Library Locations, Services and Opening Times
Staffed Times
Branch libraries are staffed part time at different hours, they are open to all at these times.
Open+ Access
Branch Libraries have Open+ installed to extend the library opening hours beyond the hours that staff are present.
If you would like to use the library outside staffed times, call in at any library during staffed hours and ask about Open+. Find out more about Open+
Travelling to Tameside's Libraries
By car: Details of the nearest car parks are listed in the entry for each individual Library.
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Stalybridge library services
A new chapter is beginning for Stalybridge Library and Art Gallery.
As work continues on Stalybridge Library and Art Gallery, library services will temporarily relocate next door to Victoria Market Hall from Monday 19 October 2026.
Whilst in the Victoria Market Hall the following services will be available: book borrowing, reservations, study space, newspapers and free Wi-Fi.
Events and activities such as Time for a Rhyme, Readers Group, Tea and Tales Group and holiday activities etc. will also continue.
For further information on the planned works – please go to www.tameside.gov.uk/stalybridgeregeneration
Ashton Library
Tameside One, Market Place, Ashton OL6 6BH. 0161 342 4000
Denton Library
Town Hall, Market Street, Denton M34 2AP. 0161 342 4000
Droylsden Library
Guardsman Tony Downes House, Manchester Road, Droylsden M43 6EP. 0161 342 4000
Dukinfield Library
Concord Way, Dukinfield SK16 4DB. 0161 342 4000
Hattersley Library
The Hub, Stockport Road, Hattersley, SK14 6NT. 0161 342 4000
Hyde Library
Town Hall, Greenfield Street, Hyde, SK14 1AL. 0161 342 4000
Mossley Library
0161 342 4000
Stalybridge Library
0161 342 4000
Local Studies and Archives Centre
0161 342 4242
Ryecroft Hall
Manchester Road, Audenshaw M34 5GJ. 0161 342 5386
Ashton Library
Tameside One, Market Place, Ashton OL6 6BH. 0161 342 4000 #1
Ashton Library is staffed full time and is open to all at these times.
Opening Hours
| Day | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 8:30am – 5:00pm |
| Tuesday | 8:30am – 8:00pm |
| Wednesday | 8:30am – 5:00pm |
| Thursday | 8:30am – 8:00pm |
| Friday | 8:30am – 5:00pm |
| Saturday | 10:00am – 3:00pm |
Computer Access:- Public PCs will shut down 15 minutes before closing time.
Facilities
Public computers Talking Books
Language Courses Disabled Access
Photocopier Scanner
Disabled Toilet Changing Places Toilet
Denton Library
Town Hall, Market Street, Denton M34 2AP. 0161 342 4000 #2
Denton Library is staffed part time and is open to all at these times. Open+ members can make use of the unstaffed times.
Opening Hours
| Day | Opening Hours |
Staffed – Open to all |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 1:00pm – 5:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | |
| Wednesday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | |
| Thursday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 1:00pm – 5:00pm |
| Friday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
| Saturday | 10:00am – 3:00pm | 10:00am – 3:00pm |
Computer Access: Public PCs will shut down 15 minutes before closing time.
Facilities
Public computers Talking Books
Photocopier Disabled Access
Scanner
Droylsden Library
Guardsman Tony Downes House, Manchester Road, Droylsden M43 6EP. 0161 342 4000 #3
Droylsden Library is staffed part time and is open to all at these times. Open+ members can make use of the unstaffed times.
Opening Hours
| Day | Opening Hours |
Staffed – Open to all |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | |
| Wednesday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | |
| Thursday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
| Friday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 1:00pm – 5:00pm |
| Saturday | 10:00am – 3:00pm | 10:00am – 3:00pm |
Computer Access: Public PCs will shut down 15 minutes before closing time.
Facilities
Public computers Talking Books
Photocopier Disabled Access
Scanner Disabled Toilet
DVDs
Dukinfield Library
Concord Way, Dukinfield SK16 4DB. 0161 342 4000 #4
Dukinfield Library is staffed part time and is open to all at these times. Open+ members can make use of the unstaffed times.
