Library services
Community libraries
Asian Community Library
Tooting Library75 Mitcham Road
SW17 9PD
Telephone: 020 8871 7174
Fax: 020 8672 3099
African Caribbean Community Library
Battersea Library265 Lavender Hill
SW11 1JB
Telephone: 020 8871 7456
Fax: 020 7978 4376
Our libraries have a range of material reflecting the cultural diversity of the borough, including books for children in community languages. The multicultural library and information service focuses on the library and information needs of the African Caribbean and Asian communities.
The service also has dual language books for children in many different languages including:
- African
- Arabic
- Chinese
- European
- Indic
Books are available for adults and children in:
- Bengali
- Chinese
- Gujarati
- Hindi
- Punjabi
- Tamil
- Urdu
We offer advice, visits, training sessions and access to a wide range of multi-cultural materials.

