Libraries and leisure

St Albans Library

Central Library
The Maltings
St Albans
Hertfordshire
AL1 3JQ

Telephone
For all enquiries, including renewals, please call 0300 123 4049.

• Select option 1 for renewals (03.00 - 23.45 every day)
• Select option 2 for all other enquiries (Mon-Fri 08.00 - 20.00, Sat 09.00 - 16.00)

Our Minicom number is 0300 123 4041 (Mon-Fri 08.00 - 20.00, Sat 09.00 - 16.00).

Opening Hours

Monday: 09.00-20.00
Tuesday: 09.00-20.00
Wednesday: 09.00-20.00
Thursday: 09.00-20.00
Friday: 10.00-20.00
Saturday: 09.00-16.00
Sunday: 13.00-17.00

Access for people with disabilities

• Disabled parking nearby
• Automatic doors
• Wheelchair access
• Accessible toilet in Maltings Centre
• Hearing induction loop
• Accessible computer facilities
• Supernova software for screen-reading and magnification
• Electronic magnifier

Computer facilities

Computer Suite providing:

• Internet and web-based e-mail
• Windows XP
• Office 2003: Word, Excel,Powerpoint and Access
• Publisher 2003 and Front Page 2003
• Media players and image manipulation software
• Inpage Urdu - Urdu word processing/desktop publishing software
• Banglaword - Bengali word processing software
• Digital scanner
• Colour A4 printer

A free Wi-Fi service is also available in the library for users with their own Wi-Fi enabled device.

Services and facilities

• Story & Rhyme Time: Tuesdays, 14.15 – 14.45 and Saturdays, 14.15 - 14.45
• Baby Rhyme Time – follow link on the right of this page for details
• Electronic magnifier
• Photocopier
• Fax service - UK only
• Home Library Service
• Study space
• Microfilm/microfiche reader/printer
• Display and exhibition space
• Electoral Roll - current Roll NOT held