Accessing library buildings
How to enter and move around our buildings:
Mile End Library
- Access to the main entrance of the library building is via automatic sliding doors
- Library security gates will be opened by Welcome Desk staff
- There is lift access to the upper floors:
- Lift 1 serves floors 0 to 2, lift 2 serves floors 0 to 4
- Note that these can not be used when there is a fire alarm, so a personal tour of the library is recommended to point out fire escapes with protected stairwells, where wheelchair users should go in the event of a fire alarm
- Accessible toilets are available on every floor
- Access for assistants:
- If you have a friend or helper who you would like to accompany you into the Library, this is always possible. We can provide your companion with a Library pass.
Whitechapel Library
- Accessible lift in south-west courtyard between ground and entrance door
- Accessible lift between ground and basement levels within library
- For further information please call 020 7882 2561.
West Smithfield Library
- Chairlift to library entrance
- External public lift available to access accessible toilets on 1st and 2nd floors
- Accessible toilets are also available in the Robin Brook Centre on 1st, 2nd and 3rd floors
- For further information please call 020 7882 8188.