A New Future for St James Library inside the Doddridge Centre

St James Library

All about the Library

Opening hours:

Monday 9:30am to 12:30pm
Wednesday 3:00pm to 6:00pm

Friday 12:00pm to 3:00pm
Saturday 9:30am to 12:30pm

The Doddridge Centre has been at the heart of the St James community for many years providing a wide range of facilities and support to community and voluntary groups and enterprises.

The new library compliments our recently opened community rooms and the many events/activities that take place in our centres, including those of other agencies such as CENCAB, Family Support Link whilst also working in support of Spectrum Northants.

Come along register for you new card and see us very soon, you will be assured of a warm welcome.

“I am delighted that we now have a new home for our library in St James. Libraries provide many valuable services and are an essential element to a thriving community, so accommodating it within the Doddridge Centre is the perfect fit. I am grateful to everyone involved in reinstating this library and commend their hard work to ensure that people can continue to benefit from this much-loved community hub.”

“The local community deserves to have their library reinstated and whilst it is not in its original home, I believe the Centre provides a wonderful alternative. We are really looking forward to welcoming the public to our community library and building new relationships.”

“This wonderful opportunity for our community comes after many years of fighting to keep a library in the area, such that the community took the fight to the highest level to protect this vital facility. Fast forward and we are now able to once again provide a community focused library that we can all be proud of. We are grateful for the assistance of those local councillors who shared our vision, the support of 21 Group Libraries Network, the library service, the amazing Doddridge team and the community, for their unwavering support.”