Pickering library is closed from 1pm Tuesday 24 December until 10am Thursday 2 January.
Pickering library
The Ropery
Pickering
YO18 8DY
Email: pickering.library@northyorks.gov.uk
Telephone: 01609 533624
Library opening hours
- Monday, 9am to 5pm
- Tuesday, 10am to 5pm
- Wednesday, closed
- Thursday, 10am to 7pm
- Friday, 10am to 5pm
- Saturday, 10am to 2pm
- Sunday, closed
Finding the library, parking and access
The library is in the Ropery, opposite the short-stay car park and the Co-op supermarket. A bus stop is outside the library, served by the number 128 bus and the local Town Bus service. Coastliner buses stop in Eastgate which is an eight minute walk from the library.
No car parking spaces are available at the library itself, but there is a paying short-stay (two hours) car park opposite the library. Long-stay parking is available in the town and is clearly sign posted.
The library has automatic doors and all areas are accessible to wheelchairs. There is also a lift to the meeting rooms on the second floor.
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
- children's area
- document magnifier
- 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
- help with your blue badge application
- induction loop
- internet and computer access
- language courses
- local studies
- magazines and newspapers
- meeting rooms available for hire
- microfiche and microfilm reader and printer
- parents' collection
- photocopying, printing and scanning
- study area
- tea and coffee
- toilets
Activities at the library
For further information about any of the activities below, please contact the library.
Police community support officer drop-in
Every Monday 9:30am to 10:30am call in to speak to your local Police community support officer (PCSO) with any security or police related query.
I.T Buddy support sessions
I.T Buddy support sessions are available Tuesday 11am to 12noon and Friday 10.15am to 12noon. Contact us to book your free place.
Class visits
Class visits to the library may be organised.
Reading group
Usually the first Friday of the month at 10:30am. Please contact the library to confirm.
Storytime
This event will run every Friday at 10:30am. Join our resident story-tellers as they share their favourite stories and crafts for under 5’s.
Craft group
Runs every Tuesday at 10:30am. Come and meet our friendly crafters and learn a new skill.
Baby Bounce and Rhyme
Runs every Monday 10:30am. Sing along sessions for babies and toddlers.
Breastfeeding group meeting
We will have a breastfeeding group meeting every Tuesday 1:30pm to 3pm. The group will offer a welcoming environment for new and expectant mums to meet other mums to form a social network and help with breastfeeding issues. Support and advice will also be available.
Board Game group for over 18s
Every Saturday at 10:30am.
French conversation group
Every Monday from 1:30pm.
Home library service
The home library service operates fortnightly from the library, serving Pickering 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.