- Notes
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Scanning is temporarily unavailable in our libraries while we upgrade our services. We hope to resolve this issue as soon as possible. Thank you for your patience.
- Address
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Number One Riverside, Smith Street, Rochdale OL16 1XU
- Temporary library closures
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Before you visit the library, we advise checking for any temporary closures.
View any temporary library and customer service centre closures
- Opening times
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- Monday: 9am-5pm
- Tuesday: 9am-6pm
- Wednesday: 9am-5pm
- Thursday: 9am-6pm
- Friday: 9am-5pm
- Saturday: 10am-3pm
- Sunday: closed
- Bank holidays: closed
- Library services available
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At all our libraries you can browse, borrow and return books.
These services are also available at Rochdale Central Library:
- 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 Rochdale Central Library you have access to:
- Children's library
- Meeting rooms
- Pay and display parking, with disabled bays
- Accessible toilets
- Free wifi
- Computers
- Printers (A4), photocopiers and scanners (A3 and A4)
The majority of services and facilities in libraries are free, but some facilities have a cost.
- Customer services available
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When Rochdale Central Library is open, you can:
- Use computers to access council services.
- Use the free phone to call our Contact Centre.
- Get face-to-face support with money, debt and benefits
- 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
- 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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Rochdale Central Library has disabled access.
- Contact details
- Local library information
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As a member of the library, you can use the facilities of more than 4000 libraries across England and Wales and Northern Ireland.
