Cambridge Central Library meeting rooms for hire

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Cambridge Central Library

Library meeting rooms are available for booking by community and commercial hires.

These modern and professional venue facilities are conveniently located in the heart of the city centre, situated on the 3rd Floor of Central Library, Cambridge, with lift access. Our versatile venue space can accommodate up to 100 attendees across the six meeting rooms. The venue is supported by a team of friendly staff.

Hire of these facilities is highly affordable and meeting rooms are priced at an hourly rate, so you only pay for the time required. Room hire revenue helps Cambridgeshire Libraries to continue to provide our services to the community and local businesses. Ask our staff if you would like to know more about our service offer and about our Business & Intellectual Property Centre.

To book a venue at Cambridge Central please e-mail: bookings.centrallibrary@cambridgeshire.gov.uk or call 07775691105.

Please read our terms and conditions of room hire before making a booking.

Opening time notes

For hire outside of library opening hours we advise to enquire with our team well ahead of your desired/needed date. Out of hours library staff is needed to allow you to access and leave the building and a surcharge to cover for staff assistance applies. Please note that the library is closed on bank holidays.

Opening times

  • Monday:9.30am – 6pm
  • Tuesday:9.30am – 6pm
  • Wednesday:9.30am – 7pm
  • Thursday:9.30am – 6pm
  • Friday:9.30am – 6pm
  • Saturday:10am – 6pm
  • Sunday:12pm – 4pm
Availability:
All Year
Evenings
Weekends

Facilities and equipment

Conference room

This room has been designed to offer a flexible venue for any event. It is perfect to host large meetings, training events and lectures. The room features a retractable partition wall that could allow your event to spread into the main library and be open to the general public if agreed by our management team.

Room capacity: up to 50 people, depending on layout.

  • Size of room: 7.45m x 9.40m
  • Dedicated air conditioning and heating system
  • Projector and screen
  • Smart TV
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Flip chart and marker board
  • Hearing loop
  • Hourly Rates: commercial/for-profit £56, community/not-for-profit £26

table in square formation with chairs around

Seminar room

The Seminar Room is suited to hosting meetings, interviews, training sessions and presentations.

Room capacity: up to 25 people, depending on layout.

  • Size of room: 7.30m x 5.20m
  • Dedicated air conditioning and heating system
  • Smart TV
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Flip chart and marker board
  • Hearing loop
  • Hourly Rates: commercial/for-profit £48, community/not-for-profit £23

Table with chairs around in front of screen

Interview rooms

These rooms are ideal for meetings, breakout sessions, interviews and other small group work.

  • Capacity of each room: 6 people
  • Size of each room: 2.80m x 3.85m
  • Flipchart
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Hourly Rates per room: commercial/for-profit £29, community/not-for-profit £13

small table with four chairs

Office rooms

These rooms are ideal for meetings, breakout sessions, interviews and other small group work. However, they may be affected by noise disturbance and they are not recommended for confidential conversations  as they are adjacent to the main library floor. Staff can lock the room if you need to take a break. Hired for half or full days,  pro rata shorter hire considered.

  • Capacity of each room: 4 people
  • Size of each room: 2.70m x 2.60m
  • Flipchart
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Rates per room: commercial/for-profit £40 per half day, community/not-for-profit £20 per half day
  • Rates  for hiring both room  (they are connected):  commercial/for-profit £60 per half day, community/not-for-profit £30 per half day

Exhibition space

The exhibition space is part of the public area of the third floor of the library right next to the Conference Room. This means that whether you are displaying art, photography or another type of public exhibition, people will always be around to see it.  Hired for weekly bookings (Monday pm – Monday am), pro rata daily hire considered.

  • Dimensions: 6.8m x 10m
  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Table standing display boards
  • Weekly Rates: commercial/for-profit £100 , community/not-for-profit £38

open space in the library

Foyer space

The foyer space is situated on the 1st Floor, right by the entrance in the public area, offering a prominent location for your display. This area has excellent footfall and is ideal to promote your services or organisation to everyone who visits the library.

  • Free Wi-Fi
  • Table standing display boards
  • Rates: commercial/for-profit £390 per week / £155 per day, community/not-for-profit £190 per week / £64.50 per day

Foyer space

Payment methods

Cambridge Central Library can accept cash, card or cheque payments. We can also send you an invoice but a surcharge applies for invoices under £50.

Last updated on: 30/03/2023

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Book a meeting room

bookings.centrallibrary@cambridgeshire.gov.uk

Tel: 07775691105

Location

Cambridge Central Library, 7 Lion Yard, Cambridge, CB2 3QD

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  • Baby facilities
  • CCTV
  • Wheelchair access
  • Disabled toilets
  • Toilet facilities

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