City of Westminster

Find a library

When you join one Westminster Library, you join them all, opening up a world of books, information and events around the city. Many of our services are even accessible from home!

Whether you want to find the best library for a particular subject, or simply the nearest one to your home or office, this page should help you find what you're looking for... If you know the name of the library you want, please click on the links on the left to get contact details, opening hours, news, events and more.

Our lending libraries can be found at Charing Cross, Church Street, Maida Vale, Marylebone, Mayfair, Paddington, Pimlico, Queen's Park, St James's, St John's Wood, and Victoria.

Our reference libraries are called Marylebone Information Service and Westminster Reference Library. There are details of the specialist libraries below.

Find your nearest library

When the map search page opens, either enter your postcode in the search box, or click on the link beneath it to see a library map covering the whole of Westminster.

  • Lending libraries

    We offer users nearly a million books, plus CDs, DVDs, language courses and talking books, as well as newspapers, magazines, local information and access to computers.

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  • Reference libraries

    Our two renowned reference libraries can help you find the answer to your questions. Each has their own specialist subjects as well as offering a wide range of resources to help with general enquiries.

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  • Home library service

    We can help you if you are a Westminster resident and find it too difficult to get to a library because of age, disability, long-term illness, or if you are caring for someone who cannot be left alone.

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  • Subject resources

    We have special collections on art & design, business, Chinese, education, the EU, health, law, music, performing arts, Sherlock Holmes and UK official publications.

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  • Chinese Library

    The Chinese Library has over 50,000 Chinese adult and children's books, CDs, DVDs, Community Information and a national subscription service of Chinese books.

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  • Music Library

    The largest public music library in the south of the UK, with thousands of books, music scores and performance parts, vocal and orchestral sets and sheet music.

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