Dawlish Library is a welcoming community space where you can borrow books, DVDs and audiobooks, and meet lots of people at the library’s regular events. There are 11 public computers which are free to use for up to 2 hours a day, and the library offers scanning, printing and copying facilities.
There is free Wifi throughout the building, a quiet study area for those looking for a relaxing space and separate areas for children and teens. The library hold regular children’s events, clubs and activities all year round.
Services
- Children’s events
- Book groups and events
- Free public computers and WiFi
- Printing, copying and scanning facilities
- Self-service machines
- Home library service
- Meeting space available out of hours
Dawlish Library events 'How to get online' for beginners
Date: 31 January 2019
Time: 13:30 - 16:00
Description: Learn how to get started on the internet with Elite Training. Use our computers or bring your own laptops or tablets
Audience: Adult
Cost: Free
Theme: IT training
Temple Spa Hand Massages
Date: 30 January 2019
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Description: Come along and try a relaxing hand massage.
Audience: All
Cost: £2.00
Theme: Wellbeing
‘One small step to a healthier you’
Date: 25 January 2019
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Description: A staffed display giving people the opportunity to come and have a chat about free support to stop smoking, address weight issues, get exercise and enjoy a healthier lifestyle.
Audience: Adult
Cost: Free
Theme: Health
'How to get online' for beginners
Date: 24 January 2019
Time: 13:30 - 16:00
Description: Learn how to get started on the internet with Elite Training. Use our computers or bring your own laptops or tablets
Audience: Adult
Cost: Free
Theme: IT training
'One small step to a healthier you'
Date: 18 January 2019
Time: 10:00 - 11:30
Description: A staffed display giving people the opportunity to come and have a chat about free support to stop smoking, address weight issues, get exercise and enjoy a healthier lifestyle.
Audience: All
Cost: Free
Theme: Health
‘Death is inevitable but how you age is negotiable’
Date: 16 January 2019
Time: 10:30 - 11:30
Description: ‘A simple path to a longer, healthier and more productive life' - a talk by Marcus Santer
Audience: Adult
Cost: £2.00
Theme: Wellbeing
Knitting Club
Date: 20 December 2018
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Description: Friendly knitting club, beginners or experienced welcome.
Audience: Adult
Cost: Free, donations welcome
Theme: Crafts
Knitting Club
Date: 13 December 2018
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Description: Friendly knitting club, beginners or experienced welcome.
Audience: All
Cost: Free, donations welcome
Theme: Crafts
Christmas Past and Present - Boo to a Goose theatre
Date: 11 December 2018
Time: 10:00 - 11:00
Description: Tickets £5 per child in advance from Dawlish Library, adults free. With scents of gingerbread and Christmas spices, we enter the home of Mother and Father Christmas, with cheeky elves and sleepy reindeer, and experience their story like never before! Joyful and nostalgic, the show promises to be a wonderful festive treat, with songs around the tree and a present from Father Christmas for every child. Suitable for under 5 year olds. Book your places at the library. Places limited.
Audience: Under 5
Cost: £5.00
Theme: Children's theatre
Memory Cafe at Dawlish Library
Date: 10 December 2018
Time: 14:00 - 16:00
Description: The Library Memory Cafe is open for anyone with even mild memory problems to join us at the library, usually on the 2nd Monday each month from 2.00 - 4.00p.m. for a session of games, singing, crafts and companionship, tea and cake.
Audience: All
Cost: Free
Theme: Social
Knitting Club
Date: 06 December 2018
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Description: Friendly knitting club, beginners or experienced welcome.
Audience: Adult
Cost: Free, donations welcome
Theme: Crafts
Knitting Club
Date: 29 November 2018
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Description: Friendly knitting club, beginners or experienced welcome.
Audience: Adult
Cost: Free, donations welcome
Theme: Crafts
Knitting Club
Date: 22 November 2018
Time: 11:00 - 12:30
Description: Friendly knitting club, beginners or experienced welcome.
Audience: Adult
Cost: Free, donations welcome
Theme: Crafts
Illustrated talk by artist Sonya Marshall
Date: 20 November 2018
Time: 19:30 - 20:30
Description: Tickets £5.00 in advance from the library. Sonya Marshall has been a professional artist for more than twenty seven years, eighteen of those have been working to commission from her studio here in Dawlish. Exquisitely detailed oil on canvas is her speciality. Her paintings are captivating and evocative with a wide subject range ranging from figures, wildlife and woodland paths to ships on rough seas.
Audience: All
Cost: £5.00
Theme: Art
Christmas Wreath Making
Date: 19 November 2018
Time: 10:30 - 12:30
Description: Make your own Christmas wreath for the festive season ! Basic materials provided but please bring your own extras too. Cost £5 - bookable in advance from the library. Spaces will be limited so book early !
Audience: All
Cost: £5.00
Theme: Crafts
Lego Club
Date: 17 November 2018
Time: 10:00 - 12:00
Description: Get creative with our Lego and Duplo !
Audience: Child
Cost: Free, donations welcome
Theme: Making
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Opening hours:
| Mon | 09.00 - 13.00 |
| Tue | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Wed | Closed |
| Thu | 09:00 - 18:00 |
| Fri | 09:00 - 17:00 |
| Sat | 09:00 - 13:00 |
Contact us:
Diane Flavin
Email: Dawlish Library
Tel: 01626 862529
Find us:
Dawlish Library
Lawn Terrace
Dawlish
Devon
EX7 9PY
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