Details of changes to our library and record office services.
Community Libraries
Most community libraries are now offering limited services as we follow the government Covid roadmap. 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 | Open from 23 April for browsing | Tuesday: 2pm to 4pm Wednesday: 2pm to 4pm Thursday: 2pm to 4pm Saturday: 2pm to 4pm |
Bedale | Open from 12 April for browsing, limited to 4 people at any one time, and IT booking. | Tuesday: 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm Friday: 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 4pm |
Bentham | Open for pre-booked slots only. | Wednesday: 10:15am to 1:30pm |
Bilton & Woodfield | Reopen for browsing from 12 April. | Monday: 1pm to 4pm Thursday: 9:30am to 12:30pm Friday: 9:30am to 12:30pm Saturday: 9:30am to 12:30pm |
Boroughbridge | Open for browsing from 12 April | Monday: 10am to 12noon Tuesday: 2pm to 4pm Wednesday: 10am to 12noon Friday: 10am to 12noon Saturday: 10am to 12noon |
Catterick |
Open from 12 April for Browsing, Select and Collect, pre-booked IT session. |
Monday: 10am to 1pm and 2pm to 5pm Wednesday: 2pm to 5pm Thursday: 2pm to 5pm Saturday: 10am to 1pm |
Colburn | Open from 12 April for browsing and IT bookings. | Monday: 2pm to 4.30pm Tuesday: 2pm to 4.30pm Thursday: 2pm to 4.30pm Friday: 2pm to 4.30pm Saturday: 10am to 12noon |
Crosshills (South Craven) |
Reopening from 12 April (call and collect only). |
Monday: 2pm to 4pm Friday: 4pm to 6pm Saturday: 10am to 12noon |
Derwent Valley Bridge | Reopening for browsing 12 April IT not available |
Tuesday: 10am to 12 noon and 2pm to 4pm Friday: 10am to 12 noon and 2pm to 4pm |
Easingwold |
Reopening 12 April. |
Monday: 10am to 12noon and 2:30pm to 5pm Tuesday: 10am to 12noon Friday: 10am to 12noon and 2:30pm to 5pm Saturday: 10am to 12noon |
Eastfield | Reopening for browsing 12 April | Monday: 10am to 5pm Tuesday: 10am to 5pm Wednesday: 10am to 5pm Friday: 10am to 5pm Thursday: 10am to 1pm Saturday: 10am to 12noon |
Embsay with Eastby | Closed | - |
Gargrave & Malhamdale | Reopening for browsing 12 April. | Monday: 3pm to 4pm Friday: 2pm to 4pm Saturday 10am to 12pm |
Grassington |
Reopen for browsing from 12 April. |
Monday: 10am to 12noon Tuesday: 10am to 12noon Wednesday: 10am to 12noon Thursday 10am to 12noon Friday: 10am to 12noon |
Great Ayton Discovery Centre | Reopen from 12 April for browsing and book selection, click and collect, computer usage, photocopying, general enquiries, tourist information, used book sales, arts and craft sales. | Tuesday: 10:30am to 2:30pm Wednesday: 10:30am to 2:30pm Thursday; 10:30am to 2:30pm Friday:10:30am to 2:30pm Saturday: 10:30am to 1:30pm |
Hawes | Open from 12th April for Browsing, Select and Collect, pre-booked IT sessions and HLIS | Monday: 9am to 2pm Tuesday: 9am to 2pm Wednesday: 9am to 2pm Thursday: 9am to 2pm Friday: 9am to 2pm Saturday: 9am to 12noon |
Helmsley | Reopen for browsing, computer usage, photocopying from 12 April. | Wednesdays 10am to 1pm Thursdays 10am to 1pm Fridays 8:30am to 1pm |
Ingleton | Reopen for browsing from 12 April. | 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 | Reopen for browsing from 12 April. | 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 |
Open from 12 April for browsing select and collect and IT bookings (see hours for split). |
Select and collect hours Monday: 10am to 12pm and 1pm to 3pm Tuesday 10am to 12pm and 2:30pm to 4:30pm Friday: 10am to 12.20pm and 2.20 to 3pm Saturday: 10am to 12noon IT hours |
Mashamshire | Reopen for browsing from 12 April. | Monday: 10am to 12noon Tuesday: 10am to 12noon Wednesday: 10am to 12noon Thursday: 10am to 12noon Friday: 10am to 12noon |
Newby & Scalby | Reopening 12 April. A one-way system will operate, 5 computers will be available for public use, and browsing will be limited to 20 minutes per person. |
Monday: 10am to 12noon Wednesday: 10am to 12noon Friday: 10am to 12noon Saturday: 10am to 1pm |
Norton Hive | Reopen 12 April | Tuesday, 10am to 4pm Wednesday, 10am to 4pm Thursday 10am to 4pm Saturday 10am to 4pm |
Nidderdale Plus | Reopen for browsing from 12 April. | 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 | Open from 12 April for Browsing, 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 | Reopen for browsing from 12 April. | Monday: 2pm to 4pm Tuesday: 2pm to 4pm Thursday: 2pm to 4pm Saturday: 10am to 12noon |
Sherburn | Open from 12 April for browsing. | Monday: 9.30am – 5.00pm Tuesday: 9.30am – 5.00pm Thursday: 9.30am – 5.00pm Friday: 9.30am – 1.00pm Saturday: 9.30am – 12.30pm |
Starbeck | Closed | - |
Stokesley | Library by appointment. Open for browsing, IT, photocopying and emailing. To book an appointment call 01609 533461 or drop the Facebook page a message. |
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 from 12 for browsing, Select and Collect, IT bookings and HLIS. |
Monday: 2pm to 6pm Tuesday: 2pm to 6pm Wednesday: 2pm to 6pm Thursday: 9am to 1pm Friday: 9am to 1pm Saturday: 10am to 12noon |
Thirsk |
Reopening 12 April. |
Monday:10am to 1pm and 1:30pm to 4:30pm Tuesday: 1:30pm to 4:30pm Thursday: 10am to 1pm and 1:30pm to 4:30pm Friday: 10am to 1pm Saturday: 9:30am to 3pm |
Managed libraries
Libraries will be open for people to choose their own books from Monday 12 April. However, we aren't able to offer our full range of services such as events, meeting room hire or regular group meetings. Public computers will be bookable for limited timeslots. Study space will be bookable in larger libraries.
