Wash Common Library
A community library funded and run by The Friends of Wash Common Library. Registered Charity Number 1179703.
If you would like to donate go to The Good Exchange we are Project Number 19309.
Our Opening Hours
Tuesday 2pm to 4pm
Wednesday 3pm to 5pm
Thursday 2pm to 4pm
Friday 10am to 12pm
Saturday 10am to 3pm
Supported by Greenham Trust Ltd and Englefield Charitable Trust
Wash Common Library is run and funded by the The Friends of Wash Common Library, it costs over £5000 per year to keep the library running, if you would like to help keep this Community Library, then please donate through our project on the Good Exchange.
To donate on The Good Exchange please go to our Project page.
You can access our online book catalogue, click here.
News and Events
There are many reasons to visit us over the coming weeks; we have lots of activities, free parking, and best of all, we have air conditioning!
Our next fundraising book sale is on Saturday, 11 July, from 10.00 am to 12.00 pm. Come along and pick up a bargain from our selection of adults' books, children's books, and jigsaws and help keep the library open.
Our Summer Reading Challenge for children will be back from 21st July. It’s a great opportunity to celebrate achievement and continue reading over the school holidays.
In August we’ll be running children’s art & crafts days including a range of activities on 5th, 12th, and 19th. Keep an eye out for further details later this month.
Please note that our next daytime book group will meet on Monday, 3 August, at 3.00pm rather than 29th July. We’re a small group and would love to welcome new members if you’d like to come along.
Our Activities
The Poetry Reading Group is the second Monday of the month at 3pm.
Our evening Book Group is on the second Thursday of the Month at 7.45pm.
The Knit and Natter Group is the third Monday of the month at 3pm.
Our daytime Book Group is on the fourth Monday of the month at 3pm.
At Wash Common Library, we not only offer books and volunteering opportunities, but aim to provide community groups to bring people together.
Activities include monthly meetings of our Poetry Group, Book Clubs, and Knit and Natter.
If you have any suggestions for activities or groups that could use the library to meet up, then please get in touch by clicking on the contact us tab.