Durham Clayport Library

Opening hours

• Monday - 9.30am to 7.00pm
• Tuesday - 9.30am to 7.00pm
• Wednesday - 9.30am to 7.00pm
• Thursday - 9.30am to 7.00pm
• Friday - 9.30am to 7.00pm (closed from 12.45pm on Friday 23 December)
• Saturday - 9.00am to 5.0pm
• Sunday - closed

Events and activities

Adult "Get Creative" session (drop-in)

Time: 10.00am to 11.30pm
Day: Thursday
Frequency: Weekly

Adult origami session (drop-in)

Time: 2.00pm to 3.30pm
Day: Monday
Frequency: Weekly

Toddler story and rhyme time (drop-in)

Time: 10:30am to 11:00am
Day: Wednesday
Frequency: Weekly

Durham University student volunteering and community outreach - one to one computer support

Time: 2.00pm to 3:30pm
Day: Wednesday
Frequency: Weekly (university term time only)

Toddler story and rhyme time (drop-in)

Time: 10:30am to 11:00am
Day: Friday
Frequency: Weekly

Reading group

Time: 2.00pm to 3.00pm
Day: Monday
Frequency: Monthly (Last Monday of month)

Reading group

Time: 5.30pm to 6.30pm 
Day: Wednesday
Frequency: Monthly (First Wednesday of month)

What's available

• browsing 
• free Wi-Fi
• computer access
• self-service photocopying and printing
• book request service
• inter library loans
• study tables
• express local studies
• reference books on request
• reference enquiry service (by telephone or email)

Reference section

The reference section in our library holds many useful and fascinating sources of information about people and places in County Durham, especially the northern reaches. Some resources are of special interest to family historians. Others are useful for people looking at places and events.

Ancestry Library Edition: all our libraries have a subscription to Ancestry Library. Book now via Library Online to use this resource for free. It covers the census, General Register Office index and other useful resources for family history.

Clayport library has a small lending collection of local history related books. If there is something particular you are interested in ask a member of the Clayport team who can search for items available across the library branches, and for a small fee get the material for you to use.

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How to get there

Durham Clayport Library is situated in Millennium Place, just off Claypath and opposite the Gala Theatre in Durham City.

There is a multi-storey car park within the Walkergate development that gives direct access to Millennium Place.

Cycle parking facilities - nine are available at this library.

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