Newcastle Library Opening Hours and Operational History

Newcastle City Council maintains a longitudinal record of opening and closing times for its public libraries, with data starting in 2004. The dataset is updated upon any change to a library's schedule and includes detailed notes on closures, relocations, and changes in management for specific branches. It provides a historical view of public service accessibility and operational changes across the city's library network.

Use Cases

• Analyzing trends in public service accessibility based on weekly opening hours.
• Mapping the operational history of specific library branches based on closure and relocation notes.
• Assessing the impact of community asset transfers based on dates libraries were transferred to community control.
• Planning community outreach or service coordination using current weekly opening schedules.

Strengths

• Provides a long-term temporal scope, with data starting in 2004.
• Includes detailed, dated annotations for specific library events like closures, reopenings, and management changes.
• Is maintained by an authoritative source, Newcastle City Council, and updated upon operational changes.

Limitations

• Critical metadata is missing, including column names, row counts, file format, and license information.
• The publisher notes that some changes, especially from earlier years, may be missing from the record.
• There is a conflict in the 'last updated' field between platforms (2026 vs. 2024), casting doubt on data freshness.

Provenance

Source

Newcastle City Council

Collection Method

Administrative records updated when library opening times change.

Time Range

2004 to present

Freshness

The most recent update listed is 2026-04-30, though a conflicting source lists 2024-03 05.

Geography

Newcastle upon Tyne, United Kingdom