Clarkston library

Contact Details

Clarkston Road
Clarkston
East Renfrewshire
G76 8NE

Telephone: 0141 577 4972
Fax: 0141 577 4973
E-mail:

Library Supervisors: Shona McNeil and Catherine Rennie

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Opening hours

DayTime
Monday12.30 - 8.00
Tuesday9.30 - 5.00
Wednesday9.30 - 8.00
Thursday9.30 - 5.00
Friday9.30 - 5.00
Saturday9.30 - 5.00

Facilities

  • Disabled access (adapted toilets for the disabled)
  • Adjacent car parking
  • Induction Loop System at service counter
  • Toilet facilities
  • Photocopying facilities
  • Fax facilites
  • Access to digital scanner
  • Community Room
  • Comfortable seating area
  • Video magnifier - enlarges the view of anything placed on viewing table. Useful for reading documents, looking at objects or assisting when writing.

Services for Adults

  • Books
  • Large Print books
  • Talking books
  • Healthy Reading books
  • Newspapers
  • DVD hire
  • Music CD hire
  • Language learning tapes and CDs
  • Reference and enquiry service
  • Reading Groups
  • Author events
  • Careers information
  • Government and local community information
  • Local History Information

Services for young people

  • Children’s area with fiction, non-fiction and picture books
  • Teenage section with books and graphic novels
  • Storytelling sofa
  • DVD hire
  • Talking books
  • PC with access to websites for children
  • Storytime sessions for pre-school children every Tuesday 2.00pm - 2.30pm, term time only
  • Children’s activities

Learning Centre

  • Learn Direct Scotland accredited
  • ILA accredited
  • Free high speed internet access and access to all office applications e.g. e-mail and computer based learning
  • 11 bookable pcs
  • PCs with assistive technology: large keyboard, tracker mouse ball, large screen, touch screen monitor, height adjustable table and zoomtext software for visually impaired
  • Learning Courses – Basic IT, Online courses, Typing, e-Citizen, ECDL and other courses.