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Welcome to the Harris Library
Located at Preston Guild Hall

The Harris Library: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Saturday – Closed Sundays

IT Services: Please note we close at 5pm but services are switched off at 4.40pm. We are open all day for drop-ins and you can also book at the Guild Hall IT desk, you will be able to log on for up to 2 hours from 9am onwards.

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Lancashire Libraries Reading Trail Scheme

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Harris Kids

Little Steps

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Harris Kids

Baby Bounce & Rhyme

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Harris Your Place

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Harris Your Place First Look: The Library

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Harris Your Place First Look: Family Library

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Harris Your Place

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Baby Bounce & Rhyme at Preston Guild Hall

Sharing songs and rhymes is a fun way for babies and toddlers to develop their language skills! Taking place every Wednesday over two sessions: 10.30am & 2.30pm in The Harris Library, in its temporary ‘home from home’ in the Guild Hall, Preston.

SING ALONG AT HOME

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We’re so much more than a place to borrow books! Computer Classes, Baby Bounce and Rhyme for parents and children, support for applications online for the NHS Healthy Start scheme plus much much more…

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North West Reads

North West Reads Book 25: The Stranger Times by C. K. McDonnell

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North West Reads Book 24: The Raven’s Mark by Christie J. Newport

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North West Reads Book 23: The Tutor by Andrea Chapin

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North West Reads Book 22: Beasting By Benjamin Myers

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Your Library At Home

 

Your Library at Home

The digital hub for all the main online resources available from Lancashire libraries, including eBooks, local history, eAudiobooks and more.

Check out your library at home today!

BorrowBox

BorrowBox

BorrowBox is the eBook and audiobook library for Lancashire libraries.

You’ll find a wide assortment of books available and you can sign up in minutes. All you need is your library card number and pin.

Check out the Digital Library homepage to find out more.

Ask a Librarian

Ask a library related question to a Lancashire librarian, between Mon-Fri 9am-5pm.

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Home Library Services

We can deliver books to your house if you’re unable to travel to a library because of health, age or disability.

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