York Library

York Library is situated in Museum Street, , 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 opened in Clifford Street by the then Duke and Duchess of York, in a building formerly occupied by the Institute of Popular Science and Literature.
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  • 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
  • Type: Library
  • Description: municipal library and archives in York, North Yorkshire, England, UK
  • Also known as: “Central Library”, “Explore York Library & Archive”, and “York Explore”
  • Address: Museum Street, York, YO1 7DS
  • Wheelchair access: yes

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Yorkshire Museum and York Minster.

Museum
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The is a museum in , England. It was opened in 1830, and has five permanent collections, covering biology, geology, archaeology, numismatics and astronomy.

Church
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, formally the Cathedral and Metropolitical Church of Saint Peter in York, is an Anglican cathedral in the city of , North Yorkshire, England. is situated 970 feet east of York Library.

Theater building
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is a theatre in St Leonard's Place, in , England, which dates back to 1744. The theatre currently seats 750 people. Whilst the theatre is traditionally a proscenium theatre, it was reconfigured for a season in 2011 to offer productions in-the-round.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bootham and York.

Neighborhood
is a street in the city of , England, leading north out of the city centre. It is also the name of the small district surrounding the street.

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The ancient cathedral city of has a history dating back over 2000 years. Romans, Saxons, Vikings, and Britons from all eras have each left their mark.

Suburb
is an area of central , in . It lies within the city walls and has been occupied since at least the Roman period.

York Library

Latitude
53.96147° or 53° 57′ 41″ north
Longitude
-1.08636° or 1° 5′ 11″ west
Operator
City of York Council
Open location code
9C5WXW67+HF
Open­Street­Map ID
way 56077520
Open­Street­Map feature
amenity=­library
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­library
Open­Street­Map attribute
wheelchair=­yes
Wiki­data ID
Q8055614
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Highlights include Library Lawn and Anglian Tower.

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