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.
The government has 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 5pm
- Thursday, 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 5pm
- Friday, 10am to 12noon and 2pm to 5pm
- 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, 10am to 4.30pm
- Tuesday, 9am to 4.30pm
- Wednesday, 9am to 4.30pm
- Thursday, 9am to 4:30pm
- 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
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, Malton, 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
People can book to use the public access computers at Scarborough, Harrogate, Whitby, Malton, 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. Hand sanitiser and wipes are available at workstations.
If you would like to use one of our computers, then please contact your local library to book a free 45-minute slot.
We currently aren’t able to offer one to one digital support in the library but we may be able to help remotely by telephone. Please contact your library and we will put you in touch with one of our IT Buddies.
Home Library Service
We understand that some people will still not be able to visit the library at the moment due to ill health 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.
Further information can be found on our home library service page or contact your local library.
Supermobile library
Our Supermobile library is on the road. We have a new temporary timetable, which you can view below.
If you would like us to select books for you to collect when we visit 01609 533878 or email supermobile@northyorks.gov.uk.
April Timetable
Date | Location | Time |
---|---|---|
Thurs 1 |
Castleton |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 2 |
No Route |
- |
Sat 3 |
No Route |
- |
Mon 5 |
No Route |
- |
Tues 6 |
Kirk Smeaton |
110am to 12noon |
Wed 7 |
Staithes |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 8 |
Cowling |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 9 |
Slingsby |
10am to 12noon |
Sat 10 |
Hunmanby |
10am to 12noon |
Mon 12 |
Weaverthorpe |
10am to 12noon |
Tues 13 |
Balne |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 14 |
Buckden |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 15 |
Danby |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 16 |
Sleights |
10am to 12noon |
Sat 17 |
Hovingham |
10am to 12noon |
Mon 19 |
Robin Hoods Bay |
10am to 12noon |
Tues 20 |
Eggborough |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 21 |
Rosedale |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 22 |
Osmotherley |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 23 |
Sheriff Hutton |
10am to 12noon |
Sat 24 |
No Route |
- |
Mon 26 |
Sherburn |
10am to 12noon |
Tues 27 |
Brotherton |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 28 |
Kettlewell |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 29 |
Castleton |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 30 |
Sleights |
10am to 12noon |
Sat 1 May |
Hunmanby |
10am to 12noon |
May timetable
Date | Location | Time |
---|---|---|
Sat 1 |
Hunmanby |
10am to 12noon |
Mon 3 |
No Route |
Bank Holiday |
Tues 4 |
Kirk Smeaton |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 5 |
Staithes |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 6 |
Cowling |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 7 |
Slingsby |
10am to 12noon |
Sat 8 |
No Route |
|
Mon 10 |
Weaverthorpe |
10am to 12noon |
Tues 11 |
Baine |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 12 |
Buckden |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 13 |
Danby |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 14 |
No Route |
|
Sat 15 |
Hovingham |
10am to 12noon |
Mon 17 |
Robin Hoods Bay |
10am to 12noon |
Tues 18 |
Eggborough |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 19 |
Rosedale |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 20 |
Osmotherley |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 21 |
Sheriff Hutton |
10am to 12noon |
Sat 22 |
No Route |
|
Mon 24 |
Sherburn |
10am to 12noon |
Tues 25 |
Brotherton |
10am to 12noon |
Wed 26 |
Kettlewell |
10am to 12noon |
Thurs 27 |
Castleton |
10am to 12noon |
Fri 28 |
No Route |
|
Sat 29 |
Hunmanby |
10am to 12noon |
Mon 31 |
No Route |
Bank Holiday |
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 the January lockdown have had their loan period extended to 30 April.
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. These 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 can be accessed 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
We are getting ready to welcome you back to our searchroom at the end of April and will confirm opening dates and details very shortly. We will be introducing new systems and processes for booking a seat in the searchroom and we will of course be implementing Covid-safety measures. In the meantime, we can still be contacted by email at archives@northyorks.gov.uk 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.