Opening hours

Monday: 2pm - 5pm
Tuesday: closed
Wednesday: 2pm - 7.30pm
Thursday: 10am - 12noon and 2pm - 5pm
Friday: 2pm - 7.30pm
Saturday: 10am - 12.30pm

Please note that all York Libraries are closed on Bank Holidays, and additional closed days are advertised on our closures page.

Location and Accessibility

View a map of Bishopthorpe Library using our online maps (Localview). You can zoom in and out of the map.

There is an access guide for Bishopthorpe Library on the Disabled Go website.

What's at Bishopthorpe Library

• Free broadband internet access and free wi-fi
• A children's area & young people's area
• Fiction and non-fiction for children, young people and adults
• Large print books and audiobooks
• Reference books
• Books to support your learning
• Information about local services
• Adult Education course information
• A reading group
• Weekly storytimes for under 5's
• Family and local history
• Newspapers and magazines