Bedale community library is closed from 5pm Monday 23 December until 10am Friday 3 January.
Bedale community library
2 North End
Bedale
DL8 1AA
Email: library@bedalecommunitylibrary.org.uk
Telephone: 01609 534573
Website: Bedale Community Library website
Facebook: Bedale Community Library Facebook page
This library is managed and operated by volunteers working in partnership with North Yorkshire Council.
Library opening hours
- Monday: 2pm to 5pm
- Tuesday: 10am to 4pm
- Wednesdays: 2pm to 5pm
- Thursday: closed
- Friday: 10am to 4pm
- Saturday: 10am to 12noon
- Sunday: closed
Finding the library, parking and access
The library can be found in the rear of Bedale Hall, at the end of the High Street opposite Bedale Church. A bus stop is on the High Street.
Parking is available for 20 cars including two disabled spaces. Alternative parking is available on the market square and in the car parks behind the shops on both sides of the High Street. Some assistance may be required to help wheelchairs enter Bedale Hall, but all areas of the library are accessible to wheelchairs.
Items available from the library
You can borrow a range of books for all ages in a variety of formats, including large print and audio. Music CDs, DVDs and foreign language titles are also available for loan, as well as micro:bits. You can request any item that is not immediately available.
Information and facilities at the library
- family history
- free online access to Ancestry.com, Find My Past, the British Newspaper Archive and Access to Research
- free wi-fi
- help and support using IT
- internet and computer access
- language courses
- local studies
- magazines and newspapers
- photocopying, printing and scanning
Activities at the library
For further information about any of the activities below, please contact the library.
Social media
You can follow North Yorkshire libraries on Library Service Twitter.
Volunteering
There are a number of opportunities to volunteer at the library. See the library volunteering page or ask at the library for further details.