Govanhill Library

Glasgow, United Kingdom

4.5

Closed now

2 reviews

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Telephone:
+44 141 423 0335
Address:
170 Langside Road Govanhill, Glasgow, United Kingdom, G42 7JU
South Side
Nearby public transportation stops & stations:
340 ftGovanhill, Calder Street/ Westmoreland Street
530 ftGovanhill, Victoria Road/ Kingarth Street
650 ftGovanhill, Allison Street/ Langside Road
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Today 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Closed now
Local time (Glasgow) 4:00 AM Thursday, June 19, 2025

Business hours

Monday 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Tuesday 10:00 am – 8:00 pm
Wednesday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Thursday 1:00 pm – 8:00 pm
Friday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 am – 5:00 pm
Sunday –

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2 reviews of Govanhill Library

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Place rating: 4
Glasgow, United Kingdom
Once upon a time, anti-​psychologist RD Laing looked out of his bedroom window onto this library, associating the golden angel statue with the traditional of fierce intellectual working class culture. These days, the library is a safe affair: nice big room full of computers for on-​line access, a broad range of novels in English, plenty of Asian literature and CDs of all sorts of musical styles: looking through these has the same frisson as checking out an old school record shop for rarities and strange albums.
This is generally a quiet library, with browsing old men and students checking out the magazines: not large, but the inter-​library loan system more than compensates, as long as you aren’t in a rush for a particular book.
Place rating: 5
Glasgow, United Kingdom
A decent sized library with a good selection of books and a children’s area.