The community library is managed and run by volunteers who all share one aim – keeping a thriving public library in Easingwold.
You can help us by just joining and using the library – every new member and every visit really does count and we love seeing lovely books disappearing out of the library door in the hands of borrowers of all ages.
Maybe you’d like to go a step further and get actively involved in helping in a fabulous community resource? Be assured that we’d love to have you. Find out more about volunteering with us here.
May is Local History Month and in the library we’re spotlighting Easingwold in times past.
Naturally, we’re particularly interested in the former school which now houses the community library. The clues to its educational origins are the large school bell, which now hangs inside, and the decidedly pointed inscription ‘Learn or Leave’ above the front door.
This is a call out to see if you or anyone you know has any memories, information or even photos of our building before it began its second life as a North Riding County Library in 1961 (right). Or perhaps of the many other schools in Easingwold before the Grammar and Modern School (now Outwood) opened in 1954 and the Thirsk Road site became the Community Primary School.
We would love to hear from you if you can help us with this or with any other aspects of Easingwold’s past.
You can reach us by emailing ecl.generalenquiries@gmail.com, dropping into the library or giving us a call on 01609 534584 during our opening hours.
Alternatively, why not enjoy a cuppa and cake while you tell us your story at our upcomingA Little Local History Coffee Morning on Wednesday 8th May running from 10am until Noon.
Our FREE Home Library and Information Service (HLIS) can bring books, large print books, DVD movies and audiobooks right to your door.
This service is ideal if you are unable to get to the library, cannot carry books comfortably, or if you are a busy carer. We deliver to people who live in residential and nursing homes too.
We’ll chat to you about your reading, listening and watching preferences so that we can personally tailor the selections we’ll be making for you. We’ll then deliver items to you once a fortnight, or keep them at the library for collection by a member of your family, a carer or a friend.
On Saturday 14th October two members of Easingwold & District Lions presented book tokens to four of the local children who completed the 2023 Summer Reading Challenge.
This summer, 209 children from the local area signed-up for the Challenge and 171 completed it. Everyone who completed the Challenge will soon be receiving a certificate in addition to the medal and the rewards they collected along the way. Four lucky finishers were chosen at random by Lucy, our Duke of Edinburgh Gold volunteer, to receive book tokens kindly donated by Easingwold Lions.
Congratulations to everyone who completed the Challenge. We absolutely loved your excitement, enthusiasm and commitment and cannot wait to do it all again next year! Thanks to Easingwold & District Lions for their much-appreciated support.
The Challenge may be over this year but our wonderful junior library with its amazing selection of books for children of all ages is there for everyone to enjoy and its free!
In the photo – Back Row L to R: Lucy, Lion Linda, and Lion Kate. Front Row L to R: Daniel, Jax, Honor and Joslyn.
The Challenge is a national scheme offered by The Reading Agency and organized in this area by North Yorkshire Council in partnership with the Easingwold Community Library. It’s aim is to encourage children aged from 4 to 11 years to keep reading during the summer holidays to maintain their hard-won reading skills.
Easingwold Community Library 