Reading & Libraries
Children's Author Event: Petr Horacek - Beeston Library
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Newark Library is now closed for essential planned building maintenance work to its heating and cooling systems from Wednesday 17 January 2024 at 6.30pm and will reopen in the spring of 2024.
During the closure you can use your library card at any library throughout Nottinghamshire. Your nearest library is also in Newark – Balderton Library on Main Street, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3NP.
Balderton Library provides access to public computers, stocks a full range of books, and from Thursday 18 January, will have extended opening hours: Monday – Friday 9am-6pm and Saturday 9am-4pm. As well as Balderton’s regular Thursday 2.30pm Rattle, Rhyme and Roll for babies and toddlers, you will also be able to enjoy an extra session every Tuesday at 2.30pm. Furthermore, Newark Library’s popular Crime Reading Group and its Heritage Café will also move to Balderton Library during the closure period.
On Saturdays, 10am-3pm starting Saturday 20 January 2024, the Inspire Centre at Newark’s Buttermarket will host regular library activities including Rattle, Rhyme and Roll sessions, children’s story times, Lego and Games clubs for families, as well as Scrabble sessions, Crafty Natters and Places of Welcome for adults.
We’re updating our website with more details. You can find information about regular groups and activities on our Newark Library Planned Closure page, or by clicking here.
Please note that Newark Library is temporarily closed for essential building maintenance to the heating and cooling systems, and will reopen in Spring 2024. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, and appreciate your patience at this time.
The closest car park to Newark Library is London Road/Baldertongate Car Park (short stay). Details here.
Beaumond Gardens
Baldertongate
Newark
Nottinghamshire
NG24 1UW
All Inspire libraries and venues are closed on Friday 29 March, Sunday 31 March, and Monday 1 April, for the Easter bank holiday. Any venues or libraries that have operating hours on a Saturday will be open as normal on Saturday 30 March. All Inspire libraries and venues will then return to their normal opening hours from Tuesday 2 April, with the exception of those affected by school term times.
Mobile libraries will not run between Friday 29 March and Monday 1 April, inclusive. Please refer to our mobile libraries page here for the next scheduled visit near you.
Ask Inspire will be closed on Friday 29 March, Sunday 31 March, and Monday 1 April. They will be open as usual on Saturday 30 March, 9am-4pm.
While we transition to our new supplier, there will be a short period where we will be unable to order new titles published from April onwards. We will get this back up and running as soon as possible and apologise for any inconvenience caused.
Due to a reduction in demand, we will be phasing out our DVD collections in libraries from Monday 1 April 2024. Reservations may still be placed until Monday 18 March, however stock levels across the county may vary and this may have an impact on availability of titles. Any DVDs held in our heritage collections will be retained and can be loaned as usual. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.