Gillingham Library will be offering a limited service from Monday 23 June to Friday 27 June. From the foyer customers will be able to return items, collect reservations, and order or renew books.
The library will then be fully closed from Monday 14 July to Friday 18 July and reopen on Saturday 19 July.
This is for essential building work relating to Extended Access provision
Visiting us
Chantry Fields
Gillingham
Dorset
SP8 4UA
01747 822180
gillinghamlibrary@dorsetcouncil.gov.uk
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Opening times
Monday: | 10am to 5pm |
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Tuesday: | Midday to 6pm |
Wednesday: | Closed |
Thursday: | 10am to 5pm |
Friday: | 10am to 5pm |
Saturday: | 10am to 1pm |
Sunday: | Closed |
Events

Date: Monday 4 August 2025
Time: 10:30am to 11:30am

Dates, times and more details about events happening at other libraries in Dorset.
Clubs and activities
Find out details and times of regular clubs and activities at Gillingham Library:
- Monday
- Thursday
- Friday
- Thursday
- Saturday
- Thursday
- Tuesday
- : various dates
- : various dates
- monthly - on the : Last Saturday of every month
- Tuesday
- monthly - on the : Second Monday of every month , monthly - on the Fourth Monday of every month
- monthly - on the : First Monday of every month , monthly - on the Third Monday of every month
Services and facilities
- Help getting online
- Free WiFi
- Public Computers
- Printing Facilities - A4 and A3 photocopying
Accessibility
- Wheelchair accessible entrance, buggy/pushchair access, full internal access, allocated disabled parking, accessible toilet
- Home Library service - a free library service for the housebound, people living in residential or nursing homes or sheltered housing
- Library services for visually impaired people
- our Libraries have many books which may help you or your family support people on the autism spectrum. Find out more about support libraries can offer
- view the autism picture journey for Gillingham Library
Autism-friendly meeting room
Gillingham library has a bookable autism-friendly meeting room, please contact us for details.