Swindon Borough Libraries
Address:
Swindon Central LibraryTelephone: 01793 463797
Fax:
Website Address: www.swindon.gov.uk/libraries/
Contact Name 1: Roger Trayhurn
E-mail Address 1: rtrayhurn@swindon.gov.uk
Contact Name 2: Frances Hambidge
E-mail Address 2: fhambidge@swindon.gov.uk
Usual hours of opening:
| Mon - Fri | 9.30 - 19.00 |
| Sat | 9.30 - 16.00 |
| Sun | 11.00 - 15.00 |
Nature of the organisation, its services, products etc: Swindon Central Library acts as a clearing house for Wilco enquiries. The secretary, Roger Trayhurn, is based in the Central Library Tel: 01793 463797. The chair, Allyson Jordan, is also based at Central Library Tel: 01793 466035. Central Library is a Public Library offering loan, reference, information and referral services to the community. "Our libraries aim to provide opportunities and access for everyone to learn, enjoy and discover" - Mission Statement The Library Service offers 15 static libraries and 1 Mobile Library serving residents of the Borough of Swindon
Library Staff:
| Roger Trayhurn | Librarian, Information Services | 01793 463797 | rtrayhur@swindon.gov.uk |
| Frances Hambidge | Librarian, Information Services | 01793 463783 | fhambidge@swindon.gov.uk |
| Darryl Moody | Enquiry Officer | 01793 463796 | dmoody@swindon.gov.uk |
| Ali Swann | Enquiry Officer | 01793 463796 | aswann@swindon.gov.uk |
| Dawn Osborne | Enquiry Officer | 01793 463796 | dmosborne@swindon.gov.uk |
| Liz Phoenix | Enquiry Officer | 01793 463796 | lphoenix@swindon.gov.uk |
| Katherine Cole | Enquiry Officer | 01793 463796 | kmcole@swindon.gov.uk |
Special services available to Wilco members: Swindon Library acts as a Clearing House to Wilco Members for all enquiries from the Associate Members and from Full Members as required. Contact: (01793) 463238 or email central.library@swindon.gov.uk.
Databases: 19th Century British Library Newspapers, Access Science, Ancestry Library Edition, Britannica Online, Keesing's World news Archive, KnowUK, Life in Great Britain, MINT, NewsUK, Oxford Art Online, Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, Oxford Music Online, Oxford Premium Online, Theort Test PRO, Times Digital Archive, Who's Who and CyberLibrary. All available on the 24 Hour Library on the Library website at www.swindon.gov.uk/libraries to library members
Periodical holdings lists available: On Wilco website.
Any other relevant information: We have 2 Twitter pages, http://twitter.com/SwindonLibrary and http://twitter.com/SwindonLocal