Details of changes to our library and record office services.
Community Libraries
Some community libraries are now offering limited services during lockdown. You can see the current details we have on what services they’re able to offer below. However we would recommend checking their websites and social media accounts for the most up to date information. You can find links to these on our library pages.
Library | Services | Updated opening hours |
---|---|---|
Barlby | Closed | - |
Bedale |
Open for Select and Collect and IT booking. |
Tuesday: 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm Friday: 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm |
Bentham | Select & Collect and HLIS | Wednesday: 11:15am to 1:30pm |
Bilton & Woodfield | Closed | - |
Boroughbridge | Closed | - |
Catterick |
Open for Select and Collect, IT access and HLIS |
Wednesday: 2pm to 4:30pm |
Colburn | Closed for refurbishment | - |
Crosshills (South Craven) |
Closed |
- |
Derwent Valley Bridge | Closed. HLIS only | - |
Easingwold |
Closed. HLIS only |
- |
Eastfield | Closed. HLIS only | - |
Embsay with Eastby | Closed | - |
Gargrave & Malhamdale | Select and Collect and pre-booked IT slots by appointment – call 01609 536547 | Monday: 3pm to 4pm Friday: 2pm to 4pm Saturday 10am to 12pm |
Grassington |
Open for Select and Collect by appointment only and HLIS |
Monday: 10am to 12noon Tuesday: 10am to 12noon Wednesday: 10am to 12noon Thursday 10am to 12noon Friday: 10am to 12noon |
Great Ayton Discovery Centre | Select and Collect and HLIS only | Tuesday: 11am to 2pm Thursday 11am to 2pm Saturday: 11am to 2pm |
Hawes | Select and Collect, pre-booked IT sessions and HLIS only | Monday 9am to 2pm Tuesday 9am to 2pm Wednesday 9am to 2pm Thursday 9am to 2pm Friday 9am to 2pm |
Helmsley | Closed | - |
Ingleton | Select and Collect, pre-booked IT sessions and HLIS only | Monday: 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm Tuesday: 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm Wednesday: 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm Thursday: 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm Friday: 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm |
Kirkbymoorside | Closed. HLIS only | Monday: 9:30am to 12noon Wednesday: 9:30 to 12noon Thursday: 9:30am to 12noon Friday: :9:30am to 12noon Saturday: 9:30am to 12noon |
Leyburn |
We are available for Select and collect Service and Public Computers - telephone 01609 535971 to book. |
Select and collect hours Monday: 1pm to 3pm Tuesday 10am to 12noon and 2:30pm to 4:30pm Friday: 11am to 3pm Saturday: 10am to 12noon IT hours Tuesday and Friday, 45 minute sessions at 12.30 and 13.30 must be pre-booked by telephoning 01609 535971. Socially-distanced tech advice will be available on Tuesdays. |
Mashamshire | Open for Select and Collect | Monday: 10am to 12noon Tuesday: 10am to 12noon Wednesday: 10am to 12noon Thursday: 10am to 12noon Friday: 10am to 12noon |
Newby & Scalby | Closed. HLIS only. | - |
Norton Hive | Closed. | - |
Nidderdale Plus | Select and Collect, IT bookings and HLIS. | Monday: 10am to 4pm Tuesday: 10am to 4pm Wednesday: 10am to 4pm Thursday: 10am to 4pm Friday: 10am to 4pm Saturday: 10am to 1pm |
Richmond | Select and Collect and IT bookings | Monday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm Tuesday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm Wednesday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm Thursday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm Friday 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm Saturday: 10am to 1pm |
Settle | Closed. HLIS only. | - |
Sherburn | Closed. HLIS only. | - |
Starbeck | Closed | - |
Stokesley |
Only for Select and Collect, IT, photocopying, printing and HLIS. |
Monday:9:30am to 5pm Tuesday: 2pm to 6.30pm Thursday: 9:30am to 5pm Friday: 9:30am to 1pm Saturday: 9:30am to 1pm |
Tadcaster |
Open for Select and Collect, IT bookings and HLIS. |
Tuesday 2pm to 6pm Thursday 9am to 1pm Saturday: 10am to 12noon |
Thirsk |
Open for Select and Collect, IT bookings and HLIS. |
Monday:10am to 12noon Tuesday: 2pm to 4pm Thursday: 2pm to 4pm Friday: 12am to 12noon Saturday: 10am to 12noon |
Managed libraries
During lockdown libraries are closed for browsing and we aren't able to offer our full range of services such as events, meeting room hire, regular group meetings, or study space.
