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Market Harborough Library

Adam and Eve Street, Market Harborough, Leics, LE16 7LT
Map with location of Market Harborough Library
Tel: 0116 305 3627
Fax: 01858 467875
E-mail: marketharboroughlibrary@leics.gov.uk

About the Library

Market Harborough Library is the main library in the Harborough area.  The library is situated in the centre of the town in the old Symington Corset factory. It is a listed building.  Ramp at front of building.  Parking space available.  Library is all on one level with wide aisles.  Liz McMahon, the library manager, is based here.  
This library offers the following facilties:
Service Yes/No          Service Yes/No
Automatic doors Yes   Local Studies and Family History Yes
Baby Changing Facilities No   Children's Area Yes
Audio/Talking Books Yes   Children's story tapes/CDs Yes
CDs | DVDs Yes   Bookstart Yes
Reference Books | Information Services Yes   Wriggly Readers/ Storytime Yes
Access to courses/classes Yes   Photocopier Yes
Newspapers/magazines Yes   Scanner Yes
Local / Tourism information Yes   Printer Yes
Study space / Homework help Yes   Fax machine Yes
Exhibition/Display space Yes   BBC Webwise, IT for All, MS Office training Yes
Housebound reader service Yes      Tipping Permits Yes
OS Mapping Service - New service Yes    Opening Times  

Ordnance Survey Mapping Service

Market Harborough Library can deliver Site-Centred, customised maps for your building planning applications.  More about the Ordnance Survey Mapping Service

Tipping Permits

Do you want to tip waste using a van or trailer? Did you know that you need a short term tipping permit to do this?  Call the Customer Service Centre on 0116 305 0001 to apply and then collect your permit from Market Harborough library.

Local Studies

Parish, district and county information | Books about Harborough District
Maps and Village files covering all of the Harborough District | 1891 Census information | Parish registers
Census returns and parish registers | Early town and trade directories - listed by date or listed by directory
International Genealogical Index (IGI) | Microfiche and Microfilm readers and printer | Information covering Northants and Rutland
Ancestry Library Edition is available in this library free of charge to do family history research.

Events/What's On

Wriggly Readers Story and Rhyme Time.  0-4 years with parents or carers.  Every Tuesday from 10.00 to 10.30am and now also every Thursday from 10.00 to 10.30am.
Events for children throughout the year contact library for detail.

Library Opening Times

Monday 9.30am - 8.00pm
Tuesday 9.30am - 8.00pm
Wednesday 9.30am - 5.30pm
Thursday 9.30am - 8.00pm
Friday 9.30am - 5.30pm
Saturday 9.30am - 5.00pm

further information

Contact: Market Harborough Library
Telephone: 0116 305 3627
e-mail: marketharboroughlibrary@leics.gov.uk
Last Updated:
24 February 2009
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