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Orton library

We are in the Orton Centre, on the opposite side to QD and next to Bushfield Community College

 

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 schoolsOrton Library

  • 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


Vivacity 

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.