Find out more about the Library Hub Weybridge
- Spaces available for booking and hiring
- Services within the Library Hub
- Local Library Hubs the vision
- Background information
Spaces available for booking and hiring
The following spaces are available for hire. If you are interested in booking a regular slot, please email hubs@surreycc.gov.uk’
Rates
Full - Commercial bookings such as any sessions where admission is charged, including any type of selling/marketing or group class.
Concessionary - A discount of 25% from the ‘Full rate’ can be offered to:
- Local organisations that provide a service for the local community, and predominantly for the public benefit
- Partner organisations that are located within the Library Hub
Rates are charged by the hour for the meeting rooms and activities hall, and by the day for hot desking.
Ground Floor Meeting Pod x 1
Ground Floor – Library Space - seats up to 4 people. £12 per hour.
- Tuesday to Saturday from 9.30am until 5pm
- Sunday to Monday – closed
Large first floor meeting room
Available to hire:-
- Monday to Friday from 5pm until 10pm
- Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 10pm
| First floor Meeting Room Seats upto 12 people | Weekday daytime booking 5pm until 6pm | Weekday evening booking 6pm until 10pm | Weekend booking 10am until 10pm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Rate | £35 per hour | £40 per hour | £40 per hour |
| Concessionary Rate | £26.25 per hour | £30 per hour | £30 per hour |
First floor hall and meeting rooms
The activity hall has a kitchenette, a small stage area and two meetings rooms alongside. Please note that the kitchenette associated with the hall will not be available to hire until later in 2025. There are two meetings rooms on the first floor alongside the hall - these can only booked in conjunction with hiring of the hall and cannot be booked separately without the hall.
Meeting room 1: Seats up to 5 people (casual seating). 3 metres x 3 metres.
Meeting room 2: Seats up to 6 people (table and chairs). 3 metres x 5 metres
Available to hire:-
- Monday to Friday from 3pm until 10pm
- Saturday and Sunday from 10am until 10pm
| Activity Hall with kitchenette Capacity 80 people maximum | Weekday daytime booking 3pm to 6pm (last booking at 5pm) | Weekday evening booking 6pm until 10pm | Weekend booking 10am until 10pm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Rate | £77 per hour | £108 per hour | £108 per hour |
| Concessionary Rate | £57.75 per hour | £79.75 per hour | £79.75 per hour |
Second Floor Hireable Spaces
Available to hire:-
Monday to Sunday from 10am to 10pm
| Second Floor Meeting Room Seats upto 10 people. | Weekday daytime booking 10am to 6pm (last booking at 5pm) | Weekday evening booking 6pm until 10pm | Weekends 10am to 10pm |
|---|---|---|---|
| Full Rate | £30 per hour | £37.50 per hour | £37.50 per hour |
| Concessionary Rate | £22.50 per hour | £28 per hour | £28 per hour |
Second Floor Desk Space x 16 desks
There are bookable desk spaces with power points and display screens for work and/or study.
- Tuesday to Saturday only from 9.30am until 5pm
| Second Floor Hot Desking x 16 desks | Cost |
|---|---|
| Tuesday to Saturday Rate | £20 per day |
Services within the Library Hub
Weybridge Library
Information about opening times and activities and events can be found on the Weybridge Library web pages or follow Weybridge Library on social media for more information.
We know that libraries are an important part of local communities, providing, cultural, social, educational and economic spaces in the heart of our villages and towns. A place for people to meet others, work, study, rest and play. The new modern Library will provide agile working spaces, meeting rooms and pods available for hosting community meetings.
Study and work areas will be available for collaborative working and comfortable seating to sit back relax and socialise. The WiFi is free. New Super Access technology enables library users to use our library spaces outside of staffed hours. Flexible furniture allows the spaces within the library to be moved around so they can be used for performances, activities and events.
A new children's library area with sensory areas will host Rhymetime sessions and be a place where families and their children are sure to want to come back to time and time again.
