Christmas and New Year library opening hours

The Christmas and New Year opening hours for our reopened libraries will be:

Friday 25 December – all libraries closed
Saturday 26 December – all libraries closed
Monday 28 December  – all libraries closed
Tuesday 29 December – open with revised hours (due to Covid-19)
Wednesday 30 December – open with revised hours (due to Covid-9)
Thursday 31 December – Fountainbridge, Gilmerton, Kirkliston and Stockbridge Libraries will be closed. The other reopened libraries will be open with revised hours (due to Covid-19)
Friday 1 January – all libraries closed
Saturday 2 January   – all libraries closed
Monday 4 January –  all libraries closed
Tuesday 5 January onwards – open with revised hours (due to Covid-19)

Don’t forget to book your time slot before you visit.

There are currently ten reopened libraries: Central Library (Children’s and Lending Libraries), Craigmillar, Drumbrae, Fountainbridge, Gilmerton, Kirkliston, McDonald Road, Newington, Stockbridge and Wester Hailes. .

Full information about visiting one of our reopened libraries can be found in our Library reopening information and FAQs.

Remember you can download ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and newspapers throughout the holidays from Your Library online.

Happy Christmas everyone!

Christmas and New Year library opening hours

Here are the opening times for our libraries across the Christmas and New Year period:

Monday 23 December – normal opening hours
Tuesday 24 December – all libraries close at 5pm
Wednesday 25 December – closed
Thursday 26 December – closed
Friday 27 December – normal opening hours
Saturday 28 December – normal opening hours
Monday 30 December – normal opening hours
Tuesday 31 December – all libraries close at 5pm
Wednesday 1 January – closed
Thursday 2 January – closed
Libraries will reopen as normal from Friday 3 January onwards.

Don’t forget – you can download ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and newspapers throughout the holidays from Your Library.

With best wishes for the festive season to all our readers!

Easter opening hours for Libraries

Our opening hours over Easter are:

Friday 30 March – closed
Saturday 31 March – open as normal
Sunday 1 and Monday 2 April – closed
and then from Tuesday 3 April – open as normal

Remember you can visit Your Library online throughout the Easter break to read and download ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and newspapers.

Christmas and New Year opening hours

Here are our Libraries’ opening hours over Christmas and New Year:

Saturday 24 December – opening hours as normal
Monday 26 December – closed
Tuesday 27 December – closed
Wednesday 28 December – opening hours as normal
Thursday 29 December – opening hours as normal
Friday 30 December – opening hours as normal
Saturday 31 December – opening hours as normal
Monday 2 January – closed
Tuesday 3 January – closed
Wednesday 4 January onwards – opening hours as normal

For more detailed information visit your local library’s web page and remember, Your Library is always open online.

You can download free ebooks, audiobooks and magazines from Your Library throughout the holidays and keep up with the latest news with free access to Library PressDisplay.

Easter closing

Libraries will be closed on Good Friday (29th March) and Easter Monday (1st April) but normal opening hours apply over the weekend of 30th and 31st March.

Library opening hours are changing

Just a quick reminder that from Monday (1st October) twenty-two of our libraries will open from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, with major changes to Thursday opening citywide. Six libraries will also continue to be open on a Sunday.

Check this table for details of the revised opening hours.

Library opening hours are changing

From 1st October twenty two of our libraries will open from 10am to 5pm on Saturday, with major changes to Thursday opening citywide. Six libraries will also continue to be open on a Sunday.

Check this table for details of the revised opening hours.

If you’d like to find out more download these frequently asked questions.

Current opening hours apply until the end of September.