The SPL is available to hire at very reasonable rates. We can accommodate meetings, away days, presentations, events, book launches, press conferences and many other options. Talk to us about your requirements using our Venue Hire form.
Friends of the SPL are entitled to a 10% discount on venue hire. Friends membership starts at just £12 for a year. Find out how to join here.
Reduced rates are available for e.g. registered charities. Please let us know your circumstances in the venue hire form.
Meeting Rooms 1 and 2
Full day (7 hours): £250 per room
By the hour: £40 per room.
Availability
Mon-Thu: 10am-5pm
Fri: 10am-1pm
Meeting Room 1 is our workshop/meeting room/break-out space located on the ground floor of the Library. The room is usually set boardroom style and can accommodate up to 12 people.
Meeting Room 2 has a similar configuration and is on the Mezzanine level. It can accommodate up to 8 people. See below for pictures of our meeting rooms.
We can meet your audio-visual and online needs via our fast, free WiFi and 55″ or 65” UHD screens. We also have flip-charts available. Both meeting rooms have good ventilation and air circulation. We are able to facilitate hybrid meetings (Zoom, Teams etc).
The Mezzanine (includes Meeting Room 2)
Availability
Mon-Thu: 10am-5pm
Fri: 10am-1pm
Week day : £400
Evenings are available on request.
The Mezzanine is our large events space on the first floor of the Library. Our rolling stacks can easily be moved to provide a theatre-style space. With chairs in rows,the Mezzanine can accommodate up to 50 audience members. Seating for smaller groups can also be arranged in different formations (we have flexible-use desks available). We have 55″ and 65″ UHD screens, as well as a lectern, clip-on and handheld microphones, amplification and audio/video recording. A hearing loop is fitted around the space. The Mezzanine is perfect for poetry readings, presentations, book launches, workshops or live music events. The Mezzanine has good ventilation and air circulation. Hiring the Mezzanine also includes use of Meeting Room 2 and the outside terrace (weather depending).
As the SPL is an open plan venue, this space is subject to low ambient noise e.g. people chatting, when used during our regular opening hours.
Full Building
Availability
Mon-Thu: 10am-5pm
Fri: 10am-1pm
Evenings are available on request.
£500 per event (includes both meeting rooms)
You may have a larger event in mind, for example a multi-space training day, book launch, seminar or corporate event. We are happy to discuss creative ways to use the Library, including the outdoor terrace and ground floor: could you be the first couple to get married here? Our maximum capacity for full building standing events is 100. We can accommodate an audience of 50 seated theatre style on the Mezzanine level. With sufficient notice, we can sometimes close the building to the public for your event (if it takes place during our regular opening hours).
