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Cathays Branch and Heritage Library

Cathays Branch and Heritage Library provides library services offering a wide variety of books and computer access. We also provide access to the Cardiff Heritage and Local Studies Collection, where you can view historic documents, maps and photographs.

As well as housing regular library stock, here at Cathays Heritage Library we also collect and catalogue material relating to the history of Cardiff for educational and research use, including:

· Local books, leaflets and bound articles

· Newspapers (hard copies and microfilm)

· Maps (including Ordinance Survey and Tithe)

· Family history resources (including street directories,  electoral registers and parish registers)

· A comprehensive collection of photographs and prints

· Historical and contemporary periodicals and annuals.

· Online resources

Hub services

  • Full Library service
  • Free wi-fi​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​

Library services

Search, renew or reserve an item online
  • Public computers
  • Talking books
  • Newspapers
  • Online services
  • Welsh language publications
  • Community language publications​
  • Photocopying
  • Scanning
  • Printing
  • Archives
  • quick_drop_off
  • Reading and relaxation area
  • Parent and toddler groups
  • click_collect

Advice sessions

Monday

No sessions available.

Tuesday

No sessions available.

Wednesday

No sessions available.

Thursday

No sessions available.

Friday

No sessions available.

Saturday

No sessions available.

Sunday

No sessions available.

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Cathays Branch and Heritage Library

Fairoak Road
Cathays
CF24 4PW

  029 2078 5580

Christmas opening hours

All Hubs will close at 12pm on Saturday 24 December and will reopen on Wednesday 28 December.
Hubs will be open their usual hours until 12pm Saturday 31 December.

Please note that from the 28th to the 30th December, any branches usually opening 10am-7pm will change to 9am-6pm.

Hubs will reopen on Tuesday 3 January.



Opening hours
Monday9am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm
Tuesday9am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm
Wednesday9am to 1pm and 2pm to 7pm
Thursday9am to 1pm and 2pm to 6pm
FridayClosed
Saturday9am to 1pm and 2pm to 5.30pm
SundayClosed