Libraries and leisure

Library facilities to support learning

All Hertfordshire libraries have facilities, including computers, to help learners of all ages. Check your local library for details.

Most libraries offer :-

Information
• Details of full and part time learning both locally and nationally
• Careers information collections
• Addresses of organisations,professional bodies,clubs,and societies
• Reference Collections,including electronic information resources
• Newspapers and Periodicals


To borrow
• Books to support you with your studying or get you started on a new hobby
• Books on how to apply for jobs, write a CV, improve your interview technique, or start your own business
• Language Courses
• A request service which allows you to borrow more specialised titles from other libraries


ICT and study facilities
• Study space
• Photocopier and fax services - charges apply
• 1 hour's free use of computers per day for library members. Computers offer the Internet and webmail, Microsoft Office (including Publisher) and audio and image manipulation software. Printing is available - charges apply
• Larger libraries also provide digital scanners, togather with screen reading and magnification software and accessibility equipment
• All libraries offer at least one public computer with many libraries offering large suites:-

Berkhamsted (11 Computers)
Bishop's Stortford (12)
Borehamwood (11)
Central Resources Library (11)
Cheshunt (9)
Chorleywood (10)
Harpenden (10)
Hitchin (13)
Hoddesdon (25)
Hemel Hempstead (18)
Letchworth (5)
North Watford (18)
Oxhey (8)
Rickmansworth (8)
Royston (10)
St Albans (29)
Stevenage (34)
Watford Central (43)
Welwyn Garden City (19)

Wi-Fi
You will find a free Wi-Fi service, providing Internet access for users with their own Wi-Fi enabled device, at the following libraries :

• St Albans
• Bishop's Stortford
• Central Resources Library, Hatfield
• Hemel Hempstead
• Royston
• Stevenage
• Watford Library
• Welwyn Garden City