Returned books are quarantined for three days before being processed and placed back on our shelves, there won’t be any fines charged during the quarantine period.
From 8 August the government made it mandatory for face coverings to be worn in public buildings, including libraries. More information, and exceptions, can be found on the GOV.UK website. Thank you for helping to keep everyone safe.
Filey
Opening hours
- Monday, 10am to 12noon and 1pm to 5pm
- Tuesday, closed
- Wednesday, 10am to 12noon and 1pm to 5pm
- Thursday, 1pm to 5pm
- Friday, 10am to 12noon and 1pm to 5pm
- Saturday, 10am to 1pm
- Sunday, closed
Contact
- Telephone: 01609 536608
- Email: filey.library@northyorks.gov.uk
- Facebook: Filey library Facebook page
Harrogate
Opening hours (from 2 December)
- Monday: 10am to 6pm
- Tuesday: 10am to 5pm
- Wednesday: 10am to 5pm
- Thursday: 10am to 5pm
- Friday: 10am to 5pm
- Saturday: 10am to 4pm
Contact
- Telephone: 01609 536658
- Email: harrogate.library@northyorks.gov.uk
- Facebook: Harrogate library Facebook page
Knaresborough
Opening hours
- Monday: 9:30am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Tuesday: 9:30am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Wednesday: 9:30am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Thursday: 9:30am to 1:30pm
- Friday: 9:30am to 12:30pm and 2pm to 7pm
- Saturday: 9:30am to 1:30pm
Contact
- Telephone: 01609 533610
- Email: knaresborough.library@northyorks.gov.uk
- Facebook: Knaresborough library Facebook page
Malton
- Monday, 9:30am to 5pm
- Tuesday, 9:30am to 6pm
- Wednesday, 9:30am to 5pm
- Thursday, closed
- Friday, 9:30am to 5pm
- Saturday, 9:30am to 12:30pm
- Sunday, closed
Contact
- Telephone: 01609 534565
- Email: malton.library@northyorks.gov.uk
- Facebook: Malton library Facebook page
Northallerton
Opening times
- Monday, 9:30am to 4:30pm
- Tuesday, 9:30am to 4:30pm
- Wednesday, 9:30am to 6pm
- Thursday, 1pm to 4:30pm
- Friday, 9:30am to 4:30pm
- Saturday, 9:30am to 1pm
- Sunday, closed
Contact
- Telephone: 01609 533832
- Email: northallerton.library@northyorks.gov.uk
- Facebook: Northallerton library Facebook page
Pickering
Opening times
- Monday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Tuesday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Wednesday, closed
- Thursday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Friday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Saturday, 10am to 1pm
- Sunday, closed
Contact
- Telephone: 01609 533624
- Email: pickering.library@northyorks.gov.uk
- Facebook: Pickering library Facebook page
Ripon
Opening hours
- Monday, 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 6pm
- Tuesday, 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 5pm
- Wednesday, 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm
- Thursday, 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm
- Friday, 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm
- Saturday, 10am to 2pm
- Sunday, closed
Contact
- Telephone: 01609 536623
- Email: ripon.library@northyorks.gov.uk
- Facebook: Ripon library Facebook page
Selby
Opening hours
- Monday, 9:30am to 6pm
- Tuesday, 9:30am to 5pm
- Wednesday, 9:30am to 5pm
- Thursday, 9:30am to 12noon
- Friday, 9:30am to 5pm
- Saturday, 9:30am to 12noon
- Sunday, closed
Contact
- Telephone: 01609 534521
- Email: selby.library@northyorks.gov.uk
- Facebook: Selby library Facebook page
Scarborough
Opening hours
- Monday, 9am to 4.30pm
- Tuesday, 9am to 4.30pm
- Wednesday, 9am to 4.30pm
- Thursday, 9am to 6pm
- Friday, 9am to 4.30pm
- Saturday, 9am to 3pm
- Sunday, closed
Contact
- Telephone: 01609 536602
- Email: scarborough.library@northyorks.gov.uk
- Facebook: Scarborough library Facebook page
Skipton
Opening hours
- Monday, 10am to 6pm
- Tuesday, closed
- Wednesday, 10am to 5pm
- Thursday, 10am to 5pm
- Friday, 10am to 5pm
- Saturday, 10am to 12noon
- Sunday, closed
Contact
- Telephone: 01609 534548
- Email: skipton.library@northyorks.gov.uk
- Facebook: Skipton library Facebook page
Whitby
Opening hours
- Monday, 9:30am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Tuesday, 9:30am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Wednesday, closed
- Thursday, 9:30am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Friday, 9:30am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Saturday, 10am to 1pm
- Sunday, closed
Contact
- Telephone: 01609 534350
- Email: whitby.library@northyorks.gov.uk
- Facebook: Whitby library Facebook page
Richmond community library
Opening hours
- Monday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Tuesday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Wednesday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Thursday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Friday, 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm
- Saturday, 10am to 1pm
- Sunday, closed
Contact
- Telephone: 01609 534580
- Email: richmond@craccl.org
- Facebook: Richmond library Facebook page
Community libraries
There will be some variations at community run libraries. Please check the Facebook page or website of your local community library for further information about the services they are offering and opening times. Community library contact details can be found on the local libraries page.
