Society Library

After eight years at Hextable Heritage Centre, the Society Library & Resource Centre has moved to Summerhouse Drive Library, where it re-opened on Wednesday 8th April. The library is located at Summerhouse Drive, Joydens Wood Estate, Bexley, DA5 2EE, on the corner of Eden Road - marked in red on the map. There is no car park but parking is available in the road. Bus information - to be added.

Opening hours are every Wednesday 10am-4pm. Refreshments are available, there are toilets in the building, and as we're on the ground floor wheelchair access is no problem.

We have our own room, separate from the main library, where our complete collection of books and other reference material is now available on open shelves. We also have microfiche and a growing collection of CD-Roms. The Society Librarian is Janet Rose (right).

We have computers with internet access, this includes Ancestry and other on-line genealogical databases. We're working on re-establishing our email link.

Non-members are welcome to visit.

See also some library photos.

Official Opening

The official opening was held jointly by Kent County Council and our Society on Wednesday 24th June. Besides representatives from KCC, Lady Mary Teviot (FFHS President) and Jean Stirk (NWK President) were also present, as well as members of the Society committee and representatives from the Branches. This hopefully marks the beginning of a successful joint venture with KCC. See photos.

Catalogue

To download the Library Catalogue (February 2008 update), please click here (size 121K). You'll need to unzip the file, then use MS Excel to view it. There's also a March 2008 books update (Word format), click here to view (size 39K).