Norton HIVE and community hub

Information about Norton HIVE and community hub including contact details and services offered.

December closure

Norton HIVE Library will be closed temporarily from 1pm Saturday 30 November until 10am Tuesday 7 January 2025. This is so we can install new windows as part of our decarbonisation project. You can access library services nearby at Malton Library.

Norton HIVE and community hub
Commercial Street
Norton
Malton
YO17 9ES

Email: nortoncommunitylibrary@gmail.com
Telephone: 01609 534552
Facebook: Norton HIVE and community hub Facebook page.
Website: Norton HIVE and community hub website.

This library is managed and operated by volunteers working in partnership with North Yorkshire Council.

Library opening hours

  • Monday: closed
  • Tuesday, 10am to 4pm
  • Wednesday, 10am to 4pm
  • Thursday 10am to 4pm
  • Friday: closed
  • Saturday 10am to 1pm
  • Sunday: closed

Finding the library, parking and access

The library is on the main street in Norton, called Commercial Street. The building is set back from the main road, just opposite the zebra crossing. There are two Coastliner bus stops very near to the entrance of the library. The train station is approximately 20 minutes' walk away.

Car parking for up to three hours is available for library users behind the library. Please ensure that you enter your car registration details on the key pad inside the library when you arrive. Alternative free parking is also available at St Nicholas Street car park, which is off the main street close to the railway crossing. The library has an automatic door and is accessible to wheelchairs.

Items available from the library

You can borrow a range of books for all ages in a variety of formats, including large print and audio. Music CDs and foreign language titles are also available for loan, as well as micro:bits. You can request any item that is not immediately available.

Information and facilities at the library

  • family history
  • free online access to Ancestry.com, Find My Past, the British Newspaper Archive and Access to Research
  • free wi-fi
  • help and support using IT
  • internet and computer access
  • language courses
  • local studies
  • newspapers
  • parents' collection
  • photocopying, printing and scanning
  • study area

Activities at the library

For further information about any of the activities below, please contact the library.

Social media

You can follow North Yorkshire libraries on Library Service Twitter.

Volunteering

There are a number of opportunities to volunteer at the library. See the library volunteering page or ask at the library for further details.