Rochdale Central Library

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Rochdale Central Library

Rochdale Central Library is on the ground floor of Number One Riverside. The multi use public building is in Rochdale town centre and has a Bean Coffee Shop, meeting rooms and council customer service point.

Opening times at Rochdale Central Library

The library is open during the following hours, we're closed on bank holidays.

Day	Opening times
Monday	9am- 7.30pm
Tuesday	9am- 5.30pm
Wednesday	9am- 5.30pm
Thursday	9am- 5.30pm
Friday	9am- 5.30pm
Saturday	9.30am- 5pm
Sunday	Closed

Facilities at Rochdale Central Library

Children's library
FREE public WiFi
Audio books
Large print books
Reference material
Space for meetings and events
Photocopier
FREE compostable bags for your kitchen caddy at customer service reception
View other services available at Number One Riverside.

Activities at Rochdale Central Library

Macular Degeneration Group, 10.30am-12.30pm (3rd Monday of the month)
Word Weavers Writing Group, 5.30pm-7.15pm (2nd and 4th Monday of the month)
Epilepsy Support Group, 6pm-7.15pm, third Monday of the month

Tuesday

Digital Skills for Jobs, 2pm-3.30pm (every 4th Tuesday). See the dates for this activity
Reading Group, 12.30pm-2.30pm (every 3 weeks)
Stop Smoking sessions, 1pm-5pm (appointment only)

Wednesday

Bookstart Bear Club for the under 5s, 1.30pm-2.30pm
One-to-one business advice, 1.30pm-3.30pm (1st Wednesday of the month)
IT Session, 2pm - 4pm

Thursday

IT Session, 10am - 12noon

Friday

Stop Smoking sessions, 9am-1pm (appointment only)
Deaf Society Drop-in session 10am-1pm (every Friday)
Digital Skills for Jobs, 10am-11.30am (every 4th Friday). See dates for this activity

Saturday

Events in our libraries

We have lots of special events and activities taking place in our libraries across the borough.

See events in libraries

Bookstart Bear Club sessions

Bookstart Bear Club sessions inspire a love of reading that will give children a flying start in life.

Find your next local Bookstart Bear Club sessions

IT training sessions

Knowing how to use a computer and the internet can help make life a lot easier, you can join our free IT courses whatever your skill level. From starting with a keyboard and mouse, email to shopping online and much more.

See a list of IT training sessions in libraries

Reading groups

Lots of people enjoy discussing books with other readers, many of our libraries host reading groups. Find a reading group near you.

How to get there

Rochdale Central Library
Number One Riverside
Smith Street
Rochdale
OL16 1XU

Rochdalecentrallibrary@rochdale.gov.uk
0300 303 8876

Access information

Pay and display parking including disabled bays nearby.
Full disabled access.

Contact

library.service@rochdale.gov.uk

0300 303 8876

Phone: Monday-Friday 8.30am-5.30pm.
Closed for training Monday 11am-11.30am.

Did you know?

You can join the library for FREE and anyone can join. It only takes a couple of minutes to join online. You can use your account to:

Borrow items from any library in Greater Manchester.
Choose from thousands of great books and audiobooks.
Reserve and renew books.
Download the latest eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eGraphicnovels to your smartphone, tablet or desktop.
Access a range of online resources from help with passing your driving theory test to advice for local businesses.

Please remember to bring identification when you first visit the library to borrow items - for example, utility bill, driving licence or bank statement.

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