Libraries

Discover plenty to read using our library catalogue.

Download thousands of free digital audio books, eBooks, magazines, newspapers, comics and graphic novels.

Find out about the range of online resources you can access from home and your library.

How to contact your library, join, and access your account to request and renew items.

Find out about the North Yorkshire libraries app and what it enables you to do.

Find out how libraries can help you get online through computers, free wi-fi and a team of friendly staff and volunteers.

How libraries can help with your health and wellbeing, from books and groups to events and the home library service.

Information about the home library service in North Yorkshire.

Find out what libraries can offer children and young people, from story time to learning resources.

Find out how our libraries support job seekers, businesses and adult learners.

Volunteering in a library is a rewarding and sociable way to be involved in your local community.

Find out about the range of local and special collections available across the county’s libraries.

Find out how our libraries can support your reading group.

Books are usually loaned free of charge. Other items, such as CDs and DVDs, can be borrowed for a small charge.

Find out about venues available for hire at North Yorkshire libraries.

Find out what's changing when we upgrade our library management system on 20 March 2025.