Shepherds Bush Library

Considering the supposed £2million investment, the new library is disappointing. The lighting is poor, toilets out of order, and there was hardly any noise control with crowds of people happily chatting away. It was impossible to get any work done.

Now situated just at one end of Westfields mall is the Shepherds Bush
my knowledge this use to be in uxbridge road but now brand new! went in there today as i wanted a daily read! havent read books for ages so it was a change. going with the westfields theme, it has glass exterior. two floors.all books and other medium are downstairs, this includes mags, newspapers, dvds, cds! there is internet access too! if ur a member you get half an hr free then 50p every half hr after!.. there is a study area upstairs. there are novels, crime novels, travel guides. children section! its a quaint place to go especially if you want to get away from the daily grind… very relaxing.

Housed in one of Shepherd’s Bush’s nicest buildings is an adequate, if not sensational, selection of books, videos and dvds.
There are also helpful staff, and generally it has a very friendly and welcoming atmosphere where you don’t feel like someone is going to spit ‘shhh!’ at you if you dare to make a sound.
When I was a student I got my ‘Lifestyle Plus’ card from here. The card is an excellent thing. It cost me £20 for 12 months and I qualified for it by being a full time student. You can also get one if you are low income or on various benefits. It allowed me to go swimming for 50p a throw, and lots of other things like cheap tennis, free entry to some museumy type places, cheap theatre tickets and so on. All in the borough of Hammersmith and Fulham. What a great borough.
Videos are cheaper to borrow from here than the videoshop, but obviously the selection isn’t fabulous.
A nice library though. Pleasant and welcoming for all the community.

It is a nice library, very user friendly, you can lend books, audio tapes, DVD’s, videos and CD’s for a good price with a large range.
It opens till late 4 times a week, while it opens 7 days a week. If 2 or more people need to use the internet at the same time it is the place to be, they have internet stations for kids as well as adults.
Also has a toilet, automatic doors and ramp for the disabled.