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Cathays Library

Cathays Library is a Grade II* listed library building in , , Wales. It is one of the 2,500 Carnegie libraries, financed by the American businessman Andrew Carnegie.
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Tuesday: 9:00 AM—1:00 PM and 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
    Wednesday: 9:00 AM—1:00 PM and 2:00 PM—7:00 PM
    Thursday: 9:00 AM—1:00 PM and 2:00 PM—6:00 PM
    Friday: closed
    Saturday: 9:00 AM—1:00 PM and 2:00 PM—5:30 PM
    Sunday: closed
  • Type: Library
  • Description: public library in Cardiff
  • Also known as: “Cathays and Heritage Library”, “Cathays Branch and Heritage Library”, “Cathays Librar”, and “Llyfrgell Treftadaeth Cathays”
  • Address: Fairoak Road, Cathays, Cardiff, CF24 4PW

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Cathays Methodist Church and Cardiff Castle.

Church
Photo: ceridwen, CC BY-SA 2.0.
is a Methodist church, located in , Cardiff. It is a Grade II listed building. It is part of the East Cluster in the Methodist Church in Cardiff and Caerphilly. is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Cathays Library.

Photo: Tevfik Teker, CC BY 3.0.
is a medieval castle and Victorian Gothic revival mansion located in the city centre of , . The original motte and bailey castle was built in the late 11th century by Norman invaders on top of a 3rd-century Roman fort. is situated 1 mile south of Cathays Library.

Sports venue
is a velodrome and indoor swimming pool facility in the area of , . The velodrome was used in the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games and the swimming pool was opened in 1993. is situated 1,900 feet west of Cathays Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Maindy and Castle Quarter.

Suburb
is a district of the city of , . Its boundaries are not formally recognised by Cardiff Council, and the district falls within the Cathays ward and .

Quarter
is an independent retail destination area in the north of the city centre of , . Castle is also a community of Cardiff. The listed includes some of Cardiff's Victorian and Edwardian arcades: Castle Arcade, High Street Arcade and Duke Street Arcade, and principal shopping streets: St Mary Street, High Street, Castle Street and Duke Street.

Suburb
is a district of the city of stretching between and the interchange, along the A469 road. It centres on a crossroads dominated by the pub which also lies between Heath and .

Cathays Library

Latitude
51.49735° or 51° 29′ 51″ north
Longitude
-3.18212° or 3° 10′ 56″ west
Operator
Cardiff Council
Open location code
9C3RFRW9+W5
Open­Street­Map ID
node 10106845635
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Wiki­data ID
Q17741298
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In Other Languages

From Basque to Welsh—“Cathays Library” goes by many names.
  • Basque: “Cathays Library”
  • Basque: “Llyfrgell Treftadaeth Cathays”
  • Catalan: “Cathays Library”
  • Catalan: “Llyfrgell Treftadaeth Cathays”
  • French: “Cathays Library”
  • French: “Llyfrgell Treftadaeth Cathays”
  • Irish: “Cathays Library”
  • Irish: “Llyfrgell Treftadaeth Cathays”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Cathays Library”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Llyfrgell Treftadaeth Cathays”
  • Swedish: “Cathays Library”
  • Swedish: “Llyfrgell Treftadaeth Cathays”
  • Welsh: “Llyfrgell Treftadaeth Cathays”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include St Monica’s C.I.W. Primary School and Gladstone Primary.

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