Green Hammerton Library
& Family Hub (CIO)
REGISTERED CHARITY: 1213927
01423 368886 or 07984 972 495
MAIN OFFICE
Library Cottage
Our Main Office is Library Cottage in Green Hammerton.
We offer the following services at this location:
• Information, Confidential Advice & Guidance
• Councillor & MP Surgeries
Address: Library Cottage, Green Hammerton YO26 8AE
NEW VENUE
Ouseburn Division Library
@ Whixley
Our new library is located in the Community Lounge at Whixley Village Hall.
We offer the following services at this location:
• Book Loans for both adults and children
• Read & Play / Stay & Play sessions for little ones and their carers
• Talking Newspapers & Audio Books
• Free daily computer access – up to 2 hours
• IT resource loans for housebound members
• Digital Champions to help you navigate online services for health, work, and leisure
• Adult Learning Classes from North Yorkshire Council
• Pensioners’ Afternoon Teas
• School Holiday Activities (ages 5–12)
• English for Speakers of Other Languages (ESOL)
• Hammerton & Whixley Chess & Scrabble Club
• Photocopying & Printing Services
Address: Whixley Village Hall, High Street, Whixley,
York, North Yorkshire YO26 8AP
Opening Monday 18th August 2025...
Opening Monday 18th August 2025...
On Monday 18th August, the new Ouseburn Division Library opens the doors to its new permanent location;
The Community Lounge in Whixley Village Hall.
This exciting new library and family hub is being established by the Trustees of Green Hammerton Library & Family Hub (CIO) — now an officially registered charity. (You can find us on the Charity Commission website).
This is the latest step in our mission to expand accessible library services across our local communities.
Who is the Ouseburn Division Library for?
If you live in the Ouseburn Division, this new library is for you.
Includes residents of;
Green Hammerton
Whixley
Lower Dunsforth
Great Ouseburn
Little Ouseburn
Marton-cum-Grafton
Kirk Hammerton
Cattal
Tockwith
Hunsingore
Moor Monkton
Angram
& surrounding villages
No sign-up necessary — you’re automatically a member!
Coming Soon:
North Yorkshire Adult Learning Courses for Green Hammerton & surrounding Ouseburn Ward villages
English Conversation and ESOL (English for speakers of other languages) sessions are available to learners in Green Hammerton and surrounding villages, who want to improve their communication skills to help them feel more confident or to apply for a better job.
We are keen to establish if there’s interest so please get in touch and let us know using the contact details below.
North Yorkshire Adult Learning courses are varied and comprehensive; you can learn for pleasure or complete qualifications. There are face to face classes as well as online or distance learning to match your individual learning style.
You can learn for pleasure or complete qualifications in the following subjects and many more. Accounting & Business, Computing & Digital, Cooking & Food Safety, Creative Writing, English & Maths and more.
Scan the QR code to view all the courses we are currently offering:
For more information or to speak with an adviser please get in touch with North Yorkshire Adult Learning Service.
Tel: 01609 536066 and ask to speak with a Learner Engagement Officer Email: LearningAdvice@northyorks.gov.uk
Or talk to a Library Adviser at Green Hammerton Library & Family Hub at Library Cottage, Boroughbridge Road, GreenHammerton on email contact@greenhammertonlibrary.co.uk
Opening Times
Opening Times for children young people and families:
Mondays, Tuesdays, Wednesdays
10.00 – 12.00 closed for lunch then 2.30 – 5.00
contact@greenhammertonlibrary.co.uk
Library sessions and activities are free, but your donations will go to a charity of our choice. If you would like to book in advance for Read & Play: Stay & Play or junior clubs, or you are an adult wishing to book a space to complete the Times crosswords (concise and or cryptic), in silence, please contact Library Cottage on 01423 368886 or 07984 972 495.
contact@greenhammertonlibrary.co.uk
Children, young people and adults in Green Hammerton and surrounding villages will be able to enjoy reading and literacy activities from July 2023.
Families can borrow new books, for themselves and their children, take them home, read them, write a book review and get a fun reward when they return books by the due date.
The Library @ Library Cottage may be the smallest Library in England, but it makes big provision for all. (The smallest library is replacing Jane’s Hair Design, next door to the Village Club on Boroughbridge Road).
Library Provision
Read & Play : Stay & Play to support and celebrate the care provided by grandparents, parents, guardians, child carers, nannies and governesses as well as statutory main provision.
Primary school and day nursery visits (in small groups)
Junior Scrabble Club (6-16 years)
Junior Chess Club (6-16 years)
Lego Club (6-16 years)
Wildlife Big Butterfly Count
Small group meetings & conferences
English Conversation Group
Ramblers Rest Space
Photocopying & Printing
What’s On…
The Green Hammerton Community Planting Day takes place on Monday 18 November 2024 from 11.00 a.m. until 1.30 p.m.
We're starting at the Primary School with an Ecology Talk by Paul Cassidy, Ecology & Conservation Manager, followed by a brisk walk to the Strata/Adore Housing Estate to plant orchard trees, berries, bulbs and hedgerow.
Children will be provided with gardening gloves and trowels by Meadfleet Open Space Management Company and we encourage all attendees to wear warm clothes, waterproofs and wellies. The aim is to inspire young and old; established and newer residents to appreciate the wildlife around them, encourage biodiversity and beautify the village for this and future generations.
If you would like to attend, please get in touch with Miss Holloway at GH Primary School or with Mrs. Lister at the Village Library.
The Big Butterfly Hunt 2024
Saturday 20th July is Nature Day in the Wildlife Garden behind the Green Hammerton library. Children, young people and adults in Green Hammerton and surrounding villages are welcome to join us for the Big Butterfly Hunt.
All welcome: Grandparents, Parents, Guardians, Nannies, Childminders, Governesses and their children can identify butterflies, bees and bugs for Butterfly Conservation.
Refreshments available.
Dance Educational Harrogate is running its usual Musical Theatre course during the school Easter holidays for children between 7 and 15 years. Classes start at 9.00 a.m until 3.00 p.m.
ar Harrogate Ladies’ College, Clarence Drive, Harrogate.
Book at www.danceedhg.com
Email: info@danceedhg.com
Our Services
Children, young people and adults in Green Hammerton and surrounding villages will be able to enjoy reading and literacy activities from July 2023.
Families can borrow new books, for themselves and their children, take them home, read them, write a book review and get a fun reward when they return books by the due date.
The Library @ Library Cottage may be the smallest Library in England, but it makes big provision for all. (The smallest library is replacing Jane’s Hair Design, next door to the Village Club on Boroughbridge Road).
Library Provision
Read & Play : Stay & Play to support and celebrate the care provided by grandparents, parents, guardians, child carers, nannies and governesses as well as statutory main provision.
Primary school and day nursery visits (in small groups)
Junior Scrabble Club (6-16 years)
Junior Chess Club (6-16 years)
Lego Club (6-16 years)
Wildlife Big Butterfly Count
Small group meetings & conferences
English Conversation Group
Ramblers Rest Space
Photocopying & Printing
Contact Us
Library Cottage, Green Hammerton
contact@greenhammertonlibrary.co.uk
01423 368886 or 07984 972 495
Library Cottage, Green Hammerton YO26 8AE
Ouseburn Division Library @ Whixley
contact@greenhammertonlibrary.co.uk
01423 368886 or 07984 972 495
Whixley Village Hall, High St, Whixley YO26 8AP