Library
Welcome to the Harris Library
Located at Preston Guild Hall
The Harris Library: 9am – 5pm, Monday – Saturday – Closed Sundays
IT Services: Please note we close at 5pm but services are switched off at 4.40pm. We are open all day for drop-ins and you can also book at the Guild Hall IT desk, you will be able to log on for up to 2 hours from 9am onwards.
Latest News

Lancashire Libraries Reading Trail Scheme

Harris Kids
Little Steps

Harris Kids
Baby Bounce & Rhyme

Sing-Along With Bounce and Rhyme At Home
Harris Your Place

Harris Your Place First Look: The Library

Harris Your Place First Look: Family Library

Harris Your Place
Enjoy Online

Harris Kids
Digital Resources for Harris Kids

Fun Children’s Activities From The British Library

Mental Health and Reading

Baby Bounce & Rhyme at Preston Guild Hall
Sharing songs and rhymes is a fun way for babies and toddlers to develop their language skills! Taking place every Wednesday over two sessions: 10.30am & 2.30pm in The Harris Library, in its temporary ‘home from home’ in the Guild Hall, Preston.


We’re so much more than a place to borrow books! Computer Classes, Baby Bounce and Rhyme for parents and children, support for applications online for the NHS Healthy Start scheme plus much much more…

North West Reads

North West Reads Book 23: The Tutor by Andrea Chapin

North West Reads Book 22: Beasting By Benjamin Myers

North West Reads Book 21: Molly and the Captain by Anthony Quinn

North West Reads Book 20: The Bay by Julia Rampen
Staff Recommendations: Young Readers

Harris Kids
The Colour Thief by Gabriel Alborozo

Harris Kids
How Many Trees? by Barroux

Harris Kids
When Jelly Had a Wobble by Michelle Robinson and Tom Knight

Harris Kids
Lost and Found by Oliver Jeffers
Your Library At Home
Your Library at Home
The digital hub for all the main online resources available from Lancashire libraries, including eBooks, local history, eAudiobooks and more.
Check out your library at home today!
BorrowBox
BorrowBox
BorrowBox is the eBook and audiobook library for Lancashire libraries.
You’ll find a wide assortment of books available and you can sign up in minutes. All you need is your library card number and pin.
Check out the Digital Library homepage to find out more.
Book Recommendations

LGBTQ+ History Month: Winter Love by Han Suyin (1962) and The Night Watch by Sarah Waters (2006)

Women and Power by Mary Beard

The Spook’s Apprentice by Joseph Delaney

Miss Peregrine’s Home for Peculiar Children by Ransom Riggs
Book Reviews

10 Reading Escapes For Self-Isolation

Helen’s Picks For World Book Day

Our Top 5 Stephen Fry Audiobooks
