Photo of Christmas tree made of books and child holding Santa mask

Christmas opening hours in libraries

All libraries that are open on Christmas Eve will close at 1pm apart from:
  • Ashington Library will close at 12pm on Christmas Eve.
  • Ponteland Library will close at 12pm on Christmas Eve.
  • Guide Post Library will close at 12:30pm on Christmas Eve.
  • Kielder Library will be closed from Mon 20 Dec till Thurs 6 Jan.  It will reopen on Friday 7 January.
Most libraries will then remain closed over the Christmas period and reopen as usual on Tuesday 4 January or their next scheduled working day.

The hub libraries listed below will be open in between Christmas and New Year.
 
  Wed 29 Dec Thurs 30 Dec Fri 31 Dec
Berwick Library 10am - 4pm 10am - 4pm 9am - 1pm
Blyth Library 10am - 4pm 10am - 4pm 9am - 1pm
Cramlington Library 10am - 4pm 10am - 4pm 9am - 1pm
Hexham Library 10am - 4pm 10am - 4pm 9am - 1pm
Morpeth Library 10am - 4pm 10am - 4pm 9am - 1pm


Digital Library

Our digital library is never closed! Why not take a look at our selection of eBooks or have a story read to you using our eAudio collection which is available 24/7. All you need is your library card and PIN to download eBooks and eAudio with BorrowBox or PressReader if you want newspapers and magazines.

Find out more about our digital library