Leeds City Library

Leeds City Library, previously Leeds Central Library, is a public library in . Situated in the city centre, on Calverley Street, it houses the city library service's single largest general lending and reference collection and hosts the .
leeds.gov.uk
+44 113 378 5005
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  • Opening hours:
    Monday—Thursday: 9:00 AM—8:00 PM
    Friday: 9:00 AM—5:00 PM
    Saturday: 10:00 AM—4:00 PM
    Sunday: closed
  • Type: Library
  • Description: library in Leeds, England, formerly also municipal offices and museum building
  • Also known as: “Leeds Central Library”
  • Address: Calverley Street, Leeds, LS1 3AB

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Leeds Town Hall and Leeds Art Gallery.

Town hall
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is a 19th-century municipal building on The Headrow, , West Yorkshire, England. Planned to include law courts, a council chamber, offices, a public hall, and a suite of ceremonial rooms, it was built between 1853 and 1858 to a design by the architect Cuthbert Brodrick.

Art gallery
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in , , England, is a gallery, part of the Leeds Museums & Galleries group, whose collection of 20th-century British Art was designated by the British government in 1997 as a collection "of national importance".

Church
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, formally the Cathedral Church of St Anne, also known as Saint Anne's Cathedral, is the cathedral of the Roman Catholic Diocese of Leeds, and is the seat of the Roman Catholic Bishop of Leeds. is situated 430 feet east of Leeds City Library.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Leeds and Arena Quarter.

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is the largest city in the county of and the third largest city in , though its urban area size falls behind that of .

Quarter
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is a mixed city centre development with residential, retail and office developments in , , . It is located in and the area is best known for housing .

Suburb
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is an inner-city area of , , . The area falls within the Little London and Woodhouse ward on Leeds City Council. along with its adjacent areas and Blenheim, is an area of 1960s high-rise and maisonette council housing situated between the city centre and .

Leeds City Library

Latitude
53.80016° or 53° 48′ 1″ north
Longitude
-1.54869° or 1° 32′ 55″ west
Wheelchair access
yes
Operator
Leeds City Council
Open location code
9C5WRF22+3G
Open­Street­Map ID
node 21468571
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Wiki­data ID
Q15242185
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In Other Languages

“Leeds City Library” goes by many names.
  • Chinese: “列斯中央圖書館”

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Highlights include Speakers‘ Corner and Leeds War Memorial.

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