Shoe Lane Library
Hill House
1 Little New Street
London
EC4A 3JR
T: 020 7583 7178
E: shoelane@cityoflondon.gov.uk
W: www.cityoflondon.gov.uk/shoelanelibrary
Visitor Information
Open
9am-5.30pm Mon, Wed-Fri; 9am-6.30pm Tue
Opened in 1982, this general lending library has a stock of over 42,000 volumes and 4,500 music CDs plus a great choice of DVDs from the latest releases and classics to box sets of popular TV series. There are also small collections of children's books, books in large print, foreign fiction and some spoken word recordings including language courses. Basic sources of information are also available as well as a self-service photocopier.
Children are well catered for with a Fun Time session for the under fives every Friday from 3.45pm to 4.15pm and Rhyme Time sessions, also for the under fives, on Tuesday mornings from 10.30am to 11.00am. The Library also supports two reading groups which both meet once a month for an hour; Tuesday evenings at 5.30pm and Thursday lunchtimes at 1.00pm. New members are always welcome to join, please contact the Library in advance to confirm the date of the next meeting.
The Library is fully accessible for people with disabilities.