A library at the heart of the community
Childs Hill Library, in partnership with Barnet Libraries, is a community library where the people we support gain valuable experience while welcoming and supporting local visitors.
A hub of activity
Our partnership library, run by Kisharon Langdon and Barnet Libraries, is a fantastic resource for the whole community and a hub of activity with weekly school visits, reading groups, toddler classes, IT courses and a Conversation Café for people whose first language is not English.
With hundreds of visitors every week, the library offers a range of volunteer placements for the people we support, who take responsibility for receiving and logging new books, shelving returned books, assisting visitors, and managing databases. We also have volunteers who read to children during school visits.
Visit us
Opening hours
| Sun | 2.00pm – 5.00pm |
| Mon | 10.00am – 5.00pm (closed 1–2pm) |
| Tue | 10.00am – 1.00pm and 2.00pm – 5.00pm |
| Wed | 2.00pm – 8.00pm |
| Thu | 10.00am – 5.00pm (closed 1–2pm) |
Get involved
Volunteering at the library is a rewarding way to support people with learning disabilities in your community.
Get involved as a volunteer → Back to Social Enterprises →What's on every week
- Rhyme time for babies and toddlers
- IT drop-in for seniors
- English at Teatime
- Conversation Café for adults
- Lego for primary school children
- Shared Reading for adults (online & in person)
Green hands
Thanks to a previous grant from the Barnet Innovation Fund, the library garden was redeveloped into a welcoming and accessible garden space. From there, we run a weekly community gardening project for individuals with learning disabilities, led by an experienced horticulturalist and supported by volunteers from the local community. We are very grateful to The Finnis Scott Foundation, which provides additional funding to help develop our gardening offer.
