Excellent small library with a very good children's section. Not a lot of parking but there is…read moreshort term street parking outside. Attached to the Volunteers bureau so lots of good work going on in the buildibng. Have computers so webbed up and access to on-line catalogue for other surrey libraries. The gardens outside are also great and perfect for stealing a couple of minutes from the hustle bustle.

Very good small library with decent range of books. Well laid out and helpful staff if you are…read morestuck finding something. Good fiction and non fiction sections and a reasonable audio and video section. Internet connected computers available for registered users. Beware the weekly children's events if you're looking for quiet as they tend to make quite a lot of noise. Nice garden area at the back for a walk or a sit.

This is for the house, not the library, as unfortunately we did not have time to see the library…read moreduring this visit (but it is on the list of things to make time for on a future visit). This was our first time visiting a manor house, and it was amazing. From first walking to the end of the driveway/carriageway and seeing the house for the first time, I was enchanted. Everything is so well-preserved and/or restored so as to give a good sense of what it would have been like to have lived there in Jane Austen's time (they do recognize most of their visitors are Jane Austen fans, but really, if you have any interest in English country estates or manor houses, you can appreciate this house's history and beauty). The staff and volunteers are very passionate and knowledgeable, and they will share as little or as much as you want them to. The gardens are also peaceful to walk through, and worth the time. They also have The Old Kitchen Tearoom. We had not had a chance to eat that morning, so were pretty hungry by the time we finished the tour before walking through the gardens or down the road to Jane Austen's house. The tearoom was pleasant, with both indoor and outdoor seating available. It was a nice day, so we sat outside, and the small courtyard that makes up the outdoor seating was beautiful. We had the egg and bacon brioche sandwiches, which perfectly hit the spot and gave us the energy we needed for our future walks that day. In the future, I would just make sure to make Chawton a full day trip. Yes, it is a village and there is not a lot overall, but this house alone offers so much that you really need to give yourself the time to appreciate it. We were there for about 2 hours, but could have easily spent another 1-2 hours depending if we wanted to spend more time in the gardens, see the library, and/or see the church (which we did try to see, but was locked when we visited). Thank you to the Knight family for opening up your property for us to see, and to all those who have ensured over the years that this place is accessible to appreciate!

Just a short walk (five minutes) up a pretty country lane from Jane Austen's cottage in Chawton,…read moreyou will find a stately surprise in the form of a Tudor manor house, built in the 1500's. Chawton House and estate were owned by Jane's wealthy brother. She called it "The Great House". Today it is a working educational site (the Centre for the Study of Early Women's Writing, in partnership with the University of Southampton), yet is open to the public and a must-visit for Austen fans. Chawton House is one of the Knight estates inherited by Edward Austen, who was lucky enough to be adopted by rich relatives in need of an heir. He changed his surname from "Austen" to "Knight." The manor house interior has been beautifully restored. There is a church on the grounds (Jane's mother and sister are buried in the church yard) - and an attached farm. This grand house is probably where Jane spent a lot of time with family when she needed to get away from the cramped cottage. By the way, it's only recently that Chawton House been available for public tours; it has been a private facility for some 20 years. Happily we can now tour both the interior and the gardens. [Note: if you want to see one of the Pemberley-style estates Jane's brother inherited, go to the palatial Godmersham Park in Kent. Jane would have frequented this house, to visit her brother's family, as well. It's not quite Downton Abbey - but almost!] Finally, for Austenites, it's worth noting that Jane is buried inside Winchester Cathedral; and you can see the house where she died, not far from the Cathedral grounds. Winchester is only 15-20 miles from Chawton.

