Market Harborough Library

Adam and Eve Street, Market Harborough, Leics, LE16 7LT
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Tel: 0116 305 3627
Fax: 01858 821265
E-mail: marketharboroughlibrary@leics.gov.uk

About the Library | OS Mapping Service I Local Studies | Events | Opening Times

Contact Form | Catalogue / Book Search | Internet & Computing | Join the Library | Renewals

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. Library Service Plan (Word doc)

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	Opening Times
OS Mapping Service - New service	Yes

Ordnance Survey Mapping Service - New Service

Market Harborough Library can deliver Site-Centred, customised maps for your building planning applications. There is a charge for this service. Ask library staff for more details about this new service. You can use Siteplans for:

Planning applications
Insurance claims
Conveyancing
Home referencing
Presentations and reports
Property location plans

For more information about this service visit our Ordnance Survey Mapping Service webpage

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. To use this service:

You need to be a member of Leicestershire Library Services
You need a library card and a PIN to book the computer. You can book a computer either by visiting your local library or online.
Visit the Reference Library to access Ancestry Library Edition

If you are not a library member then visit your local library and ask a member of the library staff about joining the library.

Events

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.

Book Talk Readers Group

Writers Group

Speakers

Library Opening Times