Opening Hours
| Day | Opening Hours |
Staffed – Open to all |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | |
| Thursday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 1:00pm – 5:00pm |
| Friday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | |
| Saturday | 9:00am – 1:00pm | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
Computer Access: Public PCs will shut down 15 minutes before closing time.
Facilities
Public computers Talking Books
Photocopier Disabled Access
Scanner
The Hub, Stockport Road, Hattersley, SK14 6NT. 0161 342 4000 #5
Hattersley Library is staffed part time and is open to all at these times. Open+ members can make use of the unstaffed times.
Opening Hours
| Day | Opening Hours |
Staffed – |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 1:00pm – 5:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 1:00pm – 5:00pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | |
| Thursday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 1:00pm – 5:00pm |
| Friday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | |
| Saturday | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
Computer Access: Public PCs will shut down 15 minutes before closing time.
Facilities
Public computers Talking Books
Photocopier Disabled Access
Scanner
Hyde Library
Town Hall, Greenfield Street, Hyde, SK14 1AL. 0161 342 4000 #6
Hyde Library is staffed part time and is open to all at these times. Open+ members can make use of the unstaffed times.
Opening Hours
| Day | Opening Hours |
Staffed – Open to all |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 1:00pm – 5:00pm |
| Thursday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | |
| Friday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
| Saturday | 10:00am – 3:00pm | 10:00am – 3:00pm |
Computer Access: Public PCs will shut down 15 minutes before closing time.
Facilities
Public computers Talking Books
Photocopier Disabled Access
Scanner Language Courses
DVDs
Mossley Library
George Lawton Hall, Stamford Street, Mossley OL5 0HR. 0161 342 4000 #7
Mossley Library is staffed part time and is open to all at these times. Open+ members can make use of the unstaffed times.
Opening Hours
| Day | Opening Hours |
Staffed – Open to all |
|---|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 1:00pm – 5:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | |
| Wednesday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
| Thursday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | |
| Friday | 9:00am – 8:00pm | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
| Saturday | 09:00am – 1:00pm |
Computer Access: Public PCs will shut down 15 minutes before closing time.
Facilities
Public computers Talking Books
Photocopier Disabled Access
Scanner
Stalybridge Temporary Library (while renovations are being carried out
Victoria Market Hall, Trinity Street, Stalybridge, SK15 2BN. 0161 342 4000 #8
Stalybridge Library is staffed part time. There are no Open+ hours available at this temporary library.
Opening Hours
| Day | Staffed – Open to all |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00am – 1:00pm |
| Wednesday | 1:00pm – 5:00pm |
| Thursday | |
| Friday | |
| Saturday | 10:00am – 3:00pm |
Facilities
Talking Books
Disabled Access
Local Studies and Archives Library
Cotton Street East, Ashton OL6 7BY. 0161 342 4242
The Local Studies and Archives Library is open to all at these times.
Opening Hours
| Day | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | Closed |
| Tuesday | 10:00am – 5:00pm |
| Wednesday | 10:00am – 5:00pm |
| Thursday | 10:00am – 5:00pm |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | 10:00am – 1:00pm |
Computer Access: Public PCs will shut down 15 minutes before closing time.
Facilities
Public computers Photocopier
Disabled Access
Ryecroft Hall Book Access Point
Manchester Road, Audenshaw M34 5GJ. 0161 342 5386
There is no printing available at this access point. Public PCs will shut down 15 minutes before closing time
Opening Hours
| Day | Opening Hours |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
| Tuesday | 9:00am – 8:00pm |
| Wednesday | 9:00am – 5:00pm |
| Thursday | 9:00am – 8:00pm |
| Friday | 9:00am – 8:00pm |
| Saturday | 9:00am – 4:00pm |
Computer Access: Public PCs will shut down 15 minutes before closing time.
Facilities
Public computers Talking Books