Lea Bridge Library Refurbishment

Major improvements will be made to Lea Bridge Library as part of our Library Refurbishment Programme to deliver exciting new spaces to study, learn, read and relax.

Our refurbishment will include:

  • Improved access to the building
  • Improved book stock
  • Lift access within the building, making all floors available for public use
  • RFID self issue and self return
  • Wifi wireless Internet access
  • Improved layout

Here is our latest update on the Refurbishment Programme at Lea Bridge Library:

The main library will close at 12noon on Friday 6 November 2009.
We will be moving to a temporary building, on the garden behind the library which will open at 10am on Monday 9 November 2009.

Address and contact details

Lea Bridge Road
Leyton  E10 7HU

Tel 020 8496 1152 (voice and Minicom)
Fax 020 8496 1151
Email wf.libs@walthamforest.gov.uk

Opening hours

The library is open:

  • Monday, 10am-6pm
  • Tuesday-Friday, 9.30am-6pm
  • Saturday, 9.30am-5pm
  • Closed Sunday

Regular activities

Wednesday

  • U5's storytime. 10.30am-11.30am

Saturday

  • Councillor Surgery. Every other Saturday

Stock and services

Lea Bridge Library offers a wide range of books, CDs, and Internet access including:

  • Adult fiction, non-