Leeds Central Library

Sarah-Clare Conlon, Literature Editor
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Leeds’ main municipal library, housed in a Grade II-listed late 19th-century building on Headrow, next to Leeds Art Gallery (which you can access via the rather lovely Tiled Hall Cafe).

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Telephone: 0113 378 5005 Visit Now

Opening Hours

  • Monday9:00am - 7:00pm
  • Tuesday9:00am - 7:00pm
  • Wednesday9:00am - 7:00pm
  • Thursday9:00am - 6:00pm
  • Friday9:00am - 5:00pm
  • Saturday10:00am - 5:00pm
  • Sunday11:00am - 3:00pm

Always double check opening hours with the venue before making a special visit.

What's on near Leeds Central Library

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MusicLeeds
Sound Out Leeds 2024/25

Leeds International Concert Season is on a mission to push boundaries, expand horizons, and ask the question: ‘What haven’t we heard?’ as it presents its city-spanning Sound Out Leeds series.

from £10.00
Tracy Chevalier
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Tracy Chevalier at University of Leeds

Bestselling author Tracy Chevalier – best known for her second novel, Girl with a Pearl Earring – is visiting Leeds to introduce her latest book The Glass Maker.

free entry

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A Nation Of Shopkeepers

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Tribeca City Cafe

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