Venue Description

Drumbrae Library Hub is a public library in Edinburgh. We provide free access to our building and our facilities for all visitors, as well as a host of free events available to the public. Our WiFi, computers, and book borrowing services are available to all the library members. Getting a library card is free and easy, all we need to see is a proof of address for a full membership. Our full set of events can be found on our Facebook, by calling us, or by coming in in person. We have events for babies, children, teens, and adults. We provide free hearing aids batteries (P13, 312, 675), sell food waste bag, printing and photocopying. Our book collection includes: GROUND FLOOR - Our Large Print section, carrying a mix of adult fiction and non-fiction (around 250 titles); - Our audiobooks section, carrying a mix of adult fiction and non-fiction (around 200 titles); - Our romance section; - Our Western Section; - Our entire children section (1000+ titles) divided into picture books, board books, early readers, story dips for 8-11, children's non-fiction. The section also includes a marked dyslexia friendly shelf, and a selection of children's audiobooks; - Our teen section, including YA fiction, non-fiction, and a selection of audiobooks; - Our comic books and graphic novels section. FIRST FLOOR Main adult stock section which consists of: - Fantasy and Science Fiction; - Crime and Thriller; - General Fiction; - True Crime; - Classics; - Non-fiction divided into Home & Garden, Natural World, Science & Tech, Health & Well-being, Family Life, Careers, At home & Leisure, Food & Drinks, Travel, History, Arts & Biographies.

Accessibility

Our library is accessible through two entrances, one on Drum Brae Drive and one on Rannoch Terrace. Both entrances are step free and consist of two sets of automatic double doors. For the North entrance both sets of doors open outwards towards the street, while for the South entrance the first set open inwards towards the library and the second opens outwards towards the street. In between the two doors there's a carpeted and covered area. The building is on two floors. All the fire exits are placed on the bottom floor and are step-free. The bottom floor has an even carpeted floor and it includes a mezzanine area accessible through 5 steps or a ramp. There are two ungendered toilets in the mezzanine area which include a toilet, a sink, and an electric hand-dryer. One of the toilets is accessible and it includes an alarm, baby-changing facilities and a grab rails. On our ground floor we have the welcome desk on the right hand side when entering from the North entrance. Our first floor is accessible through a staircase consisting of 18 steps, divided into two 9 steps sections, with hand rails on both sides. There is also a lift which can be accessed through a ramp and by going through a set of double push doors. The elevator on the second floor opens onto a corridor that connects it to the main area through a PUSH single door. Upstairs we have our main adult stock. On the far side of the floor we have 4 PCs with rolling chairs, and large table with four rolling chairs. On the near side we have two tables with three chairs each, and a McMillian information cancer point with free resources about living with cancer with some comfy chairs nearby. We also have 6 padded chairs with armrests scattered around the floor.

Toilets

We have two accessible toilets, one on the bottom floor and one on the first floor. Both accessible toilets are ungendered and include a toilet, a sink, grab rails, an alarm, a baby changing place and a electric hand dryer. Period products are also provided in the toilets and in display stands around the library. The toilet on the bottom floor is placed in a corridor at the end of a ramp, which is also accessible by climbing 5 steps. Our first floor is accessible through a staircase consisting of 18 steps, divided into two 9 steps sections, with hand rails on both sides. There is also a lift which can be accessed through a ramp and by going through a set of double push doors. The elevator on the second floor opens onto a corridor that connects it to the main area through a PUSH single door.

Staff

Information about the staff has not been added for this venue.

Assistance dog facilities

Other assistance dog facilities

We offer water bowls to dogs and have small treats on hand behind the desk. There is a public park, Clermiston Park, just across the road from our North Entrance, and a green space just across our South Entrance.