Newark Library Planned Closure

Newark Library is closed for essential planned building maintenance work to its heating and cooling systems from Wednesday 17 January 2024 at 6.30pm. The reopening date of Newark Library has been delayed.

In the meantime, you can use your library card at any library throughout Nottinghamshire. Your nearest library is also in Newark: Balderton Library on Main Street, Balderton, Newark, NG24 3NP. All holds for Newark Library will be processed by Balderton Library.

Balderton Library provides access to public computers, stocks a full range of books, and from Thursday 18 January and will have extended opening hours: Monday – Friday 9am-6pm and Saturday 9am-4pm. Other services, groups and events will also be happening from our base in the Buttermarket, Newark.

Customers can also benefit from our Mobile Libraries, with Mobile East Routes covering the Newark and Sherwood area. You can find out more about Mobile Libraries by clicking the link at the bottom of this page.

We also offer a home delivery option through our Community Makers volunteers. You can find out more on our Home Library Service page - or by clicking here.

See below for more information on the regular groups happening at Balderton Library and the Buttermarket, as well as updated venues for Newark Book Festival. Extra regular events will continue during the delay to reopening Newark Library.

Balderton Library

Balderton Library will have extended opening hours. The library will now be open Monday - Friday 9am-6pm, and Saturday 9am-4pm. You can find out more about Balderton Library by clicking here.

Rattle, Rhyme and Roll	Every Thursday, 2.30pm and every Tuesday, 2.30pm
Crime Reading Group	1st Monday of every month (starting Monday 5 February), 2pm.

The Buttermarket

Starting from 20 January, we will be running regular groups and activities every Saturday at the Buttermarket, Newark. You can find out more about the Inspire Buttermarket by clicking here.

Rattle, Rhyme and Roll (under 5s)	10am-10.30am	Join us for songs and rhymes with your little ones.
Children's Lego and Games Club	11am-1pm	Come along and build Lego and play fun games.
Adult Social Scrabble	1pm-3pm	Do you enjoy Scrabble? Join our regular group for words and refreshments.
Children's Craft Activity	1.30pm-2.30pm	Have fun crafting with a different craft activity each week.

Newark Book Festival

Due to the delayed reopening of Newark Library, Newark Book Festival events planned to take place in the library have been relocated to new venues. Please refer to the list below for more information, or visit the Newark Book Festival website.

Event	Date	New venue
Creativity in Autism	Thursday 11 July	Upstairs in Gannets Bistro
Beyond the Blue - Broken Instruments	Friday 12 July	Tudor Hall
Joseph Coelho - Kids vs Adults Poetry Workshop	Saturday 13 July	Inspire Buttermarket
Miriam Halahmy - Saving Hanno Reading and Workshop	Saturday 13 July	Byron Room, Newark Palace
Exploring the Universe with Fantastic Numbers	Saturday 13 July	Byron Room, Newark Palace