Barrhead library
Contact details
Glen Street
Barrhead
East Renfrewshire
G78 1QA
Telephone: 0141 577 3518
E-mail: barrhead.library@eastrenfrewshire.gov.uk
Library Supervisor: Rosetta Lafferty
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Opening hours
| Day | Time |
| Monday | 12.30 - 8.00 |
| Tuesaday | 9.30 - 5.00 |
| Wednesday | 9.30 - 8.00 |
| Thursday | 9.30 - 5.00 |
| Friday | 9.30 - 5.00 |
| Saturday | 9.30 - 5.00 |
Facilities
- Level access for disabled (Adapted toilets for the disabled)
- Adjacent car parking
- Induction Loop System at service counter
- Toilet facilities
- Photocopying facilities
- Video Conferencing
- Access to digital scanner
- Community Room
- Plasma Screen
Services for Adults
- Books
- Large Print books
- Talking books
- BBC RaW and Big Plus book collections
- Healthy Reading books
- Newspapers
- DVD hire
- Music CD hire
- Language learning tapes and CDs
- Reference and enquiry service
- Reading Group
- Author events
- Health Information Point with PC
- Careers Information Point with PC
- Government and local community 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 – Friday 11.30am- 12.00pm
- Children’s Book Club
- 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
- 14 bookable pcs
- PCs with assistive technology: adjustable height table, large keyboard, tracker mouse ball, large screen, touch screen pc, height adjustable table and zoomtext software for visually impaired
- Learning Courses – Basic IT, Online courses, Typing, e-Citizen, ECDL and other courses.
Local History & Heritage
- Rich collection of books and articles on the history of Barrhead
- Barrhead News on microfilm from 1897
- Family History information, including the Censuses, Old Parish registers, files of local history, articles, copies of local photographs
- Family History information is available and introductory family history sessions can be arranged