Conference, hall and library meeting room hire

Our libraries have meeting rooms for hire by community groups and the public.

Venues, prices and information

Please contact your local library to find out about room hire.

Meeting rooms holding up to 15 people

Meeting rooms	Capacity	Commercial rate	Concession rate
Catterick community library	Meeting room: 8	£15 per hour Half day: £40 (up to 4 hours)	£10 per hour Half day: £30 (up to 4 hours)
More Than Books, Eastfield community hub	Room one: 10	£30 per session Session is a morning or an afternoon. Full day is 2 sessions. Contact morethanbooks10@gmail.com.
More Than Books, Eastfield community hub	Small office two: 4 Interview room: 4 Café/craft area: 15	£10 per session Session is a morning or an afternoon. Full day is 2 sessions. Contact morethanbooks10@gmail.com.
Filey library	8	£12.50 per hour Half day: £45 Full day: £90	£6.25 per hour Half day: £20 Full day: £40
Harrogate library	Claro room: 4 Carnegie room: 6 Nidderdale room: 6	£12.50 per hour Half day: £45 Full day: £90	£6.25 per hour Half day: £20 Full day: £40
Hawes library and customer services centre	Upstairs room: 15	This library is now community managed. Contact hawes.library@outlook.com for pricing and terms of use.
Kirkbymoorside library - CLIC @ Kirkbymoorside	Room one: 15	£10 per hour	£8 per hour
Knaresborough library	Room one: 6	£12.50 per hour Half day: £45 Full day: £90	£6.25 per hour Half day: £20 Full day: £40
Knaresborough library	Room two: 15	£15 per hour Half day: £55 Full day: £110	£7.50 per hour Half day: £25 Full day: £50
Malton library	8	£12.50 per hour Half day: £45 Full day: £90	£6.25 per hour Half day: £20 Full day: £40
Northallerton library	Reference room: 6 Meeting room: 6	£12.50 per hour Half day: £45 Full day: £90	£6.25 per hour Half day: £20 Full day: £40
Norton HIVE and community hub	14	This library is now community managed. Contact nortoncommunitylibrary@gmail.com for pricing and terms of use.
Pickering library	Office one: 2 Office two: 2	£7.50 per hour Half day: £20 Full day: £40	£5 per hour Half day: £15 Full day: £30
Richmond community library	Small meeting room: 4	£15 per hour Half day: £45 (up to 4 hours)	£10 per hour Half day: £30 (up to 4 hours)
Richmond community library	Large meeting room: 10	£15 per hour Half day: £60 (up to 4 hours)	£10 per hour Half day: £40 (up to 4 hours)
Ripon library	Face to face room: 2	£7.50 per hour Half day: £20 Full day: £40	£5 per hour Half day: £15 Full day: £30
Ripon library	Meeting room: 15	£15 per hour Half day: £55 Full day: £110	£7.50 per hour Half day: £25 Full day: £50
Scarborough library	Meeting room: 8 Interview room: 8	£12.50 per hour Half day: £45 Full day: £90	£6.25 per hour Half day: £20 Full day: £40
Selby library	Room one: 4	£12.50 per hour Half day: £45 Full day: £90	£6.25 per hour Half day: £20 Full day: £40
Settle community library	8	Half day: £40	Half day: £15
Sherburn and villages community library	Room 10 4	£10 per hour	For local volunteering organisations, charities, social objectives of the Trust or its collaborative partners. £7 per hour or £15 per session 12:30pm to 4:00pm
Skipton library	15	£15 per hour Half day: £55 Full day: £110	£7.50 per hour Half day: £25 Full day: £50
Starbeck community library, small room	14	£15 per hour
Stokesley community library - The Globe	4	Free for casual use if available. £10 per hour for booking.
Tadcaster community library	4	£10 per hour Additional charge of £10 if hiring outside of library opening hours.
Thirsk community library	8	This library is now community managed. Contact library@thirskcommunitylibrary.org.uk for pricing and terms of use.
Whitby library	Room one: 15	£15 per hour Half day: £55 Full day: £110	£7.50 per hour Half day: £25 Full day: £50
Whitby library	Room two: 6	£12.50 per hour Half day: £45 Full day: £90	£6.25 per hour Half day: £20 Full day: £40

