Service Disruptions

National Lockdown - update 5 January

Inspire Culture and Nottinghamshire County Council are committed to the wellbeing of staff and customers during the current coronavirus pandemic. 

All Inspire Nottinghamshire Libraries and Archives will be closed until further notice during national lockdown. We can continue to offer limited services under government guidelines (page 19) to help support our communities. We have done everything possible to ensure we deliver these services safely.  

During this time;

• Books due back from 2 January onwards will have their return date extended – no need to renew your items

• Overdue charges will not apply whilst libraries are closed.

• Reservations can be made during our closure and will be processed ready for when we reopen. Collection can be made upon receipt of a notification and subject to library opening times. This may take a few days once we reopen so please bear with us.
• Join the library online or via Ask Inspire to access E-Resources, PCs, and Click & Collect.

The following services are still available:

• Click & Collect and Home Delivery – visit inspireculture.org.uk/clickcollect or contact Ask Inspire 
• Mobile Libraries for Click & Collect only
• Archives will offer a remote research and reprographics services only, visit inspireculture.org.uk/archives or email archives@inspireculture.org.uk.
• Education Library Service will continue to provide a service but will be closed to visitors, email elsg@inspireculture.org.uk
• Access culture, learning and libraries from home – including eReading, eAudio and eMagazines inspireculture.org.uk/online.
• PC use for essential access to public services only (eg job applications, benefit claims) are available with pre-booked appointments only via Ask Inspire on 01623 677 200, in the following libraries; 

Arnold

Beeston

Kirkby

Mansfield Central

Newark

Retford

West Bridgford

Ask Inspire:

Email: ask@inspireculture.org.uk

Phone: 01623 677 200

Archives 

Email: archives@inspireculture.org.uk

Phone: 0115 958 1634

Education Library Service 

Email: elsg@inspireculture.org.uk

Phone: 0115 804 4499

Worksop Library update

Worksop Temporary Library closed at 4pm on 15 December. Look out for news of Worksop Library reopening soon (subject to national lockdown). We can't wait to share our plans with you! 

Our current opening hours for the ASK Inspire team are 9am - 6pm Monday to Friday and 9am - 4pm Saturday. Please visit our FAQ's page, call 01623 677 200 or email ask@inspireculture.org.uk. Thank you for your patience at this time.

You may experience a web page layout error which obstructs fields from view when inputting your password details to renew your account login; if your browser displays such a layout error, please contact the Ask Inspire team on 01623 677 200 who will assist you with your password and/or book renewal.