Oakdale Library

More parents should take younger children to Libraries more often rainy days maybe for an hour you will be surprised how kids enjoy these trips. Oakdale Library provides a great service

A nice friendly library in Oakdale a suburb of Poole Dorset situated in Dorchester Rd. The library manager is Sue Readman and now Diana Logan. This library was once a church, St Georges church of England,
from 1931 until the new church in Darby’s Lane was built. They have a singing group for the under 5’s
and lots of books of course, very neat and tidy with coffee and tea facilities! Yesterday 1^st March 2013
there was a brilliant photo exhibition organised by Diana Logan and Frank Henson a well known local
historian and writer. A new book is published by Frank Henson and Ian Andrews a former county
counciior of Poole. It has fascinating pictures of Poole old and new. The exhibition was opened by
the mayoress of Poole also the Reverend Anthony Macrow-​Wood of St Georges church and also
councilor Judy Butt. The exhibition was about weddings that had taken place at the library then
church, in 1940’s 1950’s up until 1959 when the new church was built! My lovely parents, now
deceased 2 years ago were married there, Hazel Kate Anderson and Ronald Mortimer Fox. My grandfather
was Stanley Anderson who worked at BDH and Holten Heath also a steward on the ships during the
war going to Southampton and other places. He was married to Elizabeth Emily churchouse former
teacher of Hamworthy first school. She lived in Hill street before having our family home built in
48 Shottsford Rd Oakdale in 1931 i believe. My maternal grandmother unfortunately died when mum
was 5 and she was Daisy May King from Ventnor Isle of Wight and Cowes. Grandad met Elizabeth Churchouse on the ship to Southampton, he was very well, loved and respected always telling a yarn
or two to me and my sister Julia and brother Stephen Fox! My brothers daughters went to Cambridge
University and live in Bridport. My daughter got her English degree at London met. Have a son at
middlesex uni and older daughter works in admin for a health company.

A small library but dont be fooled by the outside this library has most of the books you will need as well as local information about services and events and children info like creches or playgroups. Also has a childrens corner where they can play or do drawing or just ride on the red fire engine that is in the library. Staff are friendly and helpful.

quite a deceiving library as it looks small from the outside but one inside it has a vast amount of books as well as a kids section which has a fire engine for kids to play on. Good plae to pick up and local events happening then or in near future. also has adult free courses information.

Although small in size Oakdale library has everything that you could want from a librarybooks obviously but it is neat tidy and friendly. Oakdale library is situated on the crossroads of Wimborne road, Dorchester road and Vicarage road in the center of Oakdale. It is therefore on one of the main roads into Poole. It has some parking but this is limited although nearby roads have little parking restrictions so you are just a short walk away. From what I have seen while there many of its regulars walk in so the car park is rarely used. All staff have been great and if the book you are looking for isn’t there they will always try and get hold of it from the bigger libraries in the area such as Poole’s main one. The library also offers the chance to rent movies on DVDs etc so there is something for everyone.