East Barnet and South Friern Libraries

Inclusion Barnet runs two popular local libraries, East Barnet and South Friern, in partnership with Barnet Council. Libraries are natural community hubs and our vision is for them to be welcoming and inclusive for all members of our community. We have years of experience of supporting people from across our local community and receive high approval ratings from our customers.

East Barnet Library

Address:

85 Brookhill Road, Barnet, EN4 8SG
Tel: 020 8359 3860

Opening Times

Tuesdays 10am – 2pm
Thursdays 1pm – 8pm
Fridays 10am – 5pm
Saturdays 9am – 12noon
Closed: Mondays, Wednesdays and Sundays

Regular groups and workshops

Tuesday morning, term-time
FREE Baby Rhyme Time 10.30am-11.00am
FREE Toddler Read & Rhyme 11.30am – 12.00 noon

Last Thursday of each month
FREE Book Club, 6.30-7.30pm

1st, 2nd and 4th Saturday of each month
Councillors Surgery, 10.30am-12 noon

South Friern Library

Address:

Colney Hatch Lane, London N10 1HD
Tel: 020 8359 3946

Opening Times

Tuesdays 2pm – 8pm
Wednesdays 10am – 5.30pm
Thursdays 10am – 5.30pm
Saturdays 2pm – 5pm
Closed: Mondays, Fridays and Sundays

Regular groups and workshops

Wednesday morning, term-time

FREE Baby Rhyme Time 10.15am – 10.45am
FREE Toddler Read & Rhyme 11.00am – 11.30am

Third Tuesday of each month
FREE Book Club, 6.30-7.30pm

Thursday morning
FREE Age UK Coffee & Computers, 10.00am-12 noon

Saturday afternoon
FREE Knitting & Crochet Club, 2.00pm-3.30pm

1st and 3rd Saturday of each month
Councillor’s Surgery, 2.00pm – 3.30pm

Volunteering

Our Library Manager and Library Assistant are supported by an excellent team of volunteers.

Why not get involved?

Contact Us to find out how you can join our welcoming inclusive team.

Affordable meeting and event spaces for hire

Do you run a health, fitness or meditation group and need a room for your weekly meetings?

Do your classes or workshops need a bigger space?

You can now hire our accessible, affordable rooms at South Friern Library.

See Price List Contact Us

Regular long-term hires

Regular long-term hires – subject to individual arrangements are usually given a discount on the standard rate. This will be considered on a case-by-case basis..

Find Out More

To find out more, drop in to have a look around and a chat, follow us on Twitter, or visit the Barnet Council Libraries website for more information about  occasional workshops and events.

Our Services and Projects

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    Touchpoint

    Touchpoint provides residents of Barnet with a place to go to get advice and support when things get difficult.

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    Trust Wide Enablement Partnership

    We are proud to be working with Barnet, Enfield and Haringey Mental Health Trust to help them deliver peer support and coproduction.

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    People’s Choice

    People’s Choice is self-advocacy team run by paid staff who all have Learning Disabilities.

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    Barnet Voice for Mental Health

    Our team of talented volunteers provide peer support for people who are struggling with their mental health.

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    Libraries

    Inclusion Barnet runs two popular local libraries, East Barnet and South Friern, in partnership with Barnet Council.

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    Research

    We believe that the work we do as disabled peers is unique, but that research which proves this is scarce. Therefore we do this research ourselves, proving that our approaches are powerful and creating resources to help others do the same.

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    Barnet Giving

    Barnet Giving aims to make local giving and volunteering easy, and to support Barnet’s small community groups and charities in raising the funds they need.

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    Training and Consultancy

    We provide training packages for organisations who want to deliver effective peer support.

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    Community Organisation Support

    We are working with Barnet Council to deliver development support and training to our fantastic Voluntary Sector colleagues in Barnet.