Reading Central Library
Reading Central Library is a public library in the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire.Photo: Bill Nicholls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
- Opening hours:
Monday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Tuesday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
Wednesday: closed
Thursday: 9:00 AM—7:00 PM
Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
Saturday: 10:00 AM—3:00 PM
Sunday and public holidays: closed - Type: Library
- Description: public library in Berkshire, UK
- Address: Reading
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include St Mary’s Church, Castle Street, Reading and The Oracle.
St Mary’s Church, Castle Street, Reading
Church
Photo: Stephen Richards, CC BY-SA 2.0.
St Mary's Church, Castle Street is an independent church within the Continuing Anglican movement. It is located in the town centre of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire, and is a few yards from the similarly named, but much older Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin. St Mary’s Church, Castle Street, Reading is situated 450 feet northwest of Reading Central Library.
The Oracle
Shopping center
The Oracle is a large indoor shopping and leisure mall on the banks of the River Kennet in Reading, Berkshire, England. Partly on the site of a 17th-century workhouse of the same name, it was developed and is owned by a joint venture of Hammerson and the Abu Dhabi Investment Authority. The Oracle is situated 600 feet northeast of Reading Central Library.
Reading Minster
Church
Photo: Ben Sutherland, CC BY 2.0.
Reading Minster, or the Minster Church of St Mary the Virgin, is the oldest ecclesiastical foundation in the town of Reading, Berkshire, England. Although eclipsed in importance by the later Reading Abbey, Reading Minster regained its status after the destruction of the Abbey and is now an Anglican parish church. Reading Minster is situated 590 feet north of Reading Central Library.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Coley and Coley Park.
Coley
Suburb
Photo: Uli Harder, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coley is an inner-town district near the centre of the town of Reading, in the English county of Berkshire. It is often referred to as Old Coley, to distinguish it from the adjacent, and much more recent, suburb of Coley Park.
Coley Park
Suburb
Photo: Graham Horn, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Coley Park is a suburban village to the south of the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is largely built on the country estate of the same name, surrounding Coley House.
Cemetery Junction
Locality
Photo: Walton Adams, Public domain.
Cemetery Junction is a road junction in East Reading, bordering on Newtown, in the town of Reading in the English county of Berkshire. It is a notorious bottleneck for traffic during rush hour, with the main A4 road meeting the A329 road from Wokingham.
Reading Central Library
- Categories: public library and education
- Location: Reading, England, United Kingdom, Britain and Ireland, Europe
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Latitude
51.45289° or 51° 27′ 10″ northLongitude
-0.97331° or 0° 58′ 24″ westInception
June 18th, 2026Open location code
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amenity=libraryWikidata ID
Q7300489
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