York Library
York Library is situated on Museum Street in York, England. It became a Grade II listed building in 1997. York's first subscription library opened in 1794, but it was only in 1893 that the city's first public library was established on Clifford Street by the then Duke and Duchess of York, in a building formerly occupied by the Institute of Popular Science and Literature.- Library
- …lies at an elevation of 69 feet (21 metres)
- …is wheelchair accessible
- …is operated by the City of York Council
- Opening hours:
Monday–Thursday: 9:00 AM–8:00 PM
Friday: 10:00 AM–6:00 PM
Saturday: 9:00 AM–5:00 PM
Sunday: 11:00 AM–4:00 PM - Description: municipal library and archives in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
- Address: Museum Street, York, YO1 7DS
- Also known as“Central Library”“Explore York Library & Archive”“York Explore”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Yorkshire Museum and York Minster.
York Minster
York Minster, formally the Cathedral and… York Minster is situated 970 feet east of York Library.
York Theatre Royal
York Theatre Royal is a theatre on St Leonard's Place, in York, England, which dates back to 1744.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Bootham and York.
Bishophill
Suburb
Bishophill is an area of central York, in England.
York Library
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Latitude
53.96147° or 53° 57′ 41″ north
Longitude
-1.08636° or 1° 5′ 11″ west
Open location code
9C5WXW67+HF
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In Other Languages
“York Library” goes by many names.
- French: “Bibliothèque d’York”
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Highlights include Library Lawn and Anglian Tower.
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