Leyton Library

Opening hours

• Monday, 9am-7pm
• Tuesday, 9am-7pm
• Wednesday, 9am-7pm
• Thursday, 9am-7pm
• Friday, 9am-7pm
• Saturday, 9am-6pm
• Sunday, 12noon-4pm

Leyton Library can enable customers to access the Council's services. As well as issuing books, staff will also be on-hand to answer general queries and help visitors access the services they need over the phone or online.

Although the library will not offer a 'walk-in' service for housing or benefit-related enquiries, you will be able to pre-book appointments to discuss these matters. These meetings will be away from the main library area to ensure privacy.

The Metropolitan Police in Waltham Forest will hold a surgery in Leyton Library every Wednesday from 5pm-7pm and every Saturday from 2pm-4pm from 1 May. Please see details below

Regular activities

Monday

Craft session for under 5s
10am-11am (term time only)

Tuesday

Rhyme Time for under 5s
10.30am-11am. (term time only)

Leyton Library English Speaking Club
1.30pm-2.30pm
Come along to this club to improve your spoken English and build confidence in a small friendly group. Discuss topics such as health, family, shopping, food, work, events in the news and everyday life in Waltham Forest. Please contact the library to find out more or to book a place.

Colour Me Happy - arts and crafts (ages 4-11)
4pm-5pm (term time only)

Wednesday

Rhyme Time for under 5s
10.30am-11am (term time only)

If reading and writing is a problem for you, come and practise in a friendly group.

Services available to the public at this surgery will include being able to:

• Report a crime
• Report lost property or hand in found property
• Make an appointment to speak to a local officer
• Hand in self-reporting forms for road traffic accident
• Obtain crime prevention advice
• Obtain advice about police related matters
• Discuss community concerns
• Make an appointment to give a statement if you don’t want the police to come to your house or place of work
• Make an appointment to speak to an officer about a complaint against police

Remember: in an emergency call police on 999
In a non-emergency call police on 101

To find out more about your local police and what the police are doing to fight crime in Waltham Forest visit http://content.met.police.uk/Borough/WalthamForest

Saturday

Councillors' surgery
10am-12noon

Basic Computer Course (Beginners only)
10.45am-12noon.
This course will teach you how to use the keyboard and the mouse and how to access the various software programmes on your computer.
For more information and to book a place, please contact the library.

Chatterbooks (literacy games - ages 3-7)
2pm-4pm
Word-wiggling, book-bumbling fun! No need to book, just drop in.

• Report a crime
• Report lost property or hand in found property
• Make an appointment to speak to a local officer
• Hand in self-reporting forms for road traffic accident
• Obtain crime prevention advice
• Obtain advice about police related matters
• Discuss community concerns
• Make an appointment to give a statement if you don’t want the police to come to your house or place of work
• Make an appointment to speak to an officer about a complaint against police

Special events

In addition to our programme of regular activities, we also host special programmes and events for adults and children throughout the year. Go to the Waltham Forest events calendar and click on Libraries to find out more.

Stock and services

Leyton Library offers a wide range of books and services including:

• Adult fiction, non-fiction and large print stock
• Books in community languages
• Selection of newspapers and magazines
• Children's section with a wide variety of stock - board books, picture books, stories, information books and books in dual text
• Teenage section
• Audio books
• Computer use including FREE Internet access and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access and Powerpoint)
• Councillors surgeries
• Photocopy services