Central Library Tour

Tour of our Grade 2 listed Carnegie Library, historic anecdotes, brief history of public libraries in the UK, brief explanation of Andrew Carnegie, tour of windows and the innovations which make the library possible.  

Timings & Tours

Thursday 18 September:

Tour 1000

Friday 19 September:

Tour 1000 & 1400

Saturday 20 September:

Tour 1330

Location & directions

Blackpool Central Library, Queen Street, Blackpool, Lancashire, FY1 1PX

Contact on day:

Central Library

Telephone number:

+441253478080

Booking information

Pre-booking requirement:

Pre-booking required

Booking conditions:

Bookings for this event will NOT open until Wednesday 20th August at 10am. Please do not try to book before then. This event is run by Blackpool Libraries, but the team at Showtown are managing bookings on their behalf. Book online through the Showtown website from Wednesday 20th August at 10am. Alternatively, phone bookings will be taken by staff at the Showtown History Centre during their midweek opening hours, which are: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 10am-4pm.

Booking telephone number:

+441253478090

Booking website:

https://www.showtownblackpool.co.uk/

Booking opens:

20 Aug 2025 10:00 AM

Accessibility details

Lift access to the first floor if required. Partial wheelchair access is because we offer an “add on” to the tour, in the form of a sneak peek at the basement area, which has no lift or wheelchair accessibility. In the past, if some tour attendees can’t manage the stairs, their friends/relatives who can do them have video called them to give them a virtual tour. Please note, toilets are available for tour attendees only at present. Central’s public toilets are closed to the public at time of writing

Additional information

Max no of people per tour:

10

Est. tour duration:

1 hour(s)

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