Newby & Scalby Library
WE CLOSE FOR EASTER AT 5.30PM ON WEDNESDAY 1ST APRIL AND RE-OPEN AT 10AM ON TUESDAY 7 APRIL 2006
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 of all kinds are sold on shelves in the library entrance, on one trolley and on a spinner which is mostly literary fiction. 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
Sale of Cookery Books
From Monday 2 - Saturday 7 March we will be featuring cookery books in our second-hand book sales inside the library's entrance. We've books by TV cooks along with recipe books for all varieties ...
Children’s Book Sale
Please share this news of our sale of children & young people's books during half term. We've got some great bargains for ages 0-18 alongside our usual adult fiction and non-fiction. All ...Coming Events
Saturday Art Group
28/02/2026 10:00am
There's an Art Group at the library on Saturday mornings from 10am - 12noon. Bring your own materials - people of all abilities are welcome. There's no teaching involved, just come along and ... 
Drop-in Lego Club
28/02/2026 10:30am
On Saturday mornings there is a drop-in Lego Club for 5-12 year olds, from 10.30am - 12 noon. Because of its popularity during the holidays we've decided to make it a permanent event in the library. 
