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Children and Young Adults

 Children’s services - Holiday programmes, Story-time for pre-schoolers, reading lists, toys to use in the Library. There are books for all ages - picture books, board books, talking books, bi-lingual books as well as DVDs, CD-ROMs and music CDs.

Young adults' stock includes graphic novels, DVDs, talking books, magazines and books in a separate browsing area. Comfortable surroundings for reading and relaxing.