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Aberdare Library

Aberdare Library
Green Street
Aberdare
CF44 7AG

Telephone (01685) 880050
Fax (01685) 881181
Email Aberdare.Library@rhondda-cynon-taff.gov.uk

Use this page to find everything you want to know about library services in Aberdare. We think you'll be pleasantly surprised by the range of services we offer. Our friendly staff are always willing to help so why not pop in and consider joining.

Opening Hours

Special Facilities

• Disabled parking

• Wheelchair access

• Lift to second floor

• Black and white/colour printer

• Scanner

• Public photocopier

• Fax machine

• Laminating service

• 9 x public access PC’s

• 1 x express public access PC

• Internet access

• Wifi hotspot

• Online catalogue

• Microsoft Office software (word processing, spreadsheets etc)

• Downloading to CD or memory stick (CD’s and memory sticks can be purchased at the library)

• Microfilm/microfiche readers

Other Services

• Music collection

• DVD collection

• Audio book collection

• Digital audio book collection

• Creative writing classes

• Family history classes

• Reading group

• Community Meeting room. Community groups are permitted and encouraged to use the meeting room for cultural, educational, and recreational programs. The room can be reserved by telephone, email, or in person at the library. Use is free of charge.

• Aberdare Reference Library is a designated Welsh Assembly link library and a European Public Library Information Centre.

Special Feature

Aberdare Library has a separate reference and local studies library. Its collections cover the Rhondda Cynon Taf County Borough with Aberdare Library specialising on the Cynon Valley. The collection contains books, newspapers, periodicals, maps, plans, directories, illustrations and ephemera. Census returns and Electoral Registers are amongst the many records available for people researching their family history.

More information on our local and family history services can be found here.

For reference inquiries e-mail: Gillian.Thomas@rctcbc.gov.uk

We also provide an online form to submit queries to the three main Reference libraries.

Click here to go to the form.

Date of Opening 1963
Total Floor Area: 873 sq.m.
Ward/Catchment Area Population: 25,092