Libraries
Essential works at Streatham Library
Streatham library will be closed for business from Monday 23 August 2010 to Sunday 12 September 2010, both dates inclusive, for essential health and safety work.
Streatham Library will re-open on Monday 13 September 1pm to 8pm.
We apologise for the disruption caused during this time.
Join Lambeth Library for free and use our services
You can use any of our nine local libraries to borrow books, videos, DVDs, CDs, talking books and language courses.
Lambeth Archives open day is an annual opportunity to get to know one of the less-well known but arguably one of the most fascinating of Lambeth Council's services.
Lambeth's most borrowed books
Lambeth libraries issue thousands of books every year, find out what other readers in Lambeth are reading and allow librarians to recommend their favourites to you.
Free citizenship course
Do you have to take the Life in the UK Test to settle in the UK or gain British citizenship? You can practice for free in libraries with our self-learn course and mock tests. Find out more about our free citizenship course.
Battery recycling at Lambeth libraries
Bring along your old batteries to your local Lambeth library and we'll recycle them for you. Help Britain to meet our recycling targets (we need to increase our battery recycling from the current 2.8% to over 25% by 2012 and over 45% by 2016). Find out more about recycling your batteries.
Visit your library to cut your electricity bills
A trip to a Lambeth library from April 2009 could help you cut household energy bills and save money.
On top of being able to choose from the fantastic range of books, CDs and DVDs, library users will be able to borrow special devices called OWLs which monitor how much electricity is being used in the home and how much it is costing.
The monitors are easy to fit without any technical knowledge and come with a portable display showing how much electricity is being used in pounds per hour, or alternatively CO2 emissions.
This is part of Lambeth Council's efforts to help residents cut their energy bills and carbon emissions. The monitors are now available from all of Lambeth's libraries. They can be borrowed for a maximum of three weeks at a time. A £5 deposit will be required which is fully refundable when the device is returned complete. Normal late charges apply. Please be aware that the monitors are not appropriate for all homes and require the electricity supply meter to be within the property.
Find out about library services for adults in Lambeth.
Lambeth libraries offer a variety of services for children. Find out about our free book packs and drop-in sessions for Under 5s and reading groups for the 8-12 year olds.
All local libraries in Lambeth have computers offering free high-speed internet access and access to the library catalogue.
Details of the events and activities taking place in Lambeth libraries.
It is free to join Lambeth libraries. You can download a library membership application form or pick one up from any Lambeth library.
Find out about learning opportunities in Lambeth's libraries.
Lambeth has nine libraries spread across the borough. This page will tell you more about each library and list their opening times.
Find out about the online resources that Lambeth Libraries offers free of charge, browse our online library catalogue and check or renew items you have on loan.