Meadowridge Library | |
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34°02′21″S 18°27′15″E / 34.039153°S 18.454085°E[2] | |
Location | 30 Howard Drive, Meadowridge, Cape Town[1], South Africa |
Type | Public library |
Branch of | City of Cape Town Library and Information Services |
Collection | |
Items collected | 78,016 (March 2015) |
Access and use | |
Access requirements | Library membership (free) Library card carries a R20 replacement fee if lost |
Circulation | 233,161 (2014)[3] |
Members | 8,112 (February 2015) |
Other information | |
Employees | 11 employees 10 volunteers (November 2015) |
Website | CCT Libraries and Services (select Meadowridge) |
Meadowridge Library is a public library in the suburb of Meadowridge, in Cape Town, South Africa. It has 8,112 members, and was ranked 14th in the City of Cape Town's top 20 circulating libraries in 2014, out of the city's 101 libraries.[3]
The library, established in January 1960, is open 45 hours a week, and currently provides work to 11 employees and 10 volunteers. It offers books, DVDs, CDs, audiobooks, and magazines for loan. The library holds 78,106 items. Meadowridge Library's holdings can be searched online via the City of Cape Town's Open Public Access Catalogue (OPAC)[4]
Meadowridge library is in close proximity to a number of schools, including Bergvliet Primary School, Bergvliet High School, Westcott Primary School, Sweet Valley Primary School, and the American International School of Cape Town. The library serves a large community, with many neighboring suburbs not having libraries of their own.