- Address
- Castleton Community Centre, Manchester Road, Rochdale OL11 3AF
- Temporary library closures
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Before you visit the library, we advise checking for any temporary closures.
View any temporary library closures
Temporary closure and pop-up library
Castleton Library and Community Centre will be closed for essential building works from Thursday, 28 March 2024 for around 6 months.
We will be offering a temporary pop up service from Mayfield Rugby Club from Tuesday, 2 April 2024 until the library is able to go back to the original building.
We will offer a reduced service of books only (reservations can be collected from Mayfield and there will be a small selection of stock for customers to choose from.
There will be no PC access, printing, photocopying or scanning services during the building works.
The temporary pop-up library will be manned by library staff.
- Mondays: 9am–12noon
- Tuesdays: 9am–12noon
- Thursdays: 2pm–5pm
- Fridays: 2pm–5pm
- Opening times
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Our usual opening times
- Monday: 9.30am-12.30pm and 1pm-5pm
- Tuesday: 9.30am-12.30pm and 1pm-5pm
- Wednesday: closed
- Thursday: 9.30am-12.30pm and 1pm-5pm
- Friday: 9.30am-12.30pm and 1pm-5pm
- Saturday: 10am-1pm
- Sunday: closed
- Bank holidays: closed
Opening times of temporary pop-up library from Tuesday, 2 April 2024
- Mondays: 9am–12noon
- Tuesdays: 9am–12noon
- Thursdays: 2pm–5pm
- Fridays: 2pm–5pm
- Library services available
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At all our libraries you can browse, borrow and return books.
These services are also available at Castleton Library:
- Warm Welcome Spaces in the borough of Rochdale
- Join the library
- Sign in to your library account
- Renew a book
- Reserve a book
- Pay a library fine
- Get books with Bookstart
- Get books on prescription
- Join the doorstep library
- Become a library volunteer
- Request and collect library books
- You can borrow jigsaws for both adults and children free on an adult library card. You can reserve them and request them to be sent to any library in the borough for collection.
- Facilities
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At Castleton Library you have access to:
The majority of services and facilities in libraries are free, but some facilities have a cost.
- Customer services available
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While Castleton Library is open, this is a self-serve customer service centre. There are no staff available for face-to-face advice, but you can:
- Use computers to access council services
- Research facilities for family or local history
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To research local or family history you start with the facts available to you. This could be from family members. Gather as much information as possible. Before visiting a library, look at what's online. Any dates, addresses, areas or trades will be helpful in finding the right family.
At Castleton Library we have:
- Local history resources
- Research material
- Online library services
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With your library account you can get these services online from anywhere.
- Search for, reserve and renew books – including those from any library in the Greater Manchester Consortium
- Download eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers
- Access a range of guides and resources
- Other services available
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Other services you can get at Castleton Library are:
- Collect free compostable bags for your kitchen caddy
- Collect free dog poo bags
- Events and activities
- Social media
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Keep up to date with news, events and competitions for all ages.
Follow us on our library Facebook page
- Access
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Castleton Library has disabled access.
- Contact details
- Local library information
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