Havant Library and Learning Centre

Services and events

Online Library Services

Room hire

Small private room on the ground floor of Havant Library, with seating for up to 10. Flip chart available. The room has individual tables and chairs that can be put together in a number of ways. As a meeting room it seats 10 - 12.

Havant Library is situated on the first floor of the Meridian Shopping Centre. Lift available from the ground floor.

Plenty of short stay parking is available in the Meridian Centre car park.

Right next to Havant Bus Station.
Havant Train Station about 3 minutes walk.

There is a café below in the Meridian Centre and there is also a large selection of pubs, cafés and restaurants within walking distance.

Subject to other bookings, the room is available for use Monday - Friday 9am-4.45pm, Saturday 9am-4.30pm

Charges

• Standard £10 per hour, full day £60 (9am - 4.45pm)
• Community £5 per hour, full day £30 (9am - 4.45pm)

Local Studies at Havant Library and Learning Centre

The Local Studies section is housed in Havant Library and Learning Centre. Maps are stored in a map cabinet behind the enquiry desk and can only be accessed with the help of a librarian. The collection covers the area of Havant Borough and includes Havant, Hayling Island and Emsworth as well as some material for areas adjacent to the Borough.

Newspapers and Periodicals

• The News is held for 6 months. Earlier copies may be viewed at Waterlooville Library and Learning Centre.
• Local Life Community Newspaper May-December 1975
• Havant Messenger (Chamber of Commerce Magazine), May 1939

Directories and Registers

• Kelly’s Directory for 1899, 1931, 1935, 1939
• Copies of Directories from 1784 are held on microfiche
• Havant and District Directory 1959

Maps

• Old Ordnance Survey maps such as the Cassini series, and old 1 inch series are held
• Copies of maps and texts for Definitive Rights of Way for Havant Borough 2007/8;
• Main series is ‘Historical maps’, consisting mainly of: OS 6 inch NG (metric and pre-metric) and 25 inch series, with a few 6 inch Co Series interspersed,
• Goad Plans of Havant Town Centre
• Havant Borough Council; Havant Town Centre Plans for 1970s and 80s;
• Photocopy of Havant and Leigh Park shopping centre plans
• Copy of Conservation Walks and Rides in Havant and Isle of Wight 2005

Census and International Genealogical Index

• Census for 1881 and 1901
• Hampshire Genealogy Society surname index for the  1851 Census of Hampshire
• International Genealogical Index on microfiche is available
• Hampshire Record Office Wills Index
• 1991 Census Statistics for wards in Havant Borough

General

• ChichesterHarbour Conservancy and The Countryside Agency Landscape Character Assessment 2004.
• Copy of an Act “For Building a Bridge and Causeway from Langstone to HaylingIsland” 1823.
• Water Chemistry of the Hermitage Stream and origins of Pollution, by D. Duggan 1997 plus other publications on Hermitage Stream.
• Interim report on the Hayling Island Temple Excavations 1977;
• Hampshire County Council Report into The Warblington Experiment in CCTV 1965
• Historical Changes on the Hants Coast, Hooke and Riley, Portsmouth Polytechnic Publication 1987
• Royal Commission on Historical Manuscripts publication on the Parchment Works.

Parish Registers

• Various local parishes.
  Please check Parish registers in Hampshire for details.

Facilities
Public Computers	Yes
Wi-Fi	No
Scanner	Yes
Printing	Yes, colour printing
Photocopying	Yes, black & white, colour, A4, A3, ·double-sided
fax	no
Microfiche reader	Yes
Exhibition facilities	Yes
Room Hire	Yes
Local Studies Collection	Yes
Reading Group	Yes - VIP (catering for visually impaired people) and Children's (ages 8-11) See  What's on for details
Coffee Facilities	No

Access
Wheelchair access	Yes and lift to first floor
Parking on site	No, available nearby
Disabled Parking	No, available nearby
Magnifier	No
Hearing Loop	Yes
Public Toilets	Yes
VIP Reading Group	Yes- see What's on for details

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