Hucknall Library

External shot of Hucknall Library

Important notices

Hucknall Library closure - Mobile Library visits

Hucknall Library will be closing temporarily from Saturday 26 October until early 2025. During the temporary closure, Inspire will be providing a mobile library service vising Hucknall Market Place once each week. Customers will be able to browse, borrow, return, renew and reserve as usual. Reserved items will also be available for collection. The dates and times are as follows:

Friday 1st Nov, 2pm – 4pm

Thursday 7th Nov, 10am – 4pm

Thursday 14th Nov, 10am – 4pm

Thursday 21st Nov, 10am – 4pm

Friday 29th  Nov, 2pm – 4pm

Thursday 5th Dec, 10am – 4pm

Thursday 12th Dec, 10am – 4pm

Thursday 19th Dec, 10am – 4pm

Thursday 26th NO VISIT

Thursday 2nd Jan, 10am – 4pm

Thursday 9th Jan, 10am – 4pm

Thursday 16th Jan, 10am-4pm

Friday 24th Jan, 2pm – 4pm

Find out more about the works taking place.

Welcome to Hucknall Library! Situated in a bustling market town with Hucknall market on our doorstep, we are steeped in local heritage with links to Lord Byron and his talented daughter Ada Lovelace who was recognised as being a pioneer in computer science.  Our library services are second to none, showcasing our cultural heritage alongside modern technology and learning events.

Everyone is welcome and will find something of interest.

For young customers we have three weekly Rattle, Rhyme and Roll sessions and there are our Crafty Tuesday art sessions after school during term time.  You can also visit our regular Saturday afternoon board games and colouring activity.

For the rest of us, if you’re artistic and want to hone and share your skills, please come along to our weekly Monday morning Craft and Cardmaking session.

Or if you just enjoy talking to others and can handle a pair of knitting needles, why not visit our Knit and Natter group on Fridays.

For local history buffs, we have a thriving Local Family History group who would welcome new members and meet in the library once every month. At the same time, you can peruse our splendid Local Studies collection, featuring the famous Lord Byron and local music composer Eric Coates.  Back copies of the Hucknall Dispatch and other local publications are also available to peruse on microfiche.

We are proud to play host to the team of volunteers from Hucknall Tourist and Regeneration Group, who are on hand to answer questions on local events and facilities.

Check out the What’s On section for more information about our events and courses. Amongst them you’ll find a fantastic range of community and family learning courses with Inspire Adult Learning. Whether you want to fit in a new hobby or learn a new skill, we can offer a high-quality learning experience. 

Finally, we have a Facebook page @InspireHucknallLibrary where you can find out about everything we’re up to.

Don’t delay, please visit us soon. We look forward to meeting you.

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.

Hucknall Library is having a makeover!

This Autumn, Hucknall Library will be temporarily closing to allow improvement works to take place. Funded by the Libraries Improvement Fund, this project will introduce a customer toilet with disabled access, plus improved place and facilities. The library will reopen in the new year. Read the full press release and check back later for more information.