Select and Collect service
We offer a ‘select and collect' service at Filey, Harrogate, Knaresborough, Northallerton, Pickering, Ripon, Selby, Scarborough, Skipton and Whitby libraries as well as many of our community libraries.
You can request books by calling or emailing your library and one of our library team will hand pick your choices and arrange for you to come and collect them at a time convenient to you.
The books will be ready for you to collect from the library entrance and you’ll be able to borrow the books for three weeks.
You can use the select and collect service by completing the select and collect request form (doc / 372 KB) and emailing it to us or by contacting your local library using the details above.
Public access computers and home library service
People can book to use the public access computers at Scarborough, Harrogate, Whitby, Pickering, Filey, Skipton, Ripon, Selby, Northallerton, Knaresborough and many of the community libraries. To maintain social distancing, we will be offering bookable slots and fewer computers may be available, especially in smaller libraries. Workstations will be cleaned between every use, with hand sanitiser and wipes made available. We currently aren’t able to offer one to one support.
If you would like to use one of our computers, then please contact your local library to book a free 45-minute slot.
Home Library Service
We understand that some people will still not be able to visit the library at the moment due to ill health, shielding, or carer responsibilities. We are pleased to be able to offer our popular and free Home Library Service. Books can be selected by the library team and delivered to your doorstep once a fortnight, free of charge. We will also collect any library books from your doorstep to return to the library on your behalf.
Supermobile library
Our Supermobile library is back on the road. We have a new temporary timetable, which you can view below.
During lockdown we can only offer a select and collect service, no browsing on the vehicle. To arrange to collect your books call 01609 533878 or email supermobile@northyorks.gov.uk.
January timetable
Date | Location | Time |
---|---|---|
Mon 4 |
Sherburn |
10am to 12noon |
Tues 5 |
Brotherton |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 6 |
Kettlewell |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 7 |
Castleton |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 8 |
No Route |
- |
Sat 9 |
Hunmanby |
10am to 12noon |
Mon 11 |
Sleights |
10am to 12noon |
Tues 12 |
Kirk Smeaton |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 13 |
Staithes |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 14 |
Cowling |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 15 |
Slingsby |
10am to 12noon |
Sat 16 |
No Route |
- |
Mon 18 |
Weaverthorpe |
10am to 12noon |
Tues 19 |
Balne |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 20 |
Buckden |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 21 |
Danby |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 22 |
No Route |
- |
Sat 23 |
Hovingham |
10am to 12noon |
Mon 25 |
Robin Hoods Bay |
10am to 12noon |
Tues 26 |
Eggborough |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 27 |
Rosedale |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 28 |
Osmotherley |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 29 |
Sheriff Hutton |
10am to 12noon |
Sat 30 |
No Route |
- |
February timetable
Date | Location | Time |
---|---|---|
Mon 1 |
Sherburn |
10 - 12noon |
Tues 2 |
Brotherton |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 3 |
Kettlewell |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 4 |
Castleton |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 5 |
No Route |
|
Sat 6 |
Hunmanby |
10am to 12noon |
Mon 8 |
Sleights |
10am to 12noon |
Tues 9 |
Kirk Smeaton |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 10 |
Staithes |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 11 |
Cowling |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 12 |
Slingsby |
10am to 12noon |
Sat 13 |
No Route |
|
Mon 15 |
Weaverthorpe |
10am to 12noon |
Tues 16 |
Balne |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 17 |
Buckden |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 18 |
Danby |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 19 |
No Route |
|
Sat 20 |
Hovingham |
10am to 12noon |
Mon 22 |
Robin Hoods Bay |
10am to 12noon |
Tues 23 |
Eggborough |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 24 |
Rosedale |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 25 |
Osmotherley |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 26 |
Sheriff Hutton |
10am to 12noon |
Sat 27 |
No Route |
|
Locations
- Balne: Crossroads on Thorntree Lane
- Brotherton: Near United Reformed Church
- Buckden: National Parks Coach & Car Park
- Castleton: On corner of Ashfield Road with Church Street
- Cowling: Methodist Church Hall Car Park
- Danby: Village Hall Car Park, Dale End
- Eggborough: Weeland Road (next to the Horse & Jockey Public House)
- Hunmanby: Outside Bayley Gardens
- Hovingham: Opposite the entrance to Hovingham Hall & Village Hall on Hall Green
- Kettlewell: National Parks Coach & Car Park
- Kirk Smeaton: Shoulder of Mutton Public House Car Park
- Osmotherley: Oswaldene Estate
- Robin Hoods Bay: Station Coach & Car Park, Station Road
- Rosedale: Adjacent to the Green, by Telephone Kiosk
- Sleights: Coach Park
- Sheriff Hutton: Village Hall Car Park
- Slingsby: The Green, adjacent to Porch House
- Sherburn: Village Hall
- Staithes: Car and Coach park
- Weaverthorpe: Opposite Village Hall
Books already out on loan
All books issued before lockdown have had their loan period extended to 1 March 2021.
