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Fish Hoek Library

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Country
  
South Africa

Established
  
1954

Phone
  
+27 21 784 2030

Population served
  
9,052

Type
  
Public library

Size
  
92,414 (June 2014)

Circulation
  
463,774 (2013)

Fish Hoek Library

Location
  
Civic Centre, Central Circle, Fish Hoek, Cape Town

Branch of
  
City of Cape Town Library and Information Services

Address
  
Civic Centre Central Circle, Fish Hoek, 7975, South Africa

Hours
  
Closed today SundayClosedMonday9:30AM–8PMTuesday9:30AM–5PMWednesday9:30AM–5PMThursday9:30AM–8PMFriday11AM–5PMSaturday9AM–12:30PM

Fish Hoek Library is a public library in the seaside suburb of Fish Hoek in Cape Town, South Africa. It was ranked 5th in the City of Cape Town's top circulating libraries in 2013.

The library provides access to two online encyclopedias. The library's holdings can be searched online via the City of Cape Town's Open Public Access Catalogue (OPAC).

Fish Hoek is a bedroom community with approximately 9,000 residents. To allow commuters to access resources, the library is open in the evenings. The children's section of the library is used by grandparents who are taking care of their grandchildren while parents are working in the city.

The library holds a monthly literary tea party. and conducts a regular book sale.

References

Fish Hoek Library Wikipedia