Explore York Archive

20/11/2025

An exciting day in our reading room yesterday as we had some filming going on! 🎥🎬

It was great to see some of our collections get the star treatment⭐. We can’t wait to share the end result with you in the New Year, so watch this space!👀

19/11/2025

It's a snowy day for our watchman here at the library and archives.

18/11/2025

With the temperatures dropping this week some of us may need some of these sweets advertised as “the pocket doctor.” ❄️🥶

This image of Lord Mayor’s Walk dates from the early 1930’s.

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17/11/2025

Join us for York Disability Week 2025 at York Explore 👋

We have a disability arts showcase inspired by records held in our collections. There will also be work be a selection ofartworks submitted for the Eleanor Worthington prize on show and a standout talk by Stephen Unwin, there’s something for everyone. All events are free and accessible.

Full programme in the comments below 👇

15/11/2025

There is still time to pop into our Christmas exhibition in the reading room.

The exhibition and the Christmas fayre with stalls by local artists and crafts are open until 4pm!

15/11/2025

Our archives exhibition showcases some of our Christmas related archive items. We are open until 4pm!

Why not pop in after you've visited our amazing Christmas Fayre to purchase some presents that are genuinely useful. 🎁🎄

You can also enjoy a nice relaxing drink in our cafe to enjoy a break from the busy streets in York today!

14/11/2025

It is Christmas Fayre eve! ☃️🎄

There will be stalls from amazing local artists and crafters on library lawn giving you the chance to get your Christmas shopping done early and support the library and archives!

There will also be a tombola, a raffle, and an exhibition of Christmas related archives in our reading room! You will also be able to buy some of our archive inspired Christmas Cards!

Tomorrow at York Explore Library and Archive from 10am-4pm.

12/11/2025

It is only a few days now until our Christmas fundraiser fayre!

Not only will there be a raffle with great prizes, a tremendous tombola, and stalls from amazing local artists and crafters.

We will also have an archive exhibition in our reading room displaying items from our collections with a Christmas connection.🎄☃️

11/11/2025

We will be observing the two-minute silence for Remembrance Day in our reading room and the library building at 11am today. Please join us.

At the eleventh hour on the eleventh day of the eleventh month – we will remember them.

10/11/2025

Next week the reading room will be closed as part of our Setting the Record Straight project.

To find out more about setting the record straight and upcoming closure dates take a look at the dedicated page on our website below.

https://exploreyork.org.uk/archives/setting-the-record-straight/

08/11/2025

One week to go until our Christmas Fayre here at York Explore Library and Archivefrom 10am-4pm.

There will be stalls from amazing local artists and crafters on library lawn giving you the chance to get your Christmas shopping done early and support the library and archives!

There will also be a tombola, a raffle, and an exhibition of Christmas related archives in our reading room!

06/11/2025

We are so exciited to be a part of York Disability Week again this year. We have been working with some superb artists, building on the work of previous disability arts and archives showcases, to work together on this years showcase, A Census of Disability Joy.

You can find out more information about events going on at York Explore Library and Archive on the link below as part of

Join us for York Disability Week 2025 at York Explore!

Featuring a Disability Arts Showcase, a talk by Stephen Unwin, and the Eleanor Worthington Prize exhibition.

All events are free - just drop into the library to enjoy the exhibitions. Book a free ticket for the Stephen Unwin event, link in the comments below 👇