Welcome to Markfield Community Library
We are a local library based in the village of Markfield in Leicestershire. We celebrated 10 years of operating as a community managed library in September 2025.
Opening Times
These are our normal opening times.
| Morning | Afternoon | Evening | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Monday | 09:00 – 10:00 | 13:00 – 15:00 | 18:00 – 19:00 |
| Tuesday | 09:00 – 10:00 | 13:00 – 15:00 | Closed |
| Wednesday | Closed | Closed | Closed |
| Thursday | 09:00 – 10:00 | 12:30 – 15:00 | Closed |
| Friday | 09:00 – 10:00 | 13:00 – 15:00 | Closed |
| Saturday | 10:00 – 12:30 | Closed | Closed |
| Sunday | Closed | Closed | Closed |
We are delighted to have some new volunteers on board and if anyone else is considering volunteering, please get in touch at the library. Please ask for Julie Grace or Jacqui Williams, leave your details or phone us on 0116 305 3642 so we can contact you.
50 years of the 2nd Markfield Brownies 1976 to 2026 – The library is pleased to host a vibrant and interesting display charting the history of the local Brownies in their 50th anniversary year. Please pop in and take a look!
National Volunteers’ Week 2026 – We would like to thank all our volunteers, without whom the library wouldn’t operate. They were invited to enjoy coffee and cake on 4 June, as a token of the trustees’ appreciation during National Volunteers’ Week.
RCC Rural Coffee Connect – Please pop down to the library on any Tuesday afternoon in June from 1pm – 2.30pm, to enjoy a free hot drink from the Rural Community Council’s Coffee Connect van. The RCC team will be on hand for an optional chat over coffee / tea / hot chocolate. There is no charge, no catch and the coffee and hot chocolate are excellent!
Meet the BUILD team – The next drop-in will be on Thursday 11th June 2026, from 1pm to 3pm. Chat about how to get involved with volunteering, getting back into work, and more. No need to book.
Further details on the events page.
If you have any ideas or comments about how the library operates or can support the local community, get in touch at markfieldlibrary@gmail.com and have your say.
BOOKS AND MORE …
Our book stock is managed by Leicestershire County Council Libraries. You should find all the latest books on our shelves. If you can’t find the book you want, we can order it for you.
We have a wide range of books we offer a number of facilities including:
- Up-to-date adult fiction and non-fiction (including large print)
- A big selection of children’s and teenage fiction
- Audio books on CD
- Newspapers and local information
- Photocopying
- Free public internet access computers and free wi-fi access
- Wheelchair access
EVENTS
We hold regular events such as books groups, as well as many children’s activities including reading and rhymes plus much, much more. For the latest events go to our Events page.
Community groups and local businesses can also hire our premises for a small fee. There is free parking in our library car park as well as at the nearby Community Centre car park. See our Facilities page.
Find Books and Renew Your Loans.
You can find and order books as well as renew your loans the same way as before. Access the Leicestershire Libraries website www.leics.gov.uk/libraries and then go to the relevant link either ‘Find a Book, DVD or CD’ link or the ‘Renewals’ link.
Contact us
Phone:
0116 305 3642
Email:
Post:
Oakfield Avenue
Markfield
Leicestershire
LE67 9WG
