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South Wales Miners' Library (SWML)

Mae'r dudalen hon hefyd ar gael yn Gymraeg

Banwen Library

Banwen Library is a small friendly community library, supported by the South Wales Miners Library and Swansea University. It is based at the DOVE Workshop at Banwen in the Dulais Valley.

The DOVE Workshop is an award winning community centre, committed to the provision of learning opportunities.


Banwen Library was opened in 1989 to support the pioneering Community University of the Valleys. The library was enlarged and refurbished in 1993 and 2002. The Library is used by the staff and students of Swansea University, but can be used by all members of the local community. Banwen Library operates an OPEN TO ALL policy.

Services at Banwen Library

 We offer the following services at Banwen:

  • Library Books
  • Request & Collect
  • Reference Books
  • Help and support with a range of online resources
  • Study Spaces
  • Return Books to other libraries

 

The Library is open every Wednesday 9.30am - 3pm

To contact the library | Tel: 01639 700024 (DOVE Workshop) or 01792 518603 (Miners' Library) | Email: miners@swansea.ac.uk 

Address: Banwen Library | DOVE Workshop | Roman Road | Banwen | Neath | SA10 9LW