Renew your books online

You can search the library catalogue and renew your books online.

Electrical upgrade at Central Library

Please note: there may be restricted access to some areas and services at times due to an essential electrical upgrade currently taking place at Central Library. This is expected to be completed by June.

Central Library Virtual Tour

We have created a virtual tour to show you what is on offer in Central Library.

Contact details

Northamptonshire Central Library
Abington Street
Northampton
NN1 2BA

Tel: 0300 126 1000
Fax: 01604 462055
Email: centlib@northamptonshire.gov.uk

Library Manager: Carl Dorney

Parking

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

The Library entrance is on Abington Street, which is pedestrianised.

Disabled access

This library is wheelchair accessible.

Opening hours

This library is scheduled to be open for the next 1 hours 3 minutes.

All libraries will be closed on the following bank holidays

• Friday 29th, Saturday 30th and Sunday 31st March 2013
• Monday 1st April 2013
• Monday 6th May 2013
• Monday 27th May 2013
• Monday 26th August 2013
• Wednesday 25th and Thursday 26th December 2013
• Wednesday 1st January 2014

Services and facilities

• Activities and events for children

• Family history - parish records
• Parents and carers collection
• Carers collection - books to help with caring roles
• Special collection - Beeby Thompson Collection
• Special collection - Charles Bradlaugh MP Collection
• Special collection - H E Bates Collection
• Special collection - Henry Dryden Collection
• Special collection - J L Carr Collection
• Special collection - John Clare Collection
• Special collection - Mary Pendered Collection
• Special collection - Philip Doddridge Collection

• Bengali
• Chinese
• Gujarati
• Hindi
• Latvian
• Lithuanian
• Polish
• Punjabi
• Russian
• Urdu
• Vietnamese
• Pashto
• Somali

• Broadband internet
• Printer (colour)
• Scanner

• Disabled toilet
• Handheld magnifier
• Hearing loop
• Large format keyboard
• Trackball

• Fax
• Photocopier

• Credit Card payments available
• Library Shop

• Friends of the library
• Volunteering

• Change! zone
• Job support and advice session (Friday 10:00am - 1:00pm)

• Microfiche reader
• Microfilm reader

• Hot drinks machine

• Nappy changing facilities
• Toilet

• Bounce and Rhyme - Rhymes and songs for non walkers (11:00am - 11:30am every Tuesday)
• Chatterbooks
• Business Start-up Drop-in Support Tuesdays 9.30am -12pm.
• Exhibition area
• Homework club (alternate Sundays 1:00pm - 3:00pm)
• Jigsaw exchange
• Toddle time - Rhymes and songs for walkers (10:00am - 10:30am every Tuesday)

Location map