Umm Suqeim Library

Umm Suqeim Library is a public library on Jumeirah Street in Umm Suqeim 2, a Dubai Public Libraries branch that opened in 1989 and sits a few minutes' drive from Kite Beach and Umm Suqeim Park. It has a children's section, a reading room, an activity room and audio-visual facilities, runs summer and winter camps for children, and stocks books, maps, periodicals and children's stories in several languages beside the Arabic and English shelves. Entry is free; borrowing needs Dubai Public Libraries membership, and a children's membership runs until the child turns 12. Dubai Culture's hours panel says Sunday to Thursday 8am to 8pm and Friday 8am to 12pm, but the same page also says Saturday to Thursday 10am to 5pm, so call 800 33 222 before a special trip.