Aberfan Community Library is located on the ground floor of the Aberfan and Merthyr Vale Community Centre and has all the library services available on a smaller scale.
‘Libraries will inspire the people of Merthyr Tydfil to enjoy reading, enhance their knowledge and skills, to enrich their quality of life and empower them to realise their full potential’.
As a statutory Public Library Service services are provided free of charge for those who live, work or visit the area. Public library services across Wales work together to provide resources in conjunction with Welsh Government and the National Library of Wales to ensure parity of access to a range of resources, including but not limited to:
Free book loans
Free loans of audio materials
Free access to local studies and local history materials
Free family history information and free access to several online family history sites
Free access to a range of online services, available at the library and at home with an active library membership
Free Internet access at all borough libraries
Community sessions around literacy, numeracy, digital literacy, job seeking and much more