Meadowridge Library

Meadowridge Library
Meadowridge Library in Cape Town, South Africa
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34°02′21″S 18°27′15″E / 34.039153°S 18.454085°E / -34.039153; 18.454085[2]
Location30 Howard Drive, Meadowridge, Cape Town[1], South Africa
TypePublic library
Branch ofCity of Cape Town Library and Information Services
Collection
Items collected78,016 (March 2015)
Access and use
Access requirementsLibrary membership (free)
Library card carries a R20 replacement fee if lost
Circulation233,161 (2014)[3]
Members8,112 (February 2015)
Other information
Employees11 employees
10 volunteers (November 2015)
WebsiteCCT Libraries and Services (select Meadowridge)
Map of Cape Town with mark showing location of Meadowridge Library.
Map of Cape Town with mark showing location of Meadowridge Library.
Meadowridge Library
Location of Meadowridge Library within Cape Town.

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.

  1. ^ "Meadowridge Public Library 1". Western Cape Government. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  2. ^ "Meadowridge Public Library 2". Western Cape Community. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  3. ^ a b "About Us". City of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-25.
  4. ^ "Online Public Access Catalogue (OPAC) and E-Resources". City of Cape Town. Archived from the original on 2015-12-08. Retrieved 2015-11-25.