Meeting rooms holding up to 50 people

Meeting rooms	Capacity	Commercial rate	Concession rate
Boroughbridge community library and resource centre	50. User space as you wish. Stack chairs at end.	Half day: £55	Half day: £22
Catterick community library	Study area: 20	£15 per hour Half day: £40 (up to 4 hours)	£10 per hour Half day: £30 (up to 4 hours)
Harrogate library	Victoria room: 20	£15 per hour Half day: £55 Full day: £110	£7.50 per hour Half day: £25 Full day: £50
Kirkbymoorside library - CLIC @ Kirkbymoorside	Room two: 30	£12.50 per hour	£9 per hour
Kirkbymoorside library - CLIC @ Kirkbymoorside	Rooms one and two combined: 60	£22 per hour	£17 per hour
Northallerton library	Conference room: 20	£15 per hour Half day: £55 Full day: £110	£7.50 per hour Half day: £25 Full day: £50
Richmond community library	50	£25 per hour Half day: £75 (up to 4 hours)	£20 per hour Half day: £60 (up to 4 hours)
Scarborough library	Small room: 30	£15 per hour Half day: £55 Full day: £110	£7.50 per hour Half day: £25 Full day: £50
Selby library	Room two: 20	£15 per hour Half day: £55 Full day: £110	£7.50 per hour Half day: £25 Full day: £50
Starbeck community library	28	£15 per hour
Thirsk community library	50 (only available when library is closed)	This library is now community managed. Contact library@thirskcommunitylibrary.org.uk for pricing and terms of use.

Scarborough concert hall and meeting room

The concert hall and meeting room at Scarborough library provide an impressive range of conference and meeting facilities.

With its ornate ceiling décor and raised stage featuring a Bechstein grand piano, the concert hall is an ideal venue for not only small concerts, plays and films but also conferences, sales presentations, fairs, festivals and exhibitions. The hall's dimensions are 14.6m long by 12.2m wide.

The adjacent meeting room offers a more intimate space. It can be hired either in conjunction with the main hall or independently to suit a variety of uses, including training courses, group sessions and business meetings. The room also benefits from receiving natural daylight. The room is 8.2m long by 5.8m wide and seats 30 people.

Concert hall hiring rates

Scarborough concert hall (200 capacity)	Commercial rate	Concession rate
Morning session	£130	£45
Evening session	£230	£60
Full day (excluding evening)	£260	£90
Crush hall (per session as an ancillary to other rooms hired)	£5 per hour Half day: £15 Full day: £30	£3 per hour Half day: £10 Full day: £20
Hire of grand piano (additional charge for tuning, if required)	£50	£50

Facilities available

Tea and coffee facilities, loop system, flip chart, overhead projector and multimedia projector are available to book on request at an additional charge. Hirers can book outside caterers for larger functions, please contact the library prior to making a booking with an providers. Outside caterers can be booked for larger functions. We have a public entertainment licence for both rooms.

Parking

Scarborough library is located in the centre of the town. Parking is available nearby at the Brunswick building, just off York Place, at the Balmoral Centre. This can be reached via North Street and from Palm Court on Vernon Road.

Terms of booking and additional charges

Terms of booking

48 hours' notice is required for any cancellations, otherwise full charge will be made.

A £15 per hour surcharge for bookings outside normal library opening hours will be levied for all venues.

Some entire public libraries can be hired by negotiation – please contact the library direct.

Prices for additional items to add

flipchart and pens - £10
large TV for presentations - £20
multimedia projector - £30
PCs for group training sessions - £5 per PC per hour
urn and 30 cups - £10

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