Newby & Scalby Library
OUR LIBRARY WILL BE CLOSED ON THE BANK HOLIDAY MONDAYS IN MAY, 5TH AND 26TH MAY
We are open five days a week Mon, Tues, Wed and Friday, 10 – 5.30, Saturday 10am – 1.30pm. Comfy seating, newspapers, use of the hot drinks machine, computers, a magazine swap, DVDs and unlimited browsing are available and we have a beautiful garden with games for children and plenty of seating for all. Books may be returned through the library’s letterbox.
Our Free Regular Events/Clubs are as follows –
Mondays Reiki with Sue, 10am – 12 noon (new time), Term Time Only. No need to book.
Quirky Quilters sewing group, 2.00 – 4.00pm
Tuesdays Norman Bear’s Playtime, 10.30am – 11.30am, Term Time Only. Mah Jong Club 1.30 – 3.30pm.
Wednesdays Norman Bear’s Storytime, 10.15 – 10.45am, Term Time Only.
Crafty Articles, every Wednesday, 2-4pm. Knitting and crochet group.
Fridays Art Group, 10.15 – 11.45am. Bring your own materials. Scrabble Club 1.30pm – 3.30pm.
Saturdays Lego Club for 5 – 12 year olds, 10.30am – 12 noon. Mah Jong 10.15am – 12.15pm. Art Group, 10am -12noon, except Summer Holidays. Bring your own materials.
For Special Events, see the Events Diary and click on the date. You are also invited to look at our Facebook page.
Whilst many of our events are free, donations to help run our Community Library are most welcome!
Second-hand books are now sold from three trolleys; one with Crime & Thrillers, one with Non-Fiction and the third with beach reads, historical novels and literary fiction. Children’s books are in green tubs in the entrance near a spinner of literary fiction for sale. We also sell second-hand jigsaws, and brand new Chartmedia sticker, colouring & activity books and posters for just £1.50. DVDs and CDs are sold for just 10p and many bargains are available.
News
Scalby Fair – Saturday 21 June
Scalby Fair activities start on Friday 13 June, but the actual fair is on Saturday 21 June from 12 noon when we will once again be selling a wide variety of second hand books, DVDs and CDs in aid ...
Squeak Week!
Half Term is Squeak Week at the library when our youngest customers are invited to find tiny knitted mice in the children's section, to keep! There will be mice stories to borrow and mice poems ...Coming Events
Friday Art Group
4/07/2025 10:15am
There's a Friday Art Group from 10.15 - 11.45am which is free to join. Bring your own materials and enjoy being with other like-minded people.
Scrabble Club
4/07/2025 01:30pm
The Scrabble Club meets on Friday afternoons from 1.30-3.30pm. It's a friendly group of average abilities who just like to play Scrabble. All welcome! 
