Ripon Library
Discover Ripon Library, a welcoming community hub offering a vast collection of books and a peaceful atmosphere for all ages.
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Ripon Library, nestled in The Arcade, Ripon, stands as a highly-rated community resource, boasting an impressive 4.8 out of 5 stars from its visitors. It's a cherished local spot, known for its tranquil environment and welcoming atmosphere, making it a perfect escape for readers and learners of all ages.
Visitors consistently praise the library's clean and tidy interior, particularly highlighting the spacious children's area, which features a great selection of books and toys, alongside comfortable seating. The friendly and knowledgeable staff are frequently commended for their helpfulness, ensuring a positive experience whether you're browsing the extensive collection, participating in popular story times and reading challenges for younger patrons, or utilising services like printing.
Visiting Information
Ripon Library is open Monday 10:00 AM – 6:00 PM, Tuesday to Friday 10:00 AM – 5:00 PM, and Saturday 10:00 AM – 2:00 PM, closed on Sundays. The library offers excellent accessibility with both wheelchair accessible parking and entrance. For payments, debit cards and NFC are accepted, though cash is not.
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The reviews below were last updated on Friday, 30 January 2026 at 19:27.
Lovely library, really tidy and clean. The children’s area is large with a good selection of books and toys and good seating. I needed to print some documents and the staff were very helpful, thank you
This is a great library and a precious local resource. The staff are friendly and knowledgeable.
Love this library. It is a little oasis of calm with lovely staff, a great selection of books, especially for children, and the story times and reading challenges have been important to us since my son since he was 10 months old. I’m a fan.
A great library we have in little Ripon. Staff SO helpful and go the extra mile or two, getting much deserved and effusive thanks for it. Well done Sean. And papers to read again, hooray. We are very lucky to have this great facility.
We regularly visit the library: they have a good selection of books and it's free to access the WiFi (NYCC_Guest). To me, the books aren't arranged particularly well, and if it's your first time, you might spend a while trying to find what you want. Bring your own laptop too, because you can only use the computers they have for thirty minutes per day for free, for there is a charge for more than half an hour. There is an excellent selection of leaflets here, and they seem to hold regular book sales which are worth perusing.
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📍 The Arcade, Ripon HG4 1AG, UK