Weybridge Community Services
Weybridge Community Services - Monday to Friday 10am until 3pm
Weybridge Community Services will be based on the first floor hall and will have use of the two meeting rooms Monday to Friday 10am until 3pm. This continues their existing offer as well as an opportunity to explore new activities in conjunction with Weybridge Library services. There are opportunities for organisations offering complementary services for Community Services customers to work at the Library Hub alongside the Weybridge Community Services team.
Brooklands Radio
Brooklands Radio Community Interest Company (CIC) is here to support local businesses, organisations and charities in Surrey. Broadcasting 24/7 online across the UK, on smartspeaker, Sky TV, mobile app and Digital Audio Broadcasting (DAB) across North West Surrey and Rushmoor (DAB population 200k).
Our presenters come from a mix of broadcasting, entertainment and local enthusiasts offering our listeners a blend of 'personality, variety and companionship'. Our live events include Runnymede Civic Awards, Elmbridge Mayor's Firewalk, Painshill Park Live Lates, Weybridge and the D'Oyly Carte Music Festivals.
“Brooklands Radio looks forward to returning to the new Library Hub in the heart of Weybridge to be able to provide an even more comprehensive, professional service that focuses on community engagement and support. We thank Surrey County Council for the opportunity.”
More information can be found on Brooklands Radio web pages.
Surrey County Council Youth Services
Surrey County Council’s newly formed Adolescent Service can provide support for young people (aged 11 plus) and their families on a variety of issues that can be hard to cope with during adolescence. This includes helping to return to education or training, reducing anti-social behaviour, and improving access to community activities.
Our overarching vision is ‘to support families and enable children and young people to be and feel safe, healthy and make good choices about their wellbeing. We aim to ensure that Surrey's children and families have access to a range of services that tackle inequalities, support independence and enhance lives.
Practitioners are trained and experienced in taking a ‘whole family’ approach and consider the young person’s needs within the context of the wider family dynamics. Established relationships with children’s services colleagues, health, police, third sector organisations and other stakeholders ensure that the young person is at the centre of the support being offered by the professional network.
“Surrey County Council Adolescent Service welcomes the opportunity to be part of the new Library Hub Weybridge to offer support for young people aged 11 plus and their families on a variety of issues than can be hard to copy with during adolescence. We are looking forward to operating in this new modern space which will enable us to support young people in a safe, confidential and welcoming environment.”
Local Library Hubs the vision
Local Library Hubs will be community spaces for all, providing public services, support and activities based on local needs, all under one roof.
- A local accessible and inclusive space for all members of the community
- Providing a mix of services provided by Surrey County Council, Voluntary Community Social Enterprise organisations and wider partners housed within a library provision. In some cases where space allows services provided by other private sector organisations.
- Alongside service provision there will be social spaces available for residents to meet and connect with others, or to simply sit and relax
- There are also areas available for community led activities to be run by community organisations and individuals.
The provision will be developed in a sympathetic way in discussion with community stakeholders and service providers to ensure the space is as inclusive and accessible for as many different types of users as possible.
Background information
Overview of building works
Library Hub Weybridge will be on the site of the existing Weybridge Library in Church Street, Weybridge, KT13 8DE opening in September 2025. The library has being temporarily relocated to a site in Churchfield Place, Weybridge. The new community space proposals include a modern flexible library, a place for youth support services, accessible community spaces for hire and commercially lettable space..
What building work has taken place?
The building works have included a comprehensive external refurbishment of the existing structure and full internal refit of all interiors in order to accommodate a variety of services and partners.
- Ground floor extension to the library
- Replacement pitched roof including the timber structure
- Replacement flat roofs with upgraded insulation
- Replacement of all existing glazing with energy efficient double glazing
- Refurbishment of all internal areas
- Installation of Solar photovoltaic (PV) panels to help us meet out net zero targets
- Removal of the gas boilers and replacement with Variable Refrigerant Volume (VRV) plant and air handling units for improved energy efficiency
- Landscaping to the rear creating an outdoor seating area
- Installation of the library Super Access system for extended opening hours.
Read the Surrey County Council Cabinet approval on 27 June 2023 (PDF) where decisions were made about the library hub.