more details
Saturday
- MP's Surgery - 1st Saturday in the month 9.30-11am
- Councillors Surgery - 2nd & 3rd Saturday in the month 10-11am
24/7 Online Services
Remember even when our libraries are closed you can still use our 24/7 online resources.
Take a look at online dictionaries, thesauri and encyclopedias, newspapers, biographies, local information & events, and tracing your ancestors, as well as access to our online library catalogue.
Search through hundreds of reference books, maps and illustrations and find lots of interesting facts. Look at works of art, translate words in to French, German, Spanish or Italian, or find out about Who's Who.
Try PN Enquire - a free live service provided by library services in England, USA and Canada. Provided 24 hours a day, 7 days a week and works like instant messaging or a chat room, enabling you to ask questions to staff who can help you, just as if you were talking face to face or over the telephone.
Computers
- Free internet access for adults and children
- 6 computers
- 1 scanner
- E-learning whiteboard facility with 8 laptops
See People's Network pages for more information.
Statistics
For statistics please see "How are we performing?"
Contact Us
Tel 0114 203 7429
Use our online form to send your compliments, queries, comments or complaints to us.
The Area Library Officer responsible for this library is Jane Machin - jane.machin@sheffield.gov.uk
Community Assembly Information
Darnall Library is in the East Community Assembly
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