Libraries
Crawley Library
A really ‘expresso’ library
Books have been flying off the shelves at the ‘greenest’ library in our county, which comes complete with a coffee shop, and easy to use self-service terminals.
Sustainability was at the heart of the design of the new Crawley Library. The team behind it believe it will become a flagship for what can be achieved.
It is a low-energy building designed to reduce carbon emissions, with its own wood fuel boiler, solar heating and a living green roof, acting as an excellent insulator.
It is proving very popular, figures for the first three months showed it loaned 154,000 items compared with 106,000 taken out from the town’s old library over an identical period.
A key aim of the Library Service is to encourage reading from an early age – that’s why a 70% rise in children’s books being borrowed has been putting a smile on faces.
West Sussex people are tremendous readers – a recent survey of all County Councils put your service fourth in popularity.
Libraries are also powerhouses of information and have internet terminals. It’s a 24 hour service at www.westsussex.gov.uk. You can join a library, browse the catalogue, ask questions, search databases, use electronic reference books, and much more.
web: www.westsussex.gov.uk/libraries
phone: 01243 642111
email: libraries@westsussex.gov.uk
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