1960s experiences of the Library service in Crawley

My very first experience is being taken to Crawley Library was with my father in 1961-2. If I recall correctly it was in a large, anonymous government stone building on a mound just at the junction of what is now Haslett Avenue and the High Street on the same side as the old Crawley station by the level-crossing. It was not conducive to a kid looking for some reading matter


Not long after we went to the brand new library on Northgate Avenue with the children's section in the light and airy round building. I remember being given small hexagonal yellow plastic tokens probably for borrowing books.




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