I joined this library and it took less than 5 minutes after which I received a plastic card with a…read morenumber on the back that I could use on one of the 12 or so internet computers for an hour at a time. One of the computers has a flat-bed scanner attached and the staff where very helpful and friendly when it came to explaining to me how to use it. Printing is cheap and available from any of the computers of which 4 are on the first floor of the library. You can also bring your own device, mobile phone, tablet or laptop and connect it to the wi-fi. I connected mine without any need for assistance from the staff, easy peasy. All the daily newspapers are there to read and every time I went there they were always available. I am into computers and I managed to take out the maximum 9 allowed books on one day, read them all in 3 hours and took them back only to suprise myself by finding another 9 that I could learn from, so I took them out too. To check-out and back in again they have a self-help section downstairs to the left so there is never any waiting, if there is someone there just go to the humans for check-in or out. All in all I was hugely impressed with the library, the furniture, the state of the art IT as well as the collection of books are in excellent condition and really up to date. Of the 18 IT books I took out most were 2012 and I was the first one to take about 12 of them out so they still had that new look and feel to them. Oh yes, and did I mention that all this is for FREE.

Farnborough library is situated right between the police station and the leisure centre…read more Conveniently there is a new car park right outside which helps. The library itself is fairly small, but the staff are all very friendly and helpful. A couple of years ago it had a bit renovation, but to be honest it still looks a little tired. The kids section is where I mostly go for the kids but there is not a huge amount of choice - particularly if you are looking for a particular author. There are often only 1 or 2 books by each author. There are baby and toddler story and rhyme times, which are quite popular.

As these places go this isn't the worst i've visited but it isn't the best either. To be honest it…read morelooks a little run down and dare i say grimy? However the staff are lovely and so one of the 3 stars is just for them.

Woking Library is a large branch of Surrey County Libraries, and is a very spacious and pleasant…read moreplace to browse for books. The atmosphere is usually quiet and peaceful. There is a good selection of books; mostly fiction, but there is also a decent non fiction area, a section for teenage fiction and a children's area with child suitable comfy chairs and tables for reading. The computer facilities are also good, with many stations found around the library, some seated, some standing. All have access to the internet, and to the library catalogue. Library sales also often have some good bargains of books still in reasonable condition. The layout of the library can be be seen as quite confusing as the genres of books are grouped broadly, and then alphabetically within these sections, but if you are looking for a specific book this means it can take quite a long time to find if you're uncertain exactly which section it is in.

If you need to search newspapers,periodicals or browse free internet , th best place to do this is…read moreWoking Library. Lots of Computers are available to search the stock and accssing internet access They have kids Storey time sessisons on a weekly basis

A decent small town library with a separate military room that's quiet except for street noise…read more Lots of computers for its size, helpful staff, on site toilet (you'd be surprised how many don't have them), a good library.

visited here today for the first time in about 5 years. not greatly impressed. apart from a room…read morefull of busy computers it really hasn't changed or updated at all. i was left at the enquiry desk for an age before a woman decided to help me. she told me someone would be over shortly. 15 mins later i was still standing waiting. finally someone did see what i wanted. apart from the computer users there was only one other person visiting so there really was no excuse!

A magnificent and historic library - a wonderful place for scholars and other bookish people.read more

The facility is lovely, and the librarians very nice and helpful. I find the literature section a…read morebit lacking, but enough if there are interlibrary loans (I haven't attempted this yet). However, it would benefit from an outside book dropbox (even if it's just outside the doors and inside the Carnival complex). Several times I've thought of returning my borrowed books only to realize it's after hours or a Sunday.

My sons really like wokingham library, and sometimes go in on there way home from school…read more There is always something going on in there, clubs and special events, especially during school holidays. Its not somewhere I would normally think of taking the kids for an afternoon out but on their insistance I did and we all had a lot of fun. And it has saved me a fortune not having to buy so many books anymore! :)

Pros This library is located in the middle of Bracknell town centre which is useful for a quick…read morebook-break if you're shopping or on lunch! The library isn't huge but has a fairly good selection of books, and I've always been able to either find the books I want or order them in from other Bracknell forest libraries. The staff are friendly and helpful and are happy to help with any queries. Cons I underestimated quite how many pieces of documentation I'd need to open a library card when I joined up so had to go home and come back later, which was annoying.

Bracknell library is located at the top of town with steps and a ramp leading up to the front door…read more nice and big inside with easy guides and references. There is a lovely area for children with easy to reach shelves and comfy chairs. The upstairs bit is huge with about 10 computers with internet access/