Bridgend Library Coed Parc

Contact details

Address
BRIDGEND REFERENCE AND INFORMATION CENTRE,
Coed Parc,
Park Street,
Bridgend,
CF31 4BA
E-mail blis@bridgendlib.gov.uk
Librarian to contact Lesley Milne
Telephone No. 01656 754810
Fax No. 01656 645719
Website Bridgend County Borough Council
Does this include an OPAC? Yes

Opening hours

Sun Mon Tues Weds Thurs Fri Sat
X 8:30 - 8:30 - 8:30 - 8:30 - 8:30 - 8:30 -
19:00 19:00 19:00 19:00 19:00 17:00

Type of Library - Public

Onsite facilities

Disabled access
Yes, with 2 disabled parking spaces.
Car Parking
Yes

Level of access

Reference use

Open account - Yes
By prior appointment - N/A

Borrowing rights

Standard membership:
Maximum10 items; Books, CDs and Audio Books 3 week loan;
DVDs/Videos 1 week loan;
Primary Teacher?s ticket: 15 items per half-term.

Services

Inter-library loans
Yes
Photocopying
Yes
E-mail
Yes
Internet use
Yes
Housebound
Yes
Microfilm reader
Yes
Fax
Yes
Enquiry/reference
Yes - local studies, family history & genealogy
Other services
Scanning and laminating

Collections

Local Studies and Family History Collection relating to Bridgend County Borough and neighbouring areas of Glamorgan, including - books, journals, census data, local newspapers on microfilm, first, second and third edition Ordnance Survey maps, photographs, General Register Office Index of Births Marriages and Deaths from 1837. Full details available on the web site and by contacting the Reference and Information Centre.
Large closed-access reserve collection of fiction and non fiction (listed on online catalogue)

How to find us

Located 350m on the right up Park Street (A473), the main road out of Bridgend to the west. Free on-site car parking is available for library users only.
Bus services from Park Street (300m further up Park Street) and from the town bus station (700m). Main line and local train services from Bridgend Station (1.1km).