Libraries
Local Libraries
Kesgrave LibraryKesgrave library is normally open on:
- Tuesday 9am-12noon and 2.30pm-5.00pm
- Wednesday 2.30pm to 8pm
- Thursday 2.30pm to 8pm
- Saturday 10am to 5pm
- Sunday 10am to 3pm
They also run a number of activities:
- Sunday Activities 10.00am – 12.00 noon: Activities are free and parents must stay with children under 8.
- Bookstart: Every Thursday from 9.45am they have a Song Rhyme and Storytime for pre-schoolers and their parents or carers.
Kays Close
Kesgrave
IP5 2HL
Manager: Mary Raindle
Tel: 01473 581500
Email: help@suffolklibraries.co.uk.
Website: Kesgrave Library
Opening hours: see website
Ipswich County Library
Northgate Street
Ipswich
IP1 3DE
Tel: Reference Library 01473 583705
Tel: Lending Library 01473 583710
Tel: Arts Library 01473 583715
Email: help@suffolklibraries.co.uk
Website: Ipswich County Library
Opening hours: see website
Suffolk Libraries
Website: Suffolk Libraries - Libraries in Suffolk: locations, opening times etcAt Home Library Service
If you unable to visit your local library because of age, disability or special circumstance then Suffolk At Home Library Service brings the library to housebound people. With the support of library staff, local volunteers regularly take books and tapes to nearly 4,000 people in their own homes, in sheltered accommodation and residential nursing homes.If you would like to use the At Home Library service or you know someone who might need it, or if you are interested in becoming a volunteer please contact the WRVS Project Manager, Wilma Firman, on 744619.
If you would like someone to give a talk about the service, please contact the At Home Library Service Manager, Sue Francis, on 01502 405345
eBooks
Suffolk Libraries have a selection of eBooks for you to borrow? An eBook is a digitalbook that can be downloaded and read onto a computer or portable device at home. Our eBook service is free and you may borrow up to three at a time, the loan period is up to three weeks and at the end of this time your eBook download will expire.
You will be able to reissue the book unless it is reserved by another customer. You can reserve eBooks and will be sent an email telling you that the eBook is available, you will
need to download it within two days.
They now have a selection of over 1,000 titles and we will be adding more over time
depending upon use and popularity of this format. We have some audio eBooks as well as “text” eBooks.
To get started with eBooks you will need your library card and PIN to access the
service from the library website at www.suffolklibraries.co.uk. Please view the Get Started, FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions) and Guided Tour on the OverDrive website for all the necessary information.
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