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Overview

About View
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Parking and Public Transport View
- The venue does not have its own car park.
- The nearest train station is Essex Road.
- The nearest underground station is Angel.
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Getting In and Around View
- There is stepped access at the most accessible entrance.
- There is step-free level access throughout the majority of areas.
- The following areas have stepped access: the reading and computer room and the children's area.
- Access throughout may include manual doors and doors permanently held open.
- There are no toilet facilities.
Getting Help and Assistance View
- There is seating available.
- There is no hearing assistance system.
- Documents are available in the following formats: large print, different languages and audio.
- There is a water bowl available for assistance dogs.
- There is not a designated assistance dog spending area.
- Additional facilities/services include: Wi-Fi.

This entrance is located on Essex Road at the front of the library.
The entrance area is clearly signed.
There is not a canopy or recess which provides weather protection at the entrance.
There is stepped access at the entrance.
There are 3 steps with handrails on both sides.
The handrails are easy to grip.
The handrails do not cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
The handrails do not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
The steps are unmarked.
The height of the steps is not between 15cm and 18cm.
The height of the highest step is 13cm.
The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
There is a single manual door at this entrance.
The door has a locked extension leaf.
The locked extension leaf can be opened on request.
The door is permanently held open.
The width of the opening is 84cm.
The door has a low visual contrast.
There is step-free level access as you enter.

There is step-free level access throughout the majority of areas.
The following areas have stepped access: the reading/computer room and the children's area.
Access throughout may include manual doors and doors permanently held open.
The flooring is patterned.
There is a high visual contrast between the walls and floor in all areas.
There is no (or very little) background noise.
Wayfinding signage is not provided.
Seating available in the walkways includes: chairs with armrests.
Lighting levels vary due to the size of the space.

There is step-free level access throughout the library.
Access throughout the library may include manual doors and doors permanently held open.
There is room for a wheelchair user to manoeuvre (150cm x 150cm).
There is space for an assistance dog to rest in the seating area.
The walls and floor visual contrast varies between low and high.
Seating available in the library includes: chairs with armrests, chairs without armrests, sofas and stools.
Furniture available in the library includes: tables and desks.
The desks are fixed.
Some surface heights are suitable for wheelchair users.
The clear underside space of some surfaces is suitable for wheelchair users.
Lighting levels vary due to the size of the space.
There is not a hearing assistance system.
The height of the touchscreen display ranges from 102cm to 122cm from the floor.
The touchscreen has the following accessibility aids: large text and a magnifier.
This library is able to provide material in the following formats: large print, ebook, ejournal and audio.
Auxiliary aids available in this library include: adjustable foot rests, handheld magnifiers and headsets.

The reception is located on the upper ground floor, on the right at the top of the steps.
The distance from the entrance is 12m.
The most accessible route to reception has manual doors.
There is stepped access to reception.
There are 4 steps with handrails on both sides.
The handrails are easy to grip.
The handrails cover the flight of stairs throughout its length.
The handrails do not extend horizontally beyond the first and last step.
The steps are unmarked.
The height of the steps is between 15cm and 18cm.
The height of the highest step is 15cm.
The depth of the steps is between 30cm and 45cm.
The height of the reception desk is 75cm.
There is not a lowered section at the desk.
There is not a hearing assistance system.
There is no (or very little) background noise in this area.
Lighting levels were even at the time of the survey.