Service Disruptions

Due to the cold temperatures over the next few weeks, Calverton library will only be open for half days from Monday 2 February until further notice. 

The library will close at 1pm on Mondays and Wednesdays. Friday and Saturday opening hours will remain the same -  1pm - 5pm on Fridays and 9.30am - 12.30pm on Saturdays. 

We thank you for your patience at this time. 

The lift at Arnold Library will not be available for the day on Wednesday 11 February due to planned maintenance. We apologise for the inconvenience and thank you for your patience. 

There are currently no printing or photocopying facilities available at Mansfield Woodhouse Library. Awaiting an engineer.

We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Message added 26.1.26

The Dukeries Library will be closing for half term at it’s normal time on Friday 13 February and will re-open on Monday 23 February.

Due to ongoing issues with the library heating system, our Magical Missions workshop on Wednesday 28 January is cancelled. All ticket holders are being contacted and will be refunded. Remaining dates will go ahead as planned.

Customers are advised that Stapleford Library and Learning Centre is currently without central heating. 

We are working to resolve this issue as soon as possible and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Please check back here for further updates.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause

The coffee machine is currently out of order at Kirkby in Ashfield Library. We aim to resolve this as soon as possible and apologise for any inconvenience caused.

Due to freezing temperatures and lack of heating in the building, Sutton in Ashfield Library is currently offering a reduced service and will close at 1pm daily. During this time:

• Customers will have limited access to library book stock on the ground floor, which includes titles suitable for children. You can return, renew, request books and collect reservations as usual.

• There is customer access to a public computer and photocopier/printing on the ground floor. Sessions are limited to 30 minutes.

• Registration services will be relocated to their Mansfield office. Please contact them directly for more information about this change.

• The upstairs meeting room remains available for learning courses and room bookings.

• Some scheduled activities will continue to run, though with reduced capacity. This week commencing 5 January, Rattle Rhyme and Roll is cancelled (Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday sessions). Woolly Bookworms craft group is also cancelled. Poetry group and Lego Club will continue to go ahead, with the latter at a reduced number. Places of Welcome will go ahead in the upstairs meeting room and will provide hot drinks and a biscuit to those attending – though space will be limited to around 25 people.

During this time, nearby Skegby and Stanton Hill Library will extend their opening hours to the following:

Monday 1pm – 5pm
Tuesday 1pm-5pm
Wednesday 9am-5pm
Thursday 1pm-5pm
Friday 1pm-5pm
Saturday 9am-3pm

These changes will be in place until further notice, at which point this notice will be updated. Any items due to be returned to Sutton in Ashfield Library during this period will be automatically extended and subsequent charges removed – you do not need to do anything. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and will continue to keep the wellbeing of our staff and users a priority as the situation develops.

Last updated: 5 January 2026

We apologise that the lift at Arnold Library is currently awaiting repair, due to the internal lights flickering or going out. We are working to fix this as soon as possible and thank you for your patience. 

Message updated: 5 January 2026

Unfortunately, the digital microfilm scanner at Beeston Library is not currently in operation, and there is no access to materials held on microfiche or microfilm at Beeston Library.

We are working to find a solution as soon as possible, and apologise for the inconvenience caused.

Please check back here again for updates.

Message added: 14.11.25