This is a lovely place for people of all ages! It's as nice on a Wednesday afternoon when the small…read moreschool children are in as it is on a night time where there are older people browsing. The women in there are lovely; most have worked there for years and have seen a lot of children grow up. The selection of books is quite good but they can order books from other libraries if they don't have what you want. There is also CD's, DVDS, and videos available to lend. There is also a good number of computers with internet to use.

A small library with very helpful and friendly staff. It has good links to Sure Start. Children are…read morevery welcome. Staff are more than happy to help you look for books and will call other libraries and order in books for you. It has a few computers and daily news papers

Redcar Library is now tucked away behind the new leisure centre and is combined with the Redcar &…read moreCleveland Council offices. Everything is now on one floor but it seems like there are less books there now. And as the selection is more limited this means you may have to order in books from other libraries - this costs £1.50 per book! It took me a while to get used to the layout and finding the different sections of the library; the shelves aren't are well labelled as I'd like. There are toilets and a cafe. The toilets always seem very clean. I've never purchased anything from the cafe but you can smell coffee throughout the whole library! Very distracting! There's plenty of seating around although the lighting isn't great in some of the areas. It's on a motion sensor in some parts of the library so if you sit still for too long the lights will go off!! There are computers you can book but also free wifi. I've found the wifi connection to be stable and quite fast. The staff are always available to help and very friendly. The big reason it only gets three stars is due to being combined with the Council services - it's no longer a quiet place to read or study as there's the noise from the cafe and there are always people waiting around to see someone about their benefits (sometimes with young children who get very fed up of sitting around waiting). The Council's desks are dispersed throughout the library so wherever you're sat you can hear someone discussing their Housing Benefit being cut, not being able to afford Council Tax or, in one case, I heard someone trying to get support after leaving prison! Nothing seems to be kept confidential as it can be heard by everyone! Overall it's not the best library but it serves it's purpose.

Not a lot of books but not bad selection and staff helpful and very nice to have it so localread more

Killingworth Library is located within the White Swan, a community centre in Killingworth…read more It's a nice, modern Library with friendly staff, Internet workstations, a good selection of books, a children's area and a number of community and special interest group activities to be found. I often visit, find a quiet spot, pop my earphones in and take advantage of the free Wi-Fi to get some work or research done. It's (as expected for a Library!) quiet and relaxing here. The Library also has a great selection of comic books and graphic novels for the more geeky learning amongst us. All in all, this is a lovely local Library and a credit to the staff and the local community.

If you're a lover of old books, this might be up your alley. Go check out the old books in the…read moregallery, there are tons of old books there. I'm personally not a huge reader, but I'm sure this will be great for a book lover. When you go in, there are lockers on the side where you haven't got a choice but to lock your bags and jackets away. I was told pictures are allowed (though 1 said yes, the other said no, and had a quick discussion about it). The area that I did go into, was a bit smaller but still neat to look at, though I think there's a much bigger / lavish area. Also, I was told that there was a section which just looks beautiful (like the Harry Potter library, as he said!). There was a section where it looked like you can only enter with a keycard. It was really quiet in the library, and i really regret NOT asking, as I'm sure what was behind the door was this harry potter like reading room and library that I was looking for! Maybe if you ask nicely, you can take a peek? So, NO, i didn't get to see the room of these pics that I've posted up. Not sure how you get in there as I mentioned, it looked as if you need special permission to be in there. Apparently, there are lots of original works housed at this library, including plays. For a £25 membership, you can BORROW these original works. Kinda crazy!!! I'm giving it 5 stars, because, I know the beautiful room is hiding within, maybe another visitor can check it out and see if they've made it behind the doors to that beautiful library room?!

I am a regular user of many libraries in the Stockton area, including Roseberry at Billingham,…read moreRoseworth, and Stockton Central, but I must say that Norton Library is by far my favourite. There's just something about the place; it has a great atmosphere. I've never been in at any time and found the place to be empty; there are always people in there browsing the large selection of books or reading the papers in the seating area in the middle. The staff are very friendly and helpful, and really know their stuff. The library is very child-friendly, with a great junior section at the far end, which my 7 year old daughter loves. We have spent many a happy hour in there browsing through the excellent collection of children's books. The only issue I have with this library is the entrance and exit doors, which are very stiff and heavy top open. I find it a struggle with a buggy so I'm sure for disabled visitors it must be almost impossible! I find this very strange in a council building, and hopefully they will get it sorted out with some automatic doors in the near future.

This is a very peaceful and relaxing environment (like most libraries) but it is the staff who lift…read moreit above the average. They are so helpful and accommodating. If you ask where a book is located, they will first see that it is in stock and then actually accompany you to the racks and pick it for you, showing you where there are others in the same category. They'll even point out any local events, talks, etc. that may be related to the book subject that you are enquiring about. Other libraries that I have been in have just said 'it's over there' but these people will really go out of their way to be friendly and helpful. A first-rate library.