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Monday 10am - 8pm Tuesday 10am - 6pm Wednesday 10am - 1pm Thursday 10am - 8pm Friday 10am - 6pm Saturday 10am - 1pm

Fort William Library

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Lochaber Libraries provides the community with access to IT equipment, weekly events for adults and We also provide collections to the Small Isles.

Across Lochaber there are 6 community libraries: Ardnamurchan Library, Caol Library, Fort William Library, Kinlochleven Library, Knoydart Library and Mallaig Library. We also have a mobile library service delivering a comprehensive library service to other areas of Lochaber and Badenoch. Fort William is the biggest community library located on Fort William High Street. The library provides access to a wide range of print material, IT equipment, weekly events for adults and children, as well as special events such as Author visits. Ardnamurchan and Kinlochleven Libraries are located with their respective community campuses alongside schools and community centres. They to provide access to a wide range of print materials, regular events for adults and children as well as special events. Caol Community Library is located on the new community campus in Caol. They provide access to a wide range of print material, regular events and special events. Mallaig Community Library is located with the Community Centre in Malliag providing wide access to print materials, IT equipment and regular and one off events. Knoydart Library is a small library on the idyllic Knoydart Peninsula. This library provides an essential service to the local community and tourist population.

29/10/2026

🎃 Special Halloween Bookbug Saturday 31 October 11am 🎃

👻 Come in fancy dress if you would like to for some fun halloween themed rhymes and stories (nothing too scary!) 👻

27/10/2026

🫟 Junior Arts & Craft Club - Halloween Special 🫟

🧙‍♀️ Come and make a paper witch!

🎃 Thursday 29 October, 4-5pm 🎃

23/10/2026

🍰 Fancy some delicious cake, thanks to our friends at Lochaber Hope, a bit of a blether and a chance to make some autumnal poetry and art inspired by some readings from (and the beautiful art in) The Lost Words by Robert MacFarlane and Jackie Morris?

🍁Join us on Thursday 29 October, 4-5:30pm at the Library.

🫖 Booking helpful but drop-ins welcome.

✨Words to Carry With You - in partnership with Lochaber Hope✨

23/10/2026

Fort William Library will be closing at 5pm this evening (Friday 23 October). We apologise for any inconvenience caused and we will be back open as usual on Saturday 24 October at 10am.

22/10/2026

👻👻👻 woooo....the Spooky Trail is coming back to the Ben Nevis Visitor Centre next Wednesday Evening....

🎃👻 Spooky season is creeping back to Fort William... 👻🎃
Join the High Life Highland Countryside Rangers at the Ben Nevis Visitor Centre for our family-friendly Spooky Trail this Halloween! 🌲✨ Follow the woodland trail, discover spooky surprises, enjoy Halloween crafts, storytelling and sweet treats. 🍬📚🎨

Fancy dress is encouraged, so grab your costume and bring your sense of adventure! 🧙‍♀️🦇

📅 Wednesday 28 October
⏰ 6.30pm - 8.30pm
📍 Ben Nevis Visitor Centre, Glen Nevis
💙 Free entry (donations welcome)
🚗 Free parking

For more information check out the comments 👇

21/10/2026

👇We are really looking forward to this on Friday.👇

🧵Do you have any clothes that need some love and attention?

🪡 Bring them along to the library on Friday afternoon and Sarah James-Gaukroger will be here to help you mend or reinvigorate your clothing.

🧶 2-4pm, Friday 23 October, Fort William Library.

21/10/2026

It's 🌿Green Libraries Week 🌿 and we are welcoming Loch Abar Mòr this morning who will be showing the film 'Balancing the Scales' at 11:30am today. Please do pop by our community room and catch the film and ask any questions you may have in the Q&A afterwards.

🦫There is also bookbug as usual at 11am and plenty of beaver activities for little ones...

19/10/2026

📣 Calling all young stomposaurs...

🦖 Fort William Library will be hosting a special Dinosaur Bookbug this Thursday, 22 October from 11:00-11:30am

🦖 There might even be a special guest...

19/10/2026

🌸 New in our libraries! 🌸

Our specially curated Menopause Awareness Collection is now available across five HLH libraries: Inverness Library, Fort William Library, Dingwall Community Library, Portree Community Library, Wick Library.

Browse books on menopause, perimenopause, health, wellbeing, and lived experiences. Menopause can affect everyone differently, but access to reliable information and support can make a real difference.

You can also reserve any title online and have it delivered to your local library:
https://hlh.spydus.co.uk/cgi-bin/spydus.exe/MSGTRN/WPAC/HOME

16/10/2026

Next week is 🌳 Green Libraries Week 🌿 and as well as a themed book collection for you to browse and all of our regular activities including Bookbug, we have extra lovely activities for you:

🦫 Wednesday 21 Oct – All things Beaver, beaver activities for little ones and a screening of ‘Balancing the scales’ at 11:30am followed by Q&A

🍁 Thursday 22 Oct - Nature Detectives 4.30-5.30pm - Autumn leaves and seeds

🪡 Friday 23 Oct - The Sewing Doctor is in! 2-4pm - Get expert advice and inspiration for mending your clothes

👻 And don't forget the Halloween Costume Swap! All week...🎃

Address

Airds Crossing, High Street
Fort William
PH336EU

Opening Hours

Monday	10am - 8pm
Tuesday	10am - 6pm
Wednesday	10am - 1pm
Thursday	10am - 8pm
Friday	10am - 6pm
Saturday	10am - 1pm

Telephone

+441397703552

Website

https://www.highlifehighland.com/fort-william-library/

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