Central Library
Opening times
- Monday: 9.30am - 8pm
- Tuesday: 9.30am - 5pm
- Wednesday: 9.30am - 8pm
- Thursday: 9.30am - 8pm
- Friday: 9.30am - 5pm
- Saturday: 9.30am - 5pm
- Sunday: 1pm - 5pm
You can find a wide range of e-books, e-audiobooks, newspapers and magazines online, free to Islington Library members, on our Libraries, heritage and arts webpages.
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Where to find us
2 Fieldway Crescent
London
N5 1PF
The library is on the corner of Holloway Road and Fieldway Crescent, about 500m from Highbury Corner.
Contact us
Phone: 020 7527 6900
Email: centrallending.lib@islington.gov.uk
Library Manager: Moya Kapas
Public transport
Buses: 43, 271, 393. 263
Tubes: Highbury & Islington (Victoria line), Holloway Road (Piccadilly line)
Trains: Highbury & Islington (First Capital Connect), Drayton Park (First Capital Connect)
Other facilities
Central Library also hosts the First Steps Learning Centre.
Disabled access
The library is fully wheelchair accessible. Our AccessAble profile features a guide to facilities and access for disabled people.
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Services
- Free public computers (30+ available)
- Free internet and MS Office software access
- Free Wi-Fi
- Photocopier, printing from library computers and scan to USB available
- Extensive study space in the Reference Library 2nd floor
- 121 basic ICT sessions – help with getting online and setting up emails for job search, UC, Freedom pass etc
- First Steps Learning Centre
- The Gallery – room for hire
