Free books, quiet reading rooms, expert librarians and events for every age — Quillmere Library Commons is the neighbourhood's front room, open to everyone, every day.
Membership is free and takes five minutes at the front desk or online. Borrow up to twelve books, reserve new arrivals, use the computers and printing, and bring the whole family — children get their own rainbow card and a first-book gift on joining day.
Stuck on research, a form, a device or a reading list? Our help desk answers in person, by phone and by email six days a week. No question is too small — from fixing a printer jam to tracing your family tree, we will sit with you until it is sorted.
Tell us what you love and we will find what you will love next. Send a reading question any time and a real librarian replies within one working day with a personal list of five picks from our shelves — for school projects, book clubs or rainy Sundays.
From Monday the main and quiet reading rooms stay open until nine in the evening. More lamps, more late tea, and the same silence — bring your studies, your novel, or simply yourself.
The extended hours run through the winter term and cover the reference floor, the newspaper archive and free Wi-Fi throughout. Staff will be on hand until closing, and the side entrance on Aldermere Road stays open for step-free access.
Scaffolding comes down next month as the restored ceiling, new oak desks and warmer lighting are revealed. The hall reopens fully in time for the winter book fair.
The project repaired a century of wear while keeping every original fitting. During the last weeks of work the hall remains partly open — follow the signs, mind the steps, and enjoy a sneak preview of the new reading desks.
Every Saturday at ten, the children's corner fills with cushions, cocoa and tales of dragons, detectives and daring mice. Free entry — just bring a grown-up and a loud joining-in voice.
Sessions last about forty minutes and suit ages three to seven, with a craft table afterwards and a sticker for every listener. Prams park by the picture-book wall; older siblings can browse the junior shelves next door.
THE ILLUSTRATED
VISUAL
HISTORY
of the World
MAPS · PHOTOGRAPHS · TIMELINES
Maps, photographs and timelines
Five thousand years in one glorious volume — every page pairs rare photographs with clear maps and timelines. Our most reserved book three years running, and the first one we point atlas-lovers toward.
Two copies live in the reference room for browsing, and six more circulate for three weeks at a time. Ask at the desk for the large-print companion timeline, free with every loan.
SYLVIA NASAR
GRAND
PURSUIT
THE STORY OF MODERN ECONOMICS
THE
EMBER
ATLAS
A NOVEL OF THE NINE CITIES
THE WORLD OF
WRENBURY
HALL
UPSTAIRS · DOWNSTAIRS · 1912–1926
Digital
Photography
THE COMPLETE GUIDE
The
Art of
Fielding
A NOVEL
S
THE SWERVE
HOW THE WORLD BECAME MODERN
Marcus Whitfield
I wrote half my dissertation at those oak desks. The staff tracked down an out-of-print volume from across the country, and the quiet room at eight in the morning is the best seat in Glasgow.
Elena Marsh
Saturday story mornings turned my shy four-year-old into the loudest dragon-roarer in the children's corner. We leave with an armful of picture books every single week — and she insists on stamping her own card.
Daniel Okafor
The Ask a Librarian list got me back into reading after ten years away. Five picks, all perfect, one I would never have found myself. I have told everyone at work to send in their own request.