Books can be renewed by calling 01609 532774 or by logging onto your account and entering your library card number and PIN. You can also renew your books via our library app or email us at libraries@northyorks.gov.uk.
The North Yorkshire Library app can be downloaded from the App Store for iOS and Google Play for Android devices.
Digital library
You can access library services online here or via the library app (the North Yorkshire Library app can be downloaded from the App Store for iOS and Google Play for Android devices).
Find out more and explore our digital collection on our eBooks, eMagazines and digital audiobooks here.
We recommend that you download the apps to make the service as easy to access as possible.
Joining and PIN numbers
You no longer need to visit a library to join the library, renew an expired card or to collect PIN numbers to access online services.
PIN numbers can be issued over the phone on verification of date of birth and postcode. Membership card numbers and PIN will be emailed to you separately.
To join the library, renew membership or get your PIN number, please call 01609 533878 or contact your local library. Membership is FREE.
Subscriptions
We know that you haven’t been able to use your subscriptions during lockdown so we are making arrangements to extend them so that you don’t lose out.
Help for home schooling
There are a number of free online information resources available as part of our library collection to help support children. This includes:
- Britannia Encyclopaedia Junior is for children aged 5 to 11 and is a great place for homework help and to and find information about people, browse timelines, and compare countries. The encyclopaedia covers most school subjects and has links to the CBBC news website.
- Encyclopaedia Britannica Student (for ages 12 to 18) has more in-depth information on a wide range of topics as well as biographies and featured spotlights.
- There are loads of resources from Oxford University Press including dictionaries, encyclopaedias of art and music, research articles, bibliographies and biographies.
Younger children will love ZipTales which features interactive stories with voiceovers, animations, games, quizzes and more to help make reading fun for children.
If they need a break from learning they can always read one of the hundreds of comics we have available in our eBooks, eMagazines and digital audiobooks collection.
Look after yourself
The Reading Well collection helps you to understand and manage your health and wellbeing. The books are chosen by health experts and people living with the conditions covered. Currently available are:
- Reading well list for young people
- Reading well list for children
- Reading well list to support mental health
- Reading well list for people with dementia
- Reading well list for people with long-term conditions
Keep up to Date:
As a library member you can get daily news from around the world or read your favourite magazines for free using PressReader or RB Digital which are also available on our eBooks, eMagazines and digital audiobooks page.
Again, if you're using a tablet or smartphone, we'd recommend downloading their apps.
Our digital library includes these and all of our other free online resources including family history, business support and employment skills. All are also available through our library app. The North Yorkshire Library app can be downloaded from the App Store for iOS and Google Play for Android devices.
The Record Office
The Record Office search room is currently closed to the public because the ventilation and heating are not Covid-secure for public access. We are working to change this, but regret that we do not as yet have a date for reopening. We can still be contacted by email and will answer archive related enquiries remotely where possible. Access Record Office archives online.
Historic Environment Records
Physical access to the historic environment records is restricted, however the other services provided by the North Yorkshire historic environment records are being conducted as usual. A great deal of the physical records held within the historic environment records are scanned, some with permissions to digitally disseminate. We will try our best to acquire copyright permission to disseminate for any reports or documents requested to facilitate remote working and study – please do ask if this might help you.