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Northamptonshire Central Library

Opening hours

DayOpensCloses
Monday9am6pm
Tuesday9am6pm
Wednesday9am6pm
Thursday9am6pm
Friday9am6pm
Saturday9am5pm
SundayClosedClosed

See closures for public holidays.

How to find us

Map

Address

Northamptonshire Central Library
Abington Street
Northampton
NN1 2BA

Parking

There are charged-for parking bays on Abington Street where the library entrance is located.

Alternatively, the nearest public car park is behind the library in the Ridings. This offers short stay (maximum 3 hours), charged-for parking.

Accessibility

This library has:

  • access for wheelchair users
  • quieter hour: Tuesdays, 9am to 10am

We have created Social Stories for each of our libraries to help customers understand how to access our services and what to expect when visiting us:

Toilets

Toilet for under 5s and parents, baby changing facilities available.

Contact us

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: Northamptonshire Central Library on Facebook

Business & IP Centre Northamptonshire

Business & IP Centre at Northamptonshire Central Library

Northamptonshire Central Library holds subscriptions to online business resources and runs information and advice sessions and workshops on self-employment and intellectual property for entrepreneurs, inventors and small businesses.

Find out more about business support in libraries.

Local and family history

An old photo of the Market Square in Northampton town centre

We hold a large collection of local and family history resources in our Discover Centre at Northamptonshire Central Library.

Our Discover Centre has different opening hours to the main library - you can view these on the local and family history page.

Services at this library

Last updated 27 August 2024