Orkney Library and Archive

Orkney Library and Archive provides a wide range of services, many of them free of charge, and welcomes everybody, whether a resident of Orkney or just visiting. Orkney Library and Archive in Kirkwall also includes the Stromness Library and Library Online for library services via the internet.

Detailed below is some information regarding Orkney Library and Archive. For full information on the services provided, please visit the Orkney Library and Archive website from the 'Related Sites' section of this page.

 

Opening Times
Day	Kirkwall Library	Archive	Stromness Branch
Monday	9.15am - 7.00pm	9.15am - 5.00pm	2.00pm - 7.00pm
Tuesday	9.15am - 5.00pm	9.15am - 5.00pm	2.00pm - 7.00pm
Wednesday	9.15am - 5.00pm	CLOSED	2.00pm - 7.00pm
Thursday	9.15am - 7.00pm	9.15am - 7.00pm	2.00pm - 7.00pm
Friday	9.15am - 5.00pm	9.15am - 5.00pm	2.00pm - 5.00pm
Saturday	9.15am - 5.00pm	9.15am - 1.00pm  2.00pm - 5.00pm	11.00am - 5.00pm
For Mobile Library times please visit the Orkney Library and Archive website. A link is available from the 'Related Links' section of this page.

 

Contact Details

 

Orkney Library and Archive

44 Junction Road

Kirkwall

Orkney

KW15 1AG

Tel: 01856 873166

Fax: 01856 875260

 

Stromness Library

Hellihole Road

Stromness

Orkney

KW16 3DE

Tel: 01856 850907

 

Services

• Borrow books
• Online library services
• CDs to suit all musical tastes
• A selection of films on DVD
• Newspapers and magazines
• Free internet access
• Mobile Library service
• Book box service
• Colour photocopying and fax services
• Storytimes for children
• Bookbug sessions
• Meeting rooms for hire
• Trace your Orcadian family roots
• Study local history
• View the Photographic Archive collection
• Listen to oral history recordings