Conference, hall and library meeting room hire

Find out about venues available for hire at North Yorkshire libraries.

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

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
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)
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
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
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
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 35 £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