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Dick Institute Library
 Street address: Dick Institute, 1 Elmbank Avenue, Kilmarnock, East Ayrshire KA1 3BU, Scotland, United Kingdom
Telephone: 44 (0) 1563 554300
Fax: 44 (0) 1563 554311
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Gerard Cairns Library Registration and Information Services Manager
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Dawn Vallance Information Officer
E-mail: [email protected]
Contact: Elaine Gray Senior Librarian, Information
E-mail: [email protected]
Opening hours: 9am-8pm Mon-Tue and Fri, 10am-5pm Wed, 9am-5pm Sat, closed Sun
Accessibility: Disabled parking, level access, electronic door, low level counter, induction loop, disabled toilets
The Dick Institute Library is housed within the Dick Institute, which opened in April 1901 and now functions as the headquarters of East Ayrshire Library, Registration and Information Services and East Ayrshire Arts and Museums Service. The Institute also incorporates two art galleries and three museum galleries.
The Dick Institute Library is the central lending library for East Ayrshire. It offers: adult and junior books, magazines, large print books, talking books and DVDs for loan; reference and enquiry services; public PCs with Office software, Internet access and E-mail (pre-booking advised), IT Taster Sessions held regularly; videoconferencing (advance booking required); playstation and games which may be booked for half-hourly sessions by junior members; a selection of daily and weekly newspapers and magazines; photocopying and fax facilities, and a cafe.
The Dick Institute Library also has an important local and family history section which holds written material and documents covering all aspects of Ayrshire’s past, including local newspapers from 1834 to date (some indexed), gravestone inscriptions, family and local history books and a selection of maps. Microfiche/film readers are available.
East Ayrshire Family History Society is based here; it runs monthly Family History Workshops at the Baird Institute Museum and History Centre.
The Dick Institute Library is part of the Scottish Parliament Partner Library Network.
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