Address: Holywell Leisure Centre, North Road, Holywell, Flintshire, CH8 7TQ
Email: Holywell.Library@aura.wales
Telephone: 01352 703850
Opening Hours
Holywell is a self-service Library that is available during the Leisure Centre opening hours
Staffed Hours
Monday: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Tuesday: 9.00am – 6.00pm
Wednesday: 9.00am – 5.00pm
Thursday: 9.00am- 5.00pm
Friday: 9.00am-5.00pm
Saturday: 9.00am – 1.00pm
Sunday: Closed
Facilities
- Free access to public computers
- Free Wifi
- Self–Service available
- Printing, Scanning and Photocopying (Charges may apply)
- Children’s Library
- Regular free activities
- Free daily newspapers
- Welsh Language collection including periodicals, newspapers, DVD and audiobooks
- Health and Wellbeing Collection
- Café
- Adjacent parking (Charges apply)
- Disabled access
- Dementia Friendly
- Autism Friendly
Regular Activities
Your library offers a number of free activities throughout the week, donations welcome.
Monday
Job Club Drop in 10am – 12pm Run by our friends at Communities First, come along and brush up on your employability skills, get help with your CV and also job searches. All welcome.
Tuesday
Rhymetime 2pm Rhyme time is a fun and interactive session aimed at babies, toddlers and their parents or carers. It is a great way to make new friends too, All welcome!
Wednesday
Welsh Conversation Group -9.30am – 10.30m – An opportunity to share a cup of tea and chat with Welsh learners and speakers
Adult Craft session 10am – 12pm – charges apply
Knit and Natter 3pm -4pm – All are welcome at this social group, bring along you knitting (or any sewing craft) and meet new friends over a cup of tea!
Reading Group 2pm – Monthly when?
Thursday
Online basics 2pm Need help getting online? Have no idea how to even use a mouse or a keyboard? Come along to our friendly sessions following the 6 week ‘Learn My Way’ online basics course. Free but please call to book a place
Friday
Welsh stories and Rhymes 10am – 11am Welsh stories and rhymes. Aimed at babies 0-2 years. Suitable for new Welsh speakers, Non-Welsh speaking parents and fluent speakers alike. Not on comms
Storytime 2pm Rhyme time is a fun and interactive session aimed at babies, toddlers and their parents or carers. It is a great way to make new friends too, All welcome!
As a community benefit company Aura Leisure and Libraries welcome ideas and suggestions as to what services we offer. If there are any activities that you would like to see or even help run, please ask at your local Library.
Other services available at your Library
Home Library Service
The Home Library Service is available to anyone who cannot easily visit a library due to disability or incapacity. We deliver books or talking books on a regular basis, free of charge. When they visit our friendly staff can also show you how to get online to access our wide range of eBooks and eAudio books from home. Do you know anyone who could make use of this service? We can help.
A range of self-help books are available from the library to help with conditions such as
- Anxiety
- Depression
- Eating disorders
- Addiction
- Bereavement
- Dementia
- Mental Health
Services for customers with special needs
Dementia Friendly
Autism friendly guide to joining and using Holywell Library
Directions
From the A55 Dolphin Junction, take sliproad left towards Holywell / Treffynnon
After 0.4 miles bear left on to A5026 (Fron Park Road)
After 1.6 miles turn right on to Dewi Avenue
After 377 feet turn right on to North Road
After 190 feet Arrive at North Road
The last intersection is Dewi Avenue
The Library is situated inside Holywell Leisure Centre North Road, Holywell CH8 7TQ
Parking
Ample spaces in the Leisure Centre carpark (Charges apply) Disabled spaces