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Free entryShadowssettle, CC BY-SA 4.0Library·Indoor
Abdus Salam Library
Free library with long opening hours.
- SW7 2AS London · District Kensington and Chelsea
- Sun–Thu 00:00–24:00, Sat 10:00–24:00 · Fri 00:00–23:00
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Balham Library
A library with books, computers and family activities.
- Mon, Wed, Thu 09:00–20:00 · Tue, Sun closed · Fri 09:00–17:00 · Sat 10:00–18:00
- better.org.uk/library/london/wandsworth/balham-library
- 7.1 km from the city centre
Free entryLibraries Taskforce, CC BY 2.0Library·Indoor
Brompton Library
Free library on Old Brompton Road.
- Old Brompton Road 208, London
- Mon, Tue, Thu 09:30–20:00 · Wed 10:00–17:00 · Fri, Sat 09:30–17:00 · Sun closed
Free entryJuliaC2006 from Rochester, UK, CC BY 2.0Library·Indoor
Charing Cross Library
Free library on Charing Cross Road.
- Charing Cross Road 6, London
- Mon 09:30–20:00 · Tue, Thu–Fri 09:30–19:00 · Wed 10:00–19:00 · Sat 10:30–14:00 · Sun 11:00–17:00
Free entryReading Tom from Reading, UK, CC BY 2.0Library·Indoor
Clapham Library
A busy neighbourhood library with story times, events and a Safe Haven space.
- Clapham High Street 91, SW4 7DB London · District Lambeth
- lambeth.gov.uk/libraries-0/clapham-library
Free entryEdwardx, CC BY-SA 4.0Library·Indoor
Durning Library
A library with books, Wi‑Fi, study space and family sessions.
- Kennington Lane 167, SE11 4HF London · District Lambeth
- lambeth.gov.uk/libraries-0/durning-library
Free entryPhilafrenzy, CC BY-SA 4.0Library·Indoor
Guildhall Library
Free indoor library.
- Aldermanbury, EC2V 7HH London · District City of London
- cityoflondon.gov.uk/things-to-do/visiting-the-city/archives-and-city-history/guildhall-library/Pages/default.aspx
Free entryChmee2, CC BY-SA 3.0Library·Indoor·Accessible
Hammersmith Library
Free, accessible library in London.
- W6 7AT London · District Hammersmith and Fulham
- Mon–Thu 10:00–20:00 · Fri–Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 11:00–17:00 · holidays closed
Free entryCC BY-SA 2.0Library·Indoor
Highgate Public Library
Free indoor library in London.
- Chester Road, N19 5DH London · District Islington
- camden.gov.uk/highgatelibrary
Free entryNigel Cox, CC BY-SA 2.0Library·Indoor
Hornsey Library
Free library in Haringey Park.
- Haringey Park, N8 9JA London · District Haringey
- Mon–Tue 09:00–19:00 · Wed 10:00–19:00 · Thu–Fri 09:00–19:00 · Sat 09:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–16:00
Free entryStephen Craven, CC BY-SA 2.0Library·Indoor
John Harvard Library
Indoor library with free entry.
- Mon–Fri 09:00–19:00 · Sat 09:00–17:00 · Sun 12:00–16:00 · holidays closed
- southwark.gov.uk/libraries/find-a-library?chapter=9
- 2.5 km from the city centre
Free entryEdwardx, CC BY-SA 3.0Library·Indoor·Accessible
Kensington Central Library
Free library with wheelchair access.
- Phillimore Walk 12, London
- Mon, Tue, Thu 09:30–20:00 · Wed 10:00–17:00 · Fri, Sat 09:30–17:00
Free entryLibraries Taskforce, CC BY 2.0Library·Indoor
Mayfair Library
Free indoor library in London.
- South Audley Street 25, W1K 2PB London · District Westminster
- westminster.gov.uk/services/libraries/findalibrary/mayfair
Free entryJwslubbock, CC BY-SA 4.0Library·Indoor
Minet Library and Lambeth Archives
Indoor library, free entry.
- Knatchbull Road 52, SE5 9QY London · District Southwark
- lambeth.gov.uk/places/lambeth-archives
Free entryJuliaC2006, CC BY 2.0Library·Indoor
Shoe Lane Library
Library with set opening hours.
- Little New Street, EC4A 3JR London · District City of London
- Mon, Wed–Fri 09:30–17:30, Tue 09:30–18:30
Free entryFin Fahey, CC BY-SA 2.5Library·Indoor·Accessible
Stoke Newington Public Library
Closed for refurbishment, with other libraries suggested for now.
- Mon–Thu 10:00–20:00 · Fri 10:00–18:00 · Sat 10:00–17:00 · Sun 13:00–17:00
- hackney.gov.uk/stoke-newington-library
- 6.8 km from the city centre
Free entryLibrary·Indoor
The Feminist Library
Feminist books, research and community space in London.
- Tue, Fri 11:00–17:00 · Wed 13:00–19:00 · Sat 13:00–16:00
- feministlibrary.co.uk
- 5 km from the city centre
Free entryJohn W. Schulze from Tejas, CC BY 2.0Library·Indoor
The London Library
A quiet central London library with one million volumes.
- St James's Square 14, SW1Y 4LG London · District Westminster
- londonlibrary.co.uk
Free entryPhilafrenzy, CC BY-SA 4.0Library·Indoor
The Wiener Library for the Study of the Holocaust & Genocide
Free library on Russell Square.
- Russell Square 29, London
- Mon–Fri 10:00–17:00, Tue 10:00–19:00
Free entryN19±, CC BY-SA 3.0Library·Indoor
West Library
Indoor library in London.
- Bridgeman Road 107, N1 1BD London · District Islington
- Tue, Thu 09:30–20:00 · Fri, Sat 09:30–17:00