Leytonstone Library
Opening hours
- Monday, 9am-7pm
- Tuesday, 9am-7pm
- Wednesday, 9am-7pm
- Thursday, 9am-7pm
- Friday, 9am-7pm
- Saturday, 9am-6pm
- Sunday, 12pm-4pm
Regular activities
Monday
Rhymetime
10am-11am
Songs, rhymes and actions for under 5s
Leytonstone Library Play Reading Group
7.30pm-9.45pm (except for public holidays and the month of August)
Admission: Free
Perform staged play readings from a selection of our library of over 500 plays. We also welcome playwrights who wish to test new pieces of their work. New members welcome and no experience is necessary so come along and have a go. We are proudly sponsored by The Unity Theatre Trust and our patron is Sir Derek Jacobi.
For more information, please contact Margaret Winniak, Club Secretary on 020 8983 4325
Tuesday
E11 Advice
9.30am - 12.30pm
Free information and advice on:
- Accommodation and housing
- Debt and money problems
- Volunteering
- Income and benefits
- Employment and training
Wednesday
Messy Play
10am - 12pm
Great fun for little ones! Ages 0-5
Bikes and Trikes
1-3pm
Thursday
Baby Club
10am - 12pm
Rolling, stretching, playing fun for under ones.
ICT Drop In
1.30pm-3pm (term time only)
Help and support with IT issues on our public computers
Reading group
6.15pm-7.15pm (second Thursday each month)
Friday
Music and Movement
10am-12noon
Story Time with Tessa
1.30-2.30pm
Go on a journey to a faraway land in our fun story sessions, perfect for a Friday afternoon.
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
Leytonstone Library offers a wide range of books and services including:
- WiFi wireless internet access using a laptop, PDA or mobile
- Children's library offering three dedicated children's computers
- Teenage/homework centre offering four dedicated computers and study space
- ICT suite offering 16 computers
- Adult fiction, non-fiction and large print stock
- Books in community languages
- Selection of newspapers and magazines
- Children's 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)
- Photocopy services
- Access to a range of children's centre services through our partner, Leytonstone Children's Centre Cluster















