Chester-le-Street Library

Opening Hours

Monday 9.30am - 7.00pm

Tuesday 9.30am - 7.00pm
Wednesday 9.30am - 12.30pm
Thursday 9.30am - 7.00pm
Friday 9.30am - 7.00pm
Saturday 9.00am - 4.00pm

If you wish to renew or reserve an item, please go to our Libraries Online page.

Contact Details

Station Road
Chester-le-Street
County Durham
Dh2 3BP

Email: Chester-le-street Library

Telephone: 0191 3882015

Contact: Lorraine Thompson

Location map of Chester-le-Street Library

Location and Access

Chester-le-Street library is s busy town centre library with a strong sense of community, it is situated on the corner of Station Road and Front Street next to the Lambton Arms and offers a wide range of services for you and your family to enjoy. The library can be accessed by wheelchair users, one of our public access computers has Supernova screen reading software and a large keyboard.

Transport and Travel

The nearest bus stop is outside Lloyds TSB bank where numerous buses stop and there are plenty of town centre car parks near the library.

Services at a Glance

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Services in Detail

• Books for adults and children
• Books in large print
• Book request service
• Books in foreign languages (on request)
• Buy a book service
• British Standards Online
• Community Information Online
• Community Legal Service Quality Mark for assisted information
• Community and exhibition room available for hire
• Computers for public use with Internet access and email facilities
• CDs
• Display and exhibition space
• Durham County Council Contact Point
• DVDs
• EITI telephone translation service
• Housebound reader service in conjunction with the WRVS
• Information and enquiry service
• Information leaflets
• Language courses (by request)
• Local history collection
• Music Scores (by request)
• Newspaper
• Open Learning Courses
• Photocopying
• Reference books
• Sales of local history books
• Talking books

Regular Events

• Bookstart club every Wednesday 1.30pm - 2.30pm.
• Pensions advice every Friday 9.30am - 1.00pm by appointment only.
• Class visits for local schools.
• Chester-le-Street Camera Club: Monday evening at 7.00pm (except during school holidays)
• Chester-le-Street Heritage Group: every other Wednesday at 7.00pm (except during school holidays).
• Chester-le-Street Art Society has a bi-annual Exhibition in our exhibition room.