HIVE Directory: Libraries

Browsing and borrowing books and resources.

Click & Collect services
Access to PCs and printing
Photocopying
Visitor Parking Permits
Portsmouth History Centre (at Central Library).

Loaning of books, magazine online subscription. The library runs rhyme-time for children, as well as public access to computers for library users.

These services have gone well above and beyond the provision of large print and audio books and have been recognised nationally, receiving the Libraries Change Lives Award in 2003 and in 2023.

The aim is to provide a needs based service to increase the independence and wellbeing of adults who are blind or vision impaired. The work is led by their Vision Impairment Services Officer (who is blind), supported by library staff and volunteers. Most of the users of this service are over 16 years of age. The local authority does provide support in schools for children so most of the library work has been with adults.

Portsmouth Library and Archives have been providing additional services to people with vision impairment for over fourteen years.

Browsing and borrowing books and resources

Click & Collect services
Access to PCs and printing
Photocopying
Visitor Parking Permits

Regular activities
Rhymetimes – Monday, 11am (term-time only)
Story times – Tuesday, 2pm (term-time only)
Children’s drawing workshop – Once a month on Saturday,1-3pm

The library runs a number of activities as well as loaning books, CD's, DVD's and online magazine subscriptions.