Residents and visitors will find information on local events, including local maps, walking and cycling guides and public transport.
Situated on the ground floor of the Mechanics
For full details of events hosted by the library and more information see the library website >>
** Please note, the library will be closed 23 December – 27th December, reopening on Tuesday 30th December 2025 **
Marsden Library Opening Times
- Tuesday: 10am – 1pm
Writers Group (fortnightly).
10am-12pm Digital Café drop-in sessions. - Wednesday: 1pm – 6pm
Knit and Natter Wednesdays 1.30-3pm – open to all ages/ abilities. You don’t need to know how to knit to join, someone can teach you. - Thursday: 10am – 1pm
1st Thursday of the month, Friends of WI.
3rd Thursday of the Month, book club (Free, all welcome – refreshments available). - Friday: 1pm – 5pm
1:30pm-2:30pm Story & RhymeTime with Crafts, for preschool Children.
- Saturday: 10am – 3pm
12pm -2:00pm Lego club
1pm- 3pm Crochet Club (Last Saturday of the month)
Contacting the Library
The general email for the Library and Information Centre is marsden.lic@kirklees.gov.uk
To call: 01484 414868. Press 1 for Library opening hours, and 2 for the specific library you wish to call and then state the name, “Marsden”.
Friends of Marsden Library – keeping Marsden Library open.
Friends of Marsden Library (FoML) is a group of volunteers whose aim is to ensure that the public library in our village of Marsden in West Yorkshire remains open. Please explore our website to find out more about what we’re doing, how you can get involved and what’s going on in Marsden Library.
Email: info@friendsofmarsdenlibrary.org.uk
Business Lounge
Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays: 9AM – MIDDAY
Business drop-in in the Library space. Use us as a drop in work space (please sign in at reception). Click here for information.
A quiet environment, and tea / coffee and free wi-fi included.
