Woodbridge Library

Manager: Helen Scrivener
New Street, Woodbridge
IP12 1DT
- Tel: 01394 330855
- Email: help@suffolklibraries.co.uk
- Friends group: Friends of Woodbridge Library (FOWL)
Opening hours
Day | Hours |
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Monday | 1000 – 1600 |
Tuesday | 0930 – 1930 |
Wednesday | 0900 – 1730 |
Thursday | 0900 – 1730 |
Friday | 0900 – 1930 |
Saturday | 0900 – 1700 |
Sunday | 1000 – 1600 |
Room & venue hire
Branch facilities
- Accessibility information
- Payments: cash, cheques and cards accepted
- Special collections: Edward FitzGerald collection, Seckford collection
- Parking: Pay & Display available outside
- Out-of-hours book return available
- Customer toilet
- Display space: Display boards and staffed table display available for hire
- Which? available - ask staff for magazine or to log in
- For sale: Friends of Woodbridge Library cotton shopping bags (£3) and magnetic bookmarks (£1)
- Also available: East Suffolk Council customer services. Visit the East Suffolk Council website for opening times.
IT and printing facilities
- Free wifi
- Book a computer
- Borrow an eReader
- Photocopying: available up to A4
- Colour printing: available up to A4
- Scan to email
- Fax
- Printing, photocopying & scanning charges
Regular events and activities
Children's events
Baby Bounce
Wednesday, 1030-1050
Soothing songs and gentle nursery rhymes for babies.
Munchkins Baby Massage: for babies aged 4 weeks-5 months and their mums from Suffolk Babies: £39 for a six-week course
Thursdays 9, 16, 23 and 30 January and 6 and 13 February 2020, 1230-1330
Learn a full body massage for your baby, incorporating some gentle baby yoga routines and ending with songs and dancing. Find out more and book through the Suffolk Babies website or by contacting 01473 612972 or info@suffolkbabies.co.uk
Explorers Sensory Baby Yoga: for 4+ month-olds and their parents/carers from Suffolk Babies: £39 for a six-week course
Thursdays 9, 16, 23 and 30 January and 6 and 13 February 2020, 1130-1215
Baby yoga, sensory stimulation and lots of songs for babies aged 4 months who can't crawl yet. Find out more and book through the Suffolk Babies website or by contacting 01473 612972 or info@suffolkbabies.co.uk
Moving Onwards: movement class for babies who are beginning to move and their parents/carers from Suffolk Babies: £39 for a six-week course
Thursdays 9, 16, 23 and 30 January and 6 and 13 February 2020, 1045-1130
A class for babies who can move on their bottoms, roll, or crawl - they do not have to be fully mobile. Find out more and book through the Suffolk Babies website or by contacting 01473 612972 or info@suffolkbabies.co.uk
Moving Upwards: toddler yoga for confident walkers aged up to 30 months, mixed-age sibling groups and parents/carers from Suffolk Babies: £39 for a six-week course
Thursdays 9, 16, 23 and 30 January and 6 and 13 February 2020, 1000-1045
An opportunity for pre-school children to discover moving, stretching and physically expressing themselves to songs using elements of toddler yoga. Find out more and book through the Suffolk Babies website or by contacting 01473 612972 or info@suffolkbabies.co.uk
Story Adventurers: music and movement for 3-4 year-olds and their parents/carers from Suffolk Babies: £39 for a six-week course
Thursdays 9, 16, 23 and 30 January and 6 and 13 February 2020, 0930-1000
Discover a new story each week through rhythm, rhyme and repetition. Find out more and book through the Suffolk Babies website or by contacting 01473 612972 or info@suffolkbabies.co.uk
Story and Rhyme time: stories and more for pre-school children
Friday, 1030-1100
Sunday crafts
Sunday, 1030-1200
Under 8s must be accompanied by an adult
Tot Rock
Wednesday, 1115-1145
Songs and action rhymes for toddlers.
