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Finchale Priory

Sacriston Library

Opening Hours

Monday 10.00am - 7.00pm

Tuesday 10.00am - 5.00pm
Wednesday 10.00am - 12.30pm
Thursday 10.00am - 7.00pm
Friday 10.00am - 5.00pm
Saturday 9.00am - 1.00pm
Closed for lunch 12.30pm - 1.30pm

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

Contact Details

Plawsworth Road
Sacriston
County Durham
DH7 6HU

Email: Sacriston Library

Tel: 0191 3710550

Contact: Ann Walker

Location map of Sacriston Library

Location and Access

Sacriston Library is a pleasant and recently refurbished library situated in the centre of the village next to Sacriston Industrial Estate, on the road leading to the A167 and offer a wide variety of services, events and facilities for you and your family to enjoy. This library is accessible by wheelchair; we also have Supernova screen reading software plus a large keyboard.

Transport and Travel

There is a bus stop within 50 yards of the library and the library also has its own car park.

Services at a Glance

booksPhotocopyingPC Access

See the key for service icons.

Services in Detail

  • Books for adults and children
  • Books in large print
  • Book request service
  • Books in foreign languages (by request)
  • Books in dual languages (by request)
  • British Standards Online
  • Community Information Online
  • Community Legal Service Quality Mark for assisted information
  • Community room available for hire
  • Computers for public use with Internet access and email facilities
  • Durham Record Database
  • EITI telephone translation service
  • Information and enquiry service
  • Information leaflets
  • Language courses (by request)
  • Music scores (by request)
  • Photocopying (Black and White A4)
  • Reference books
  • Sales items including local publications and greetings cards
  • Talking Books for visually impaired users
  • Video Conferencing
  • Fax Machine

Regular Events

  • Councillors Surgeries are held once a month on the first Saturday in the month 10.30-11.30 with the MP surgery on the same Saturday at 11.30-12 noon
  • A Police Surgery is held at the library, date and time are available on request.
  • Bookstart group every Tuesday 2.00pm - 3.00pm
  • CAB debt advice session (by appointment only)
  • Monthly adult reading group