Filey library

Information about Filey library including contact details and services offered.

Christmas closure

Filey library is closed from 1pm 24 December until 1pm 2 January. 

Filey library
Station Avenue
Filey
YO14 9AE

Email: filey.library@northyorks.gov.uk
Telephone: 01609 536608

Library opening hours

  • Monday, 10am to 7pm
  • Tuesday, closed
  • Wednesday, 10am to 5pm
  • Thursday, 1pm to 5pm
  • Friday, 10am to 5pm
  • Saturday, 10am to 1pm
  • Sunday, closed

Finding the library, parking and access

The library is conveniently situated next to the pay-and-display Station Avenue car park, behind the bus station and next door to the surgery. The bus station is served by the number 12, 13 and 555 buses. The nearby train station is only a short walk away.

There are five parking spaces available to library users behind the building as well as an additional two parking spaces for disabled users.

The library has automatic doors and all areas are accessible to wheelchairs. In addition to this, a hearing loop is available. The library also has a disabled toilet for users with a Radar key. Special software and additional hardware, such as keyboards and a lap tray, are available for those with special needs.

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. 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

  • baby changing
  • family history
  • fax
  • 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
  • home library and information service
  • induction loop
  • internet and computer access
  • language courses
  • local studies
  • magazines and newspapers
  • parents' collection
  • photocopying, printing and scanning
  • study area (limited space)
  • toilets

Activities at the library

For further information about any of the activities below, please contact the library.

Activity sessions and storytime

Children's activity sessions are held at the library during school holidays. There is a storytime for under-fives every Friday from 10:30am to 11:15am.

Class visits

Class visits may be organised to the library.

Family history help

Family History research available upon request.

Filey book group

Filey Book group is the last Wednesday of month and U3A is the last Thursday of the month.

Information technology taster sessions

The library holds information technology taster sessions to introduce people to computers and the internet.

Knit and natter group

The knit and natter group meets every Thursday from 1pm to 3pm.

Sewing Group

Our sewing group meets every Wednesday of every month from 2pm to 4pm.

Soundings creative writing group

The Soundings creative writing group meets on the third Thursday of the month from 10am to 12 noon.

Storytime for under-fives

There is a storytime for under-fives every Friday from 10:30am to 11:15am. 

Hungry Little Minds Story times

Under 5 story time, crafts and songs on Mondays from 10:30am to 11:15am, term-time only.

Home library service

The home library service operates fortnightly from the library, serving Filey, Hunmanby and the surrounding area.

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.