Anguilla Public Library

I visited several libraries over the summer of 2010 and the Anguilla Public Library was my last stop.

The building, the Edison L Hughes Library and Education Complex, was constructed in 1997 and houses the public library, the Teachers' Resource Centre along with a large auditorium, an audiovisual unit and small meeting rooms. The library seems to be well integrated into the educational system.


There is a well lit and spacious circulations area.


Here is another view of that circulations area. Note the display rack with both print and electronic resources.


This is the non fiction area.


And here is the fiction area.


One of the campuses of the The Albena Lake Hodge Comprehensive school (ALHCS) is located on the other side of the street from the library. On the day I visited there were a number of students from the school using the library. A few students were using the children's section of the library.


Some others were using the computers.


In addition to a Reference section,


there are dedicated areas for the Caribbean



and the Anguillan collections.

I really enjoyed my visit at the Anguilla Public Library. The staff was really accommodating and I appreciated their willingness to help.