Oldham Libraries - Limehurst Library
St. Chads Centre, Lime Green Parade, Limehurst, Oldham OL8 3 HH
Telephone 0161 624 0351
Email limehurst.library@oldham.gov.uk
Opening Times
- Monday 10am-6pm
- Tuesday Closed
- Wednesday 1-7pm
- Thursday 1-6pm
- Friday 10am- 5pm
- Saturday 10am-1pm
Services available
- Books for adults & children
- Books for teenagers
- Talking books
- Audio CDs for loan
- Videos for loan
- Local & community information
- Telephone directories
- Newspapers
- Teenage magazines
- Local history
- Photocopying facilities
- Computers available for public use with free Internet access (Please note that the computers will be shut down fifteen minutes before closing time). Please be aware that you need to save your work to a peripheral such as a floppy disk or USB memory key as each computer's hard drive is wiped every evening. Floppy disks are on sale at the counter. Once the computers have been wiped any data that has been saved to the computer is irretrievable.
- Children's activities and storytimes
- Storytime tapes
- Class visits
- Study space
- Jobs bulletin
- Homework collections
Access
- Via stairs or a fully accessible lift
Parking
- Free parking is available outside the library
Contact
- Ainsley Williams, Community Librarian on 0161 681 2405
Activities
- Partner of Oldham Information and Guidance (IAG) network
- After schools activity group (ACE) in partnership with Sure Start
- Partner of Routes to Employment
- Holiday activities for children
- Learn Direct (run by Oldham College)
- Free basic computer courses (run by Lifelong Learning)
- Free CLAIT courses (run by Lifelong Learning)
- Refresher maths classes
- Toy library in partnership with Sure Start
- Family events in partnership with Sure Start
Facts & Figures
- Limehurst Library opens 20 hours per week.
- Stocks over 20,000 books.
- 47,126 visitors in 2003/2004
- 42,554 books issued in 2003/2004