Headingley Library

The Headingly Library is easier to negotiate than the enormous city-​centre version and has more convenient opening times, staying open until 7pm every week day. It is small but they still have a good range of books and computers with internet access. It is possible to just drop in and use a computer if its free, unlike in town where you have to book — a system I never could get my head around.
It is a great place to get to know what is going on in the community too. There is a large community notice board on which I noticed a poster advertising an under-5’s story time at the library. It welcomes, and fully brought to my attention, the diversity in our community, with signs in different languages, including 5 alphabets that I didn’t understand.

Although probably not outstanding in the realm of libraries, I think I’m just a fan of libraries in general. Headingley Library has occasional book sales at which you can pick up pretty popular books for silly cheap… woo hoo! Its range of books, music and DVDs is probably pretty average, but I did find they have a decent sized collection of the scrapbook series (A3-​sized hardback books featuring enchanting scrapbook-​like collections of images from particular decades, such as packaging, newspapers, clothing, children’s toys)…which I love!
They have free internet access available and you can book yourself in for an hour at a time, which is invaluable if you’re not connected at home. They also have a computer allocated for 15 minute sessions so your chances of getting a computer in a hurry are vastly improved.
They do printing at 15p per sheet for either colour or black and white… not very cheap but the printer seems very reliable.
Staff are librarianish… and I should hope so too… but pleasant and helpful. Great!

It is a library. Reasonable stock. Pretty up to date. Electronic checkout and catalogue search minimises need to interact with distant and typically (ie librarianish) odd staff. Toilet usually out of order.

Headingley Library is a great established in this buzzing little community. With great establishments like this Headingley truly does seem to operate as an almost independent mini city in its own right — you can hardly want for anything — with all the cafes, restaurants, shops, grocers and even a library.
The library is central and situated within the heart of Headingley, so it’s really easy to find. The books there are plentiful, although it’s not quite as big as the central library in Leeds, you shouldn’t struggle too much in finding what you want — certainly if you’re browsing for pleasure there is a huge amount to choose from. They also have great local community boards and so it’s well worth nipping in just to see what events and offerings are going on near by!
A brilliant and essential part of Headingley life. Fab!

Headingley library is much bigger and better stocked than Burley Library, and it is central to the shops and cafes in Headingley. The opening hours are also better as they open on a Sunday. The big front onto the road really encourages people to take a look in, and there is usually a bit of a buzz about the place. The computers are hard to get to as you have to book in advance and need passwords and codes, but once you know the system it is great for those without computers at home. The fiction section in this library is great, and the kids section is huge. There are large tables where people are reading papers and working, and this library really provides a service for the community. Great.

A reasonably sized library, situated close to plenty of local amenities. The library is well equipped with disabled access, a childrens storytime are and a computer area with roughly 12 or so computers, all can be booked for up to an hour, sometimes longer, which means you can do your work or browse the internet. The computer room is slightly secluded from the rest of the library

I like Headingley library, despite its 1960s drab exterior. The staff are helpful and don’t mind that I get scared when I use the fancy new scanning machines that seem never to work properly on my books.
There’s a relatively large PC area where people can use the internet or do work and print stuff out (I think it’s 40p for the first page and then I can’t remember what it is after that). There’s also a great selection of fictional novels, but the horror and sci fi are pretty small. Also there’s quite a lot of books about cowboys, which I don’t get
Lots of new DVDs to rent for a week at a time, plus CDs for those that still use them.
My best library. Apart from the one in town, which is prettier. But I still like this one. It’s my best.