Nottingham Central Library

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The largest library in Nottingham and the principal library in the East Midlands, offering a range of general and specialised library services over 4 floors. The library is located in the same building as the Nottingham City Council Contact Centre.

We are making improvements to our IT network and self-service equipment at Nottingham Central Library and our 24-7 returns unit is currently not available. We're really sorry for the inconvenience, an improved service will be up and running again soon. 

Did you know that you can return your books and CD's to any library in any Nottingham or Nottinghamshire and of course you can renew them online too!

Public computers, free WiFi, study tables and seating are available throughout the building. Refreshments and toilets are located on Floor 2.

• Opening Times
• Contact  
• Regular Activities
• Ground Floor
• Floor 1
• Floor 2
• Floor 3

Opening Times

• Monday to Thursday- 8:15am* to 7:00pm
• Friday - 8:15am* to 5:30pm
• Saturday - 9:00am to 4:00pm
• Sunday - Closed
• Bank holidays - Closed

*Ground Floor only until 9am (9:30am on Tuesdays)

Contact Information

Angel Row
Nottingham
NG1 6HP

Telephone: 0115 915 2828
Fax: 0115 915 2840
24-hour renewal line: 0845 330 4435

E-mail:enquiryline@nottinghamcity.gov.uk

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Regular Activities

All these events are free

• Totstime every Thursday 10:45am to 11:15am
• Conversation class for learners of English every Thursday 3:30pm to 5:30pm
• Language Cafe every Saturday 1pm to 3pm
• Gameplay Workshops for Teenagers at Nottingham Central Library every Saturday 10am to 12pm - sessions must be booked in advance and consent form provided- please contact sarah.coulson@nottinghamcity.gov.uk for more information
• Work Club every Wednesday 1:00pm to 4:00pm. Advisors from the Meadows Partnership Trust will be on hand to help you with your job search For more info, contact Lee Sunderland at the Meadows Partnership Trust on: 0115 915 0079 or 07870 986260
• 'Tangled yarns' on alternate Tuesday afternoons 1:00pm to 3:00pm in the Cecil Roberts Room -  Bring along your knitting, crochet, needles and yarn as you chat, learn and share your skills. It's a great way to make new friends and be inspired from our knitting books. All skill levels welcome and a small amount of materials for beginners will be provided. For further information contact Nottingham Central Library on 0115 915 2825 

Ground Floor

• Fiction - including large print and talking books 
• Drop-in PCs
• Children's Library 
• African Caribbean collection
• Parents Collection
• Adult Literacy collection, including life skills, basic maths and English
• WiFi

Floor 1 Local Studies Library

• Meeting rooms for hire 
• Exhibition space 
• Books, pamphlets and reports
• Newspapers Broadsheets and printed ephemera
• Family History 
• Historical directories
• Local council documents
• Maps
• Nottinghamshire information index
• Oral history recordings and transcripts, including the The Italian Connection project 
• Periodicals, news-sheets, reports from local clubs, societies and companies
• Photographs 
• Book a computer 
• WiFi
• Microfilm and Microfiche readers

Accessing the material: A small collection of materials for loan is available on Floor 1, but most of the Local Studies collection is for use in the library only. Please ask staff at the Help Desk to find the items you require.

Floor 2

• Meeting room and IT learning suite for hire 
• Book a computer
• Books and reference materials: computers, sociology, religion, law, science, medicine, engineering, animals and pets, cookery, philosophy, psychology, languages and management
• Books in a wide range of Community languages - from Amharic to Welsh. There are also some reference books. The languages provided include Bengali, Chinese, Gujarati, Hindi, Polish, Punjabi, and Urdu
• Newspapers and magazines, including the Financial Times and a selection in other languages
• InBusiness collection: company information and  product information
• UK phone directories, including Yellow Pages
•  Official Government Publications [105kb]
• Health Information collection
• Jobs Info Point: Careers information, courses, college and university prospectuses
• Official Publications, legislation, White Papers and Hansard
• Online Reference and Information Resources  instant access to full text information, including newspapers, business information, and the humanities
• Fax and photocopier
• Clearview Spectrum Machine - allows magnification of print in books, magazines etc 
• WiFi
• One2One computer help sessions 
• Study areas
• Young People's area: with a fiction collection and other books and information on including careers, skills, relationships and music
• Vending machines and toilets
• UK Online Centre - offers free or low cost computer and internet access

Floor 3

• Books and reference materials: arts, crafts, music, theatre, film and television, biographies, travel and history
• DVD collection: film, television (including box sets) and non-fiction such as documentaries and learning skills
• Music CDs collection
• Printed music - chamber, classical and popular; learning to play instruments
• Music sets - available for loan to local music groups
• Drama and Play sets - available for loan to registered drama groups
• Broadsheet newspapers - dailies, Sundays and limited back files
• Magazines covering the subjects on this floor - including limited back files
• Maps and atlases - Ordnance Survey and foreign maps and atlases, for loan and reference use
• Newspapers on microfilm - Times (1785 onwards), Guardian (1961 to 1994) and Sunday Times (1977 onwards), Times Digital Archive online
• Book a computer
• Photocopier 
• WiFi
• Study areas

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