Reading groups
Play reading group
third Thursday of the month, 1400
Sunday reading group
first Sunday of the month, 1400-1500
The Golden Age book club
first Thursday of the month, 1400-1500
Writing groups
Creative Writing for All
second Tuesday of the month, 1400-1600
Contact jeannie@butterwicks.com for more information.
Woodbridge Book Writers (all genres)
first and third Wednesdays of the month, 1000-1200
A reciprocal critiquing group for those working towards publication. Email jane@bakwon.com for more information.
Writers' workshop
second Tuesday of the month, 1730-1930
Contact jeannie@butterwicks.com for more information.
IT help
Free 1-to-1 computer, laptop, tablet and smartphone help: book in advance
Monday, 1000-1200
Contact the library to join the waiting list.
Free 1-to-1 computer, laptop, tablet and smartphone help: book in advance
Thursday, 1000-1200
Contact the library to join the waiting list.
Arts, crafts & games
Woodbridge Area Gamers: modern strategy board games and more
first Saturday of the month, 1300-1700
Meets in the main library. For more information contact nigel@foden.me.uk or 07740173091
Drawing group: bring your own materials and items to draw/share, £2 a session
second Tuesday of the month, 1000-1200
A small, informal group of mainly-retired people. Meet and chat with others and create drawings based around a monthly theme. No need to book, just come along. Contact Lindsay on 01473 735413 or at lindsayharris65@gmail.com for more information.
Games club: Scrabble and dominoes
fourth Thursday of the month, 1400-1500
Knitting club: for all levels
Friday, 1400-1600
Health & wellbeing events
Open space: drop in for health info and chats. All welcome.
Wednesday, 1400-1600
ActivLives Singing Group: £5 per session.
Fridays 8 & 22 November, 6 & 13 December, 1030-1230
Lift your spirits and confidence with singing. Learn new songs and harmonies and improve your breathing and circulation while having fun and making new friends. To find out more, call Julie Stokes on 01473345350 or visit the ActivLives website.
Suffolk Coastal Three Principles Community conversations
second Saturday of the month, 1015-1145
Look at mental health in a whole new way. These conversations, led by Mia Philips, explore how our experience of life is created, our innate resilience and our true nature. £7 per session, no booking required. Visit the Suffolk Coastal Three Principles Community Facebook page or Mia's website for more information.
Veterans' coffee morning with The Matthew Project - Outside the Wire
second Wednesday of the month, 1000-1200
Veterans, serving personnel and their families are invited to meet others for tea, coffee and chat. For more information, contact 01603 626123 or otw@matthewproject.org
Councillor surgeries & professional advice
Citizens Advice Bureau: help and advice
Monday, 1000-1200
Councillor surgery with Caroline Page
third Saturday of the month., 0900-1100
Realise Futures drop-in for people with a learning disability and/or autism: no need to book
second Tuesday of the month, 1000-1200
People with a learning disability and/or autism are invited to drop in for support, advice or information on housing, employment, benefits, training, money, travel, safety, health, bills/letters and social opportunities.
Fundraising, stalls & book sales
Book sale
all day, library opening hours
There are always withdrawn library books for sale.
Upcoming special events
ArtLib: Art by the Blaxhall Art Group
Sun 1 Dec, 2019 – Tue 31 Dec, 2019
Elf on the shelf hunt
Sat 7 Dec, 2019 – Mon 23 Dec, 2019
Tea tasting with Mark Griffin from Tea of Gaia
Wed 18 Dec, 2019 1930 – 2100
Talk: 'The Anglo-Saxon Yule Celebration' by Julie Wheeler
Sun 22 Dec, 2019 2pm –
ArtLib: Photo canvasses by Richard Mitchell
Thu 2 Jan, 2020 – Fri 31 Jan, 2020
Meet the Author: Michelle Thomas
Sat 18 Jan, 2020 1930 – 2100
Drama for a Midwinter Evening: Robert Lloyd Parry presents Oh Whistle...
Mon 27 Jan, 2020 1930 –