Contact details
Opening Hours
- Monday 9.30am to 5.00pm
- Tuesday 9.30am to 5.00pm
- Wednesday 9.30am to 5.00pm
- Thursday 9.30am to 7.00pm
- Friday 9.30am to 5.00pm
- Saturday 10.00am to 3.00pm
- Sunday Closed
Services
- Free library membership
- A range of books - fiction, non-fiction and reference
- Picture and board books
- Talking books on tape and CD
- DVDs and music CDs
- Free requests for all items from our catalogue
- Renewal of books 24hrs per day by phone or Internet
- Reading advice
- 24/7 access to online information and resources newspapers,
reference books, journals and encyclopedias.
- Access to Council information
- Free use of PCs and access to the Internet*
- Enquiry and information service
- Local and community information
- Local history and Archive services
* If you do not have a PIN or have forgotten it, please see a
member of library staff with your library card and a form of
ID.
Facilities
- A children's area
- Copying and fax
- Adaptive Technology which allows access to computing for those
with disabilities
Regular events and activities
- Storytime - Tuesdays 10.00am to 10.30am (term time only),
Thursdays 10.00am to 10.30am (all year round) and Saturdays
11.00am to 11.45am
- Baby rhyme time - Mondays 10.30am to 11.00am
- Orton reading group - first Wednesday of every month at
10.00am
Orton evening reading group - last Thursday of every month
4.45pm-5.45pm
-
CodeX after school group
Free computer taster sessions
- Introduction to Internet
- Introduction to email
- Introduction to scanning
- Contact library for session times and to book a place
First time on line
- Free taster sessions for beginners
- 5 week course
- Weeks 1-3 Using your computer
- Weeks 4-5 Using the internet
- Wednesday mornings 11-12noon
- Other days/times may be available depending on demand
To find out more about these sessions or to book a place, call
in to the library or ring 864280 (ask for Orton Library).
Taster sessions
- How to use a scanner
- Family history starter sessions
Class visits for schools
- Please contact the library to arrange
Events and Activities for families, adults and children
- Summer reading schemes
- Holiday activities
Please contact the library for details of future events
Many of Peterborough’s most popular cultural and sporting
facilities are part of Vivacity, an independent,
not-for-profit organisation with charitable status.
Find out more about
the trust on the Vivacity website.