Kettering Library

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Opening hours

Quieter hour: Wednesday 5pm to 6pm.

See closures for public holidays.

How to find us

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Address

Kettering Library
Sheep Street
Kettering
NN16 0AY

Parking

3 spaces - parking available in town centre car parks.

Accessibility

• Wheelchair accessible
• Quieter hour: Wednesday 5pm to 6pm.
• Social Story, supporting those with Autism:

Contact us

Email: [email protected]

Facebook: Kettering Library on Facebook

Business & IP Centre Northamptonshire

Kettering Library holds subscriptions to online business resources and runs information and advice sessions and workshops on self-employment and intellectual property for entrepreneurs, inventors and small businesses.

Find out more about business support in libraries.

Local and family history

Kettering Library holds the second largest collection of local and family history resources in the county. These include newspapers on microfilm such as the Northamptonshire Evening Telegraph for the years 1898 to 1945, 1948 to 1957, 1978 to 1983 and 1985 to 2017. We also hold special collections- you can view details of these on the local and family history page.

Services at this library

• Activities for under 5s
• Blue Badge - assistance with online Blue Badge applications is by appointment only - to book an appointment at your local library, please contact us
• Breastfeeding in libraries
• Business support
• Computers, internet, wifi and printing
• Disabled person's bus pass - library staff can assist you with online disabled bus pass applications
• Events
• Older person's bus pass - library staff can assist you with online older person's bus pass applications
• Information and enquiry service - Answers Plus
• Joining the library
• Music and playsets hire - fees and charges
• Room hire
• Study Happy with Northamptonshire Libraries

Last updated 20 July 2026