Christmas opening hours

All of our libraries and community hubs are closed on Christmas Day, Boxing Day, New Year’s Day and Sundays 29 December and 5 January. All sites will re-open as normal on Monday 6 January. 

Central Library will be open only for pre-booked performances of the festive show on Sundays 29 December and 5 January. The Stolen Stories of Winterlight by Libellule Theatre runs from 14 December to 5 January - find more information about the show and book online on the Ticketsource website. 

The following Libraries and Community Hubs will be closed from Monday 23 December and will re-open on Monday 6 January 2025: Ardsley and Tingley, Beeston, Boston Spa, Calverley, Farsley, Gildersome, Halton, Hawksworth, Holt Park, Kirkgate Market, Scholes and Whinmoor.

If you can't visit us in person, but still want to use our library services, you can reserve and renew your books by logging in to our catalogue. We have a wide variety of eBooks to check out via BorrowBox or magazines, newspapers and comics from Libby. You can also access lots of helpful information with your library membership, such as Theory Test Pro, IELTS or historical newspapers.

Full details of all of our library closed days and opening hours over the festive period, Monday 23 December 2024 to Sunday 5 January 2025:

Library

Closed 

Open 

Armley 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Friday 27 December 9am to 5pm 

Bramley 

Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 1pm 

Burmantofts 

Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December 

Saturday 4 January 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Central Library 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 8pm 

Tuesday 24 December 9am to 5pm 

Friday 27 December 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 28 December 10am to 4pm 

Monday 30 December 9am to 8pm 

Tuesday 31 December 9am to 5pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 4pm 

Chapel Allerton 

Tuesday 24 December to Tuesday 31 December 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 1pm 

Chapeltown - Reginald Centre 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Friday 27 December 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 28 December 10am to 4pm 

Monday 30 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 31 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 4pm 

Compton Centre 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Friday 27 December 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 28 December 10am to 4pm 

Monday 30 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 31 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 4pm 

Crossgates 

Friday 27 December 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Saturday 28 December 10am to 4pm 

Dewsbury Road 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Friday 27 December 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 28 December 10am to 4pm 

Monday 30 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 31 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 4pm 

Garforth 

Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 4pm 

Guiseley 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Friday 27 December 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 28 December 10am to 1pm 

Monday 30 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 31 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 1pm 

Headingley  

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Friday 27 December 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 28 December 10am to 4pm 

Monday 30 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 31 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 4pm 

Horsforth 

Tuesday 24 December to Tuesday 31 December 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 4pm 

Hunslet 

Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 1pm 

Kippax 

Tuesday 24 December to Tuesday 31 December 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 1pm 

Middleton - St Georges 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Friday 27 December 9am to 5pm LIBRARY ONLY 

Saturday 28 December 10am to 1pm 

Monday 30 December 9am to 5pm LIBRARY ONLY 

Tuesday 31 December 10am to 3pm LIBRARY ONLY 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 1pm 

Moor Allerton 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Friday 27 December 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 28 December 10am to 4pm 

Monday 30 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 31 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 4pm 

Morley 

Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 4pm 

Oakwood 

Tuesday 24 December to Tuesday 31 December 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 1pm 

Otley 

Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 4pm 

Pudsey 

Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 4pm 

Rothwell 

Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 1pm 

Seacroft 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Friday 27 December 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 28 December 10am to 4pm 

Monday 30 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 31 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 4pm 

Wetherby 

Friday 27 December to Tuesday 31 December 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Tuesday 24 December 10am to 3pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 4pm 

Yeadon 

Tuesday 24 December to Tuesday 31 December 

 

Monday 23 December 9am to 5pm 

Thursday 2 January 9am to 5pm 

Friday 3 January 9am to 5pm 

Saturday 4 January 10am to 1pm