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📢 CUSTOMER NOTICE - Winter Opening Hours 📢
Libraries NI’s Winter Opening Hours across the network of libraries will take effect from Tuesday 1 September 2026. The main change is that late night openings beyond 6:00p

m from Monday to Friday will now be available again.

⏰ Winter Opening Hours for Belfast from Tuesday 1 September ⏰

ARDOYNE LIBRARY
Monday: 10:00am – 1:30pm / 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Tuesday: 10:00am – 1:30pm / 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Wednesday: 10:00am – 1:30pm / 2:00pm – 5:00pm
Thursday: 10:00am – 1:30pm / 2:00pm – 6:00pm
Friday: 9:30am – 2:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 4:30pm
Sunday: CLOSED

BALLYHACKAMORE LIBRARY
Monday: 9:15am – 8:00pm
Tuesday: 9:00am – 5:30pm
Wednesday: CLOSED
Thursday: 9:00am – 5:30pm
Friday: 9:00am – 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:15am – 1:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

BELFAST CENTRAL LIBRARY
Monday: 9:00am – 8:00pm
Tuesday: 9:00am – 5:30pm
Wednesday: 9:00am – 5:30pm
Thursday: 9:00am – 8:00pm
Friday: 9:00am – 5:30pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 4:30pm
Sunday: CLOSED

CHICHESTER LIBRARY
Monday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Tuesday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Wednesday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Thursday: 12:30pm – 8:00pm
Friday: 12:30pm – 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:30pm – 1:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

COLIN GLEN LIBRARY
Monday: 1:00pm – 8:00pm
Tuesday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Friday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday: 11:00am – 4:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

CREGAGH LIBRARY
Monday: 11:00am – 8:00pm
Tuesday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Friday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday: 10:00am – 1:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

FALLS ROAD LIBRARY
Monday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Tuesday: 11:30am – 8:00pm
Wednesday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Thursday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Friday: 10:00am – 2:00pm
Saturday: 9:30am – 1:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

FINAGHY LIBRARY
Monday: 9:15am – 8:00pm
Tuesday: 9:15am – 5:30pm
Wednesday: 9:15am – 8:00pm
Thursday: 9:15am – 5:30pm
Friday: 9:15am – 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:15am – 1:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

GROVE LIBRARY
Monday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Tuesday: 12:30pm – 5:30pm
Wednesday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Thursday: 12:30pm – 8:00pm
Friday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:30am – 1:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

HOLYWOOD ARCHES LIBRARY
Monday: 9:15am – 5:30pm
Tuesday: 12:30pm – 8:00pm
Wednesday: 9:15am – 1:30pm
Thursday: 9:15am – 5:30pm
Friday: 9:15am – 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:15am – 1:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

LISBURN ROAD LIBRARY
Monday: 9:15am – 5:30pm
Tuesday: 9:15am – 5:30pm
Wednesday: 12:30pm – 8:00pm
Thursday: 9:15am – 1:15pm
Friday: 9:15am – 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:15am – 1:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

ORMEAU ROAD LIBRARY
Monday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Tuesday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Wednesday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Thursday: 9:30am – 8:00pm
Friday: 9:30am – 4:00pm
Saturday: 9:30am – 1:30pm
Sunday: CLOSED

SHANKILL ROAD LIBRARY
Monday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Tuesday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Wednesday: 1:00pm – 5:30pm
Thursday: 12 noon – 8:00pm
Friday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:30am – 1:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

SUFFOLK LIBRARY
Monday: 1:15pm – 8:00pm
Tuesday: 9:15am – 5:30pm
Wednesday: 9:15am – 5:30pm
Thursday: 9:15am – 5:30pm
Friday: 12:30pm – 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:30am – 1:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

TULLYCARNET LIBRARY
Monday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday: CLOSED
Wednesday: 10:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday: 2:00pm – 8:00pm
Friday: CLOSED
Saturday: 10:00am – 3:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

WHITEROCK LIBRARY
Monday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Tuesday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Wednesday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Thursday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Friday: 9:00am – 5:00pm
Saturday: CLOSED
Sunday: CLOSED

WOODSTOCK LIBRARY
Monday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Tuesday: 12:30pm – 8:00pm
Wednesday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Thursday: 12:30pm – 5:30pm
Friday: 9:30am – 5:30pm
Saturday: 9:30am – 1:00pm
Sunday: CLOSED

Falls Adult Storytelling Group is back tomorrow with guest Storyteller Karen Edwards! 😄Enjoy an evening of storytelling ...
07/09/2026

Falls Adult Storytelling Group is back tomorrow with guest Storyteller Karen Edwards! 😄

Enjoy an evening of storytelling in Falls Road Library!

Booking essential - ☎️ 028 9050 9212

If you have a young reader who is unsure about their next book, point them in direction of Elena's review in Ballyhackam...
07/09/2026

If you have a young reader who is unsure about their next book, point them in direction of Elena's review in Ballyhackamore Library - She gave 'Investigators - Off the Hook' by John Patrick Green a big thumbs up! 🤗

Mark your calendars! 📅Your local library is holding a Macmillan Coffee Morning - Join us for a cup of tea or coffee and ...
07/09/2026

Mark your calendars! 📅

Your local library is holding a Macmillan Coffee Morning - Join us for a cup of tea or coffee and a sweet treat! 🧁

Janie and her daughter are just a few of the Ballyhackamore Library members who created their own plant pots during thei...
07/09/2026

Janie and her daughter are just a few of the Ballyhackamore Library members who created their own plant pots during their Save the Bees event! 🤗

Call into the library to complete a pledge card and let us know how you get on during the month of September 😃

Big change often starts with small habits 👇 🔌 Turning off unused appliances🛍️ Using reusable shopping bags📚 Borrowing bo...
07/09/2026

Big change often starts with small habits 👇
🔌 Turning off unused appliances
🛍️ Using reusable shopping bags
📚 Borrowing books
🪴 Growing herbs on a window sill

What's one habit you've adopted that makes a difference?

Get ready to holiday in Spain with Ormeau Road Library's language classes for adults with The Open University! 🇪🇸Ximena,...
05/09/2026

Get ready to holiday in Spain with Ormeau Road Library's language classes for adults with The Open University! 🇪🇸

Ximena, a lecturer in Spanish and academic at The Open University School of Languages and Applied Linguistics, will cover language, food and culture, greetings and more in these 90 minute sessions - Don't miss it! 😃

Booking essential - ☎️ 028 9050 9228
The Open University in Northern Ireland

“I walk on air around Smithfield, and past the Brewery Mill, to meet my lovely Eileen, who lives on Lettuce Hill.” The e...
05/09/2026

“I walk on air around Smithfield, and past the Brewery Mill, to meet my lovely Eileen, who lives on Lettuce Hill.” The etymology of this old Belfast street, long absent from Belfast maps, was discussed in the Belfast Telegraph in 1959

Belfast Central Library enjoyed some fantastic Late Night Art! 🎨 Maurice Shannon painted live surrounded by his botanic...
04/09/2026

Belfast Central Library enjoyed some fantastic Late Night Art! 🎨

Maurice Shannon painted live surrounded by his botanical paintings which are being exhibited in the library - Call in during opening hours to see them until the end of September! 🖼️

Falls Road Library celebrated Go Green with Libraries NI with a Bee the Change craft event! 😄Everyone decorated their ow...
04/09/2026

Falls Road Library celebrated Go Green with Libraries NI with a Bee the Change craft event! 😄

Everyone decorated their own flowerpot and planted wildflowers to encourage visits from pollinators like bees! 🐝

Grove Library enjoyed a family tree craft using buttons and different art materials for all ages to create their trees! ...
04/09/2026

Grove Library enjoyed a family tree craft using buttons and different art materials for all ages to create their trees! It was great fun for young and older library members 🤗

Address

Belfast

Opening Hours

Monday 9am - 6pm
Tuesday 9am - 5:30pm
Wednesday 9am - 5:30pm
Thursday 9am - 6pm
Friday 9am - 5:30pm
Saturday 10am - 4:30pm

Telephone

+443454504580

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