Balderton Library

Balderton Library

Welcome to Balderton Library! We are housed in a former Methodist chapel and opened as a library in 1951. Everyone is welcome here, and our friendly staff are always available to help with your queries and offer assistance. There is a wide range of stock to choose from, including the latest releases and plenty of non-fiction to keep you busy!

We have weekly Rattle, Rhyme and Roll sessions for little ones every Thursday afternoon at 2:30pm. running year-round. On Saturdays we alternate between a drop-in Lego Club and a colouring club, but colouring sheets are always available. Our children's library houses a wide range of books, including an extensive picture book collection and story books for older readers.

There is a monthly Book Group who meet to have a cuppa and discuss their latest read or, if arts and crafts are more your thing, join us once a month for our Crafty Natter session. Computers and wifi are available for free, with our two PCs being bookable in advance or by drop-in. There are spaces for studying, or simply to enjoy reading a book or newspaper in peace.

Our local history section has photos and maps of the local area to browse, as well as documents relating to the Worthington-Simpson site, and a map of Balderton airfield. There are also copies of the local Parish minutes available to view, or log onto our computers to access Ancestry free of charge.

We look forward to seeing you soon!

Important notices

Library Catalogue Planned Maintenance - Wednesday 15 January

The library catalogue will be unavailable from 8pm on Wednesday 15 January until the morning of Thursday 16 January due to planned essential maintenance by the service provider. 

Thank you in advance for your patience.

Library Closures due to staff training - January 2025

The following libraries will be closed on the following dates, in order to enable staff to attend training.

Any books due back on these dates at the below libraries will be automatically renewed for an extra week.

Friday 24 January:

Carlton-in-Lindrick
Carlton Hill
Edgewood
Edwinstowe
Warsop
Woodthorpe (afternoon 2-5 only)

Friday 31 January:

Bilsthorpe
Dukeries
Carlton Hill
Ollerton

We apologise for any inconvenience caused by the closures.

Christmas Closure 2024-2025:

All Nottinghamshire libraries and archives will close for the Christmas period on Monday 23 December 2024, and reopen on Thursday 2 January 2025. With the exception of Dukeries Library, which will be closing on Friday 20th December 2024 at 1:30pm and re-open Monday 6th January 2025 8:30am.

Ask Inspire will close at 6pm on Monday 23 December and reopen at 9am on Thursday 2 January. 

Education Library Service will close at 5pm on Monday 23 December and reopen at 8:30am on Thursday 2 January.

We look forward to welcoming you back in the new year.  

Library service and catalogue updates

Our libraries have recently migrated to a new system for managing stock and customer data, including a new online catalogue. Find out more and check for updates as we settle into this new way of working.