You can borrow books with your library card. Your library card allows you to borrow books at any North Yorkshire Library and you can return the books you have borrowed at any North Yorkshire Library too. You can borrow books by going to the self checkout kiosk located inside the library or by going to the Customer Service desk. 

Books that you have borrowed can be renewed on the NYC Libraries App or online.

You can reserve books online by clicking here or by downloading the North Yorkshire Libraries app from the apple app store or the google play store. You will be notified by your chosen method(s) of contact when your reservation is available. NOTE: Books have a £1.25 reservation charge. You can pay this fine by going to the self checkout kiosk or at the customer service desk.

You can renew books by the following methods:

• Using the self checkout kiosk

• Over the phone

• North Yorkshire Libraries app or website

• Going to the Customer Service Desk

You can renew books up to five times before having to bring the item in person to be renewed.

The Great Ayton Discovery Centre has 4 public computers which allow library users the ability to use the internet and other PC software such as word and excel.

You can use the library PCs for free for 60 minutes a day, any extra time is paid for per half hour. The following rates are: 

Library members

• £1.60 per 30 minutes

Non-members

• £2.60 per 30 minutes

Concessions

• £1.00 per 30 minutes

Additional free time can be requested to complete complex tasks: up to one extra hour per day.

Concessions apply to:

• anyone aged 18 years or under in full-time education;

• jobseekers in receipt of benefits; or

• people whose use of computers is severely restricted by a physical or cognitive difficulty

You can also pay for a PC subscription. For more information on this, click here to go to North Yorkshire Council's web page.  

You are unable to save any files to the Library PCs however you can save to a personal storage device such as a USB drive. 

You can book library PCs online to avoid disappointment. 

Printing and photocopying is available to the public at the Great Ayton Discovery Centre and you can also print from your own device.

Below are the current charges for printing and photocopying.

A4 sheet

• 25p per side for black and white printing

• 50p per side for colour printing

A3 sheet

• 50p per side for black and white printing

• £1.00 per side for colour printing

Late Books

An escalating fine will be issued for late books or items that are returned after their due date.

Other Charges

You can click here to view North Yorkshire Council's website which has information on all library charges and fines.