Welcome to Walton Community Library !

We have links with Wakefield Library services but are a volunteer-led, independent library with free membership available to everyone. We have a great selection of books and  jigsaws to loan, free Wi-Fi and public computers, plus photocopying and printing at a small cost. There are board books and toys for our youngest members, and an interesting selection of books for school-age borrowers.

WCL also arranges  many regular meetings and groups, plus special events in the village throughout the year. We have strong support from Working for Walton, the Parish Council, our churches, the New Inn and Walton Club.

We do not receive any regular financial support, but rely on donations and fundraising events to keep our library open.

If you are able to donate, please visit 

https://bit.ly/WCLDonate 

http://www.waltonlibrarydonate.org.uk

or donate some of your time! We need volunteer librarians , plus people with financial/ business/educational/ IT backgrounds!

Children’s Book Donations and Library Support

Thanks to  generous local  support , Walton Community Library now has a surplus of children’s books. We are very grateful for the continued contributions from our community, which help us enhance our collection and offer a wider range of reading materials to young visitors.

Book Donation Process

When books are donated, our team carefully checks each one. If we receive a book we already have in our collection, we retain the copy in the best condition and offer the duplicate for sale to the public. This ensures that our library shelves always feature the highest quality books for our members.

Use of Proceeds

The money raised from selling these duplicate books is used to purchase new books and other essential items needed by the library. This process allows us to continually improve our resources and facilities for the benefit of our community.

Gratitude for Your Support

We would like to extend our heartfelt thanks to all our supporters. Your donations and ongoing encouragement make a tangible difference to Walton Community Library and help us provide a better service to everyone.

WALTON'S FAVOURITE RECIPES!!!

We are hoping to put together a booklet next year to be sold to raise funds for our library. As it will be OPEN GARDENS again, we would like to receive YOUR favourite recipes, providing each contains at least one BRITISH fruit or vegetable. ( Even better if it is something that can be grown IN WALTON!) Pies, main dishes, desserts, jam and preserves, cake recipes. etc all welcome!

Please leave details of the ingredients and method at the library or email to waltonrecipebook@gmail.com    Entries may be anonymous, but we would like to give you credit! Contact details would also be helpful, in case we have any queries. ( eg Did you really mean a tablespoon of Baking Powder??!!)

Rita has now retired as our library manager. We wish to thank her for all the hard work she has done since the library started. However she is still continuing as a volunteer for the foreseeable future!