Library of My Dreams Durham Clayport Library

Durham Clayport Library Centre Manager – Geoff Pratt

Millennium Place EntranceEntrance

Millennium Place Bike racksBike racks

What’s on offer? Three floorsThree floors Reference, family and local history Reference, family and local history Lending Lending Digital Media Digital Media

What’s on offer? Disabled accessDisabled access

What’s on offer? Public toiletsPublic toilets Disabled toiletsDisabled toilets Baby-changingBaby-changing

The Lending Floor What’s on offer? all the services of a traditional lending library, delivered in a new way, to promote Lifelong Learning What’s on offer? all the services of a traditional lending library, delivered in a new way, to promote Lifelong Learning

Helpful, experienced and friendly staff Here to helpHere to help

Designated areas for children young people adults

Children’s Area To readTo read To relaxTo relax To playTo play To learnTo learn

Children’s PCs To playTo play To learnTo learn To find outTo find out To displayTo display

Young People Specially-chosen stock to suit ages Specially-chosen stock to suit ages Reading for pleasure and studyReading for pleasure and study Magazines and comic-booksMagazines and comic-books PCs and PS2PCs and PS2

Adult Library 18,000 books18,000 books

Adult Library MagazinesMagazines Hot drinksHot drinks Meeting placeMeeting place

Adult Library AudiobooksAudiobooks

Adult Library Music scoresMusic scores

Special areas for quick- reference and help Information about local events and organisations Local studies Parenting

Special area Health information area, supported by MacMillan CancerHealth information area, supported by MacMillan Cancer Weekly advice sessions from MacMillan volunteersWeekly advice sessions from MacMillan volunteers

PCs to search the entire catalogue of Durham County Library and request books to search your borrowing record and renew books to search the Internet to access all IT applications

Display facilities Glass cases Noticeboards Area for free-standing displays Information days to promote local groups

Sales of local publications of gift items of discarded books

Digital Media suite 27 PCs27 PCs copying/DTP/binding facilitiescopying/DTP/binding facilities IT training sessions and adviceIT training sessions and advice

Digital Media suite CDsCDs Listening postsListening posts Music/FilmMusic/Film magazines magazines

Digital Media suite DVDs –DVDs – a wide selectionincluding World Cinema

Courses ITIT Basic skillsBasic skills Local historyLocal history Art, literatureArt, literature CraftsCrafts

Regular sessions Storytimes and children’s activitiesStorytimes and children’s activities Reading and writing groupsReading and writing groups Social and cultural eventsSocial and cultural events Visits by schools and other organisationsVisits by schools and other organisations Information eventsInformation events

Borrowing allowances 12 books12 books 6 CDs6 CDs 6 audiobooks6 audiobooks 6 DVDs6 DVDs

And… a link to other sections of the Department of Adult and Community Servicesa link to other sections of the Department of Adult and Community Services a link to other departments of Durham County Councila link to other departments of Durham County Council a link to the other services on the Millennium sitea link to the other services on the Millennium site

Reference and family history floor International, national and local informationInternational, national and local information Local and family history sourcesLocal and family history sources PCsPCs displays and eventsdisplays and events

Reference and family history floor Durham RecordDurham Record Microfiche readersMicrofiche readers

Reference and local history floor CensusCensus St Catherine’s IndexSt Catherine’s Index

Reference and family history floor Magazines and periodicalsMagazines and periodicals

Reference and local history floor National and international newspapersNational and international newspapers Back copiesBack copies

Reference and local history floor Study areaStudy area

Finally… Clayport Library seeks to fulfil the mission statement of Durham County Council - “to make Durham the best place to live, work and bring up a family” - in partnership with the community it serves. All comments and suggestions are welcome.

See you soon …