St Athan Library

Accessibility

The library is reached via a ramp to the entrance door. A hearing loop is installed at the library desk. Parking is available in the lane outside the library. There are no toilet facilities.

What we've got to offer

St. Athan library is at the very centre of the village, near the village post office. The branch has a friendly atmosphere and a good range of popular books and talking books for adults and children. There are 6 PCs connected to the internet and A4 photocopying services. A range of activities are organised for children during the school holidays.

Sale of Withdrawn Library Books

St Athan Library holds a Big Book Sale every year selling off old library stock. It's a good place to pick up a paperback for your holiday or some bedtime stories for your children - and lots more besides.

Next Sale:

Reading Group

Have you ever considered joining a Reading Group? Here are three good reasons why you should:

• An opportunity to meet others
• A chance to share, to talk about books and reading
• A prospect of trying authors and books you may otherwise overlook

Please ask the librarian for details.

Tuesday 17 January

The Life of Pi by Yann Martel

Everybody in the group agreed that this was a strange book, though not all found it easy going and a couple said they didn't particularly like it. There were two enthusiastic members of the group, however, one who found it enjoyable and she laughed a lot at the experiences of the main character, Pi, and another who found it very spiritual and wise. Pi's spirituality and his preparedness to pray to all the gods of every faith got him through his ordeal on the boat. The situation may have exposed his baser nature but his despair was what kept him going because it made him fully aware of his existence.

This passionate appreciation of the book won many of the group round and by the end it was agreed that the book was worth a second reading.

Previously read:

One Day by David Nicholls

Winter in Madrid by C J Sansom

Resistance by Owen Sheers

The Testament of Gideon Mack by James Robertson

The Congress of Rough Riders by John Boyne

Committed by Elizabeth Gilbert

Marshmallows for Breakfast by Dorothy Koomson

The Memory Keeper's Daughter by Kim Edwards

The Road Home by Rose Tremain

Secret River by Kate Grenville

Currently reading:

Phantom Prey by John Sandford

This will be discussed at the next meeting on Tuesday 14 February 2012. The meeting will start at 12:45 in the Library.

Contact

Address:

Old Primary School,

Church Lane,

CF62 4PL

Tel: (01446) 751497

Email: StAthanlibrary@valeofglamorgan.gov.uk

How to find the library: Map and Directions