Regular Activities
From reading groups to chess groups, stories & rhymes to arts & crafts, Lego clubs to creative writing classes, Hackney Libraries have something for everyone.
Check out what’s going on in your local library below!
Please note some our libraries will be closing due to stock taking between Monday 25 November and Wednesday 4 December. Find the closure dates for your local library below.
Clapton Library
Opening hours:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 10am-8pm Wednesday: 1-6pm
Friday: 10am-6pm
Saturday 10am-5pm
Clapton Library will be CLOSED due to stock taking on Thursday 28 November and Friday 29 November
Dalston CLR James Library
Opening hours:
Monday to Thursday: 9am-8pm
Friday: 9am-6pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday: 1-5pm
Dalston Library will be CLOSED due to stock taking on Monday 2 December, Tuesday 3 December and Wednesday 4 December
Hackney Central Library
Opening hours:
Monday to Thursday: 9am-8pm
Friday: 9am-6pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Hackney Central Library will be CLOSED due to stock taking from Monday 25 November until Thursday 28 November
Homerton Library
Opening hours:
Monday, Tuesday and Thursday: 10am-8pm
Wednesday: 1-6pm
Friday: 10am-6pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm
Homerton Library will be CLOSED due to stock taking on Thursday 28 November and Friday 29 November
Shoreditch Library
Opening hours:
Monday to Thursday: 10am–8pm
Friday: 10am–6pm
Saturday: 10am–5pm
Shoreditch Library will be CLOSED due to stock taking on Monday 25 November and Tuesday 26 November
Stamford Hill Library
Opening hours:
Monday to Thursday: 9am-8pm
Friday: 9am-6pm
Saturday: 9am-5pm
Sunday: 1-5pm
Stamford Hill Library will be CLOSED due to stock taking on Monday 2 December and Tuesday 3 December
Stoke Newington Library
Opening hours:
Monday to Thursday: 10am-8pm
Friday: 10am-6pm
Saturday: 10am-5pm Sunday: 1-5pm
Stoke Newington Library is temporarily closing for renovations on 30 March 2024.
Woodberry Down Library
Opening hours:
Monday: 10am-1pm and 2-6pm
Wednesday: 2-6pm
Thursday: 10am-12pm and 1-5pm
Woodberry Down Library is Hackney’s volunteer-led library service
CLOSED due to urgent repairs, we will update when the library reopens!
Community Library Service
If you can’t access your local library due to temporary or permanent illness, frailty or special needs, we can deliver library material to your home. The service is free and users receive a visit to their home every four weeks.
The Community Library Service is here for you!