Shetland Library Services

Opening Hours - Shetland Library

Monday & Thursday 9.00 am - 8 pm

Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday & Saturday 9.00 am - 5 pm

Mobile Library Service

Check the mobile library schedules below to find out when the mobile library will be visiting your area next. Shetland Library has two vans which travel around the mainland of Shetland and the islands of Yell, Unst, Fetlar, Whalsay and Skerries. The schedules are also announced daily on BBC Radio Shetland between 5.30 pm and 6 pm.

Opening Hours - Community Libraries

Baltasound Community Library (in the school hall): Open on Tuesday evenings from 5 pm - 8 pm school term time.

Brae High School Library: Open to the public on Monday, Tuesday and Wednesdays from 3.30 pm - 4.30 pm (term time only)

Brae Community Office: Open weekday mornings

Skerries Library: open school hours, and at other times by arrangement.

Whalsay Community Library: Open on Wednesday evenings from 6 pm - 8 pm (term time only).

How to Join

You may join the library, if you are resident or working in Shetland, by completing an application form and showing identification to staff.

What You Can Borrow

20 items of which 8 can be music CDs, 2 can be DVDs, 2 can be Open Learning packs.

Open learning packs are loaned for three months.

DVDs are loaned for two weeks only.

Learning Centre

The Learning Centre offers free Internet access and computer facilities, computer books, foreign language courses and DVDs.

Local Collection

The local collection is kept up to date as new publications become available. You can also study our complete set of The Shetland Times and The Shetland News, and some other Shetland periodicals, on microfilm.

Shetland Library Publications

View Shetland Library publications which are available to purchase.

Help Yourself to Health

Health books and recommended websites from our partnership project with NHS Shetland.

Stock Policy

Shetland Library's stock policy - read it here.

College Libraries

Shetland College and NAFC Scalloway libraries are part of UHI (University of the Highlands and Islands) rather than Shetland Library, but the public can use some of their services. Phone ahead to check as opening times can vary according to student needs.

Shetland College

NAFC Scalloway

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Other Services

Housebound readers: We regularly deliver books to customers who are unable to visit the library in person.

Talking Newspaper: Recorded cassettes of The Shetland Times, Shetland Life and The New Shetlander are made and posted to customers.

Requests: If not in stock or not available, you may request books, talking books, periodicals and open learning packs which will be supplied, at the discretion of the librarian, by reserving, inter library loan or purchase.

Renewals: Loans may be renewed online, by telephone or during a library visit, if items are not requested by another customer.

Photocopies: These can be made from library materials subject to copyright regulations. There is a small fee for each page copied.

Service to schools: The library makes special provision to support the work of school teachers and pupils.

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