New Bristol library, on the border of Easton and Lawrence Hill, opens its doors

Bristol's new Junction 3 library – on the border of Easton and Lawrence Hill – is now open.

The new library features:

•    a bright and welcoming children's section featuring a reading tunnel with slide

•    10 computers for adults and children to use

•    the latest fiction and non-fiction, and children's DVDs

•    free Wi-Fi

•    learning and training rooms available to book, including an ICT suite

•    a range of other facilities.

Visitors will be able to relax and enjoy a coffee from the vending machine while they are using the new library and there will be regular events and activities for all the community.

The library sits within a larger development at the site and it forms part of a £10 million partnership between the council, Knightstone Housing Association and the Big Lottery Community Libraries Programme. The wider J3 site features seven commercial units, 59 residential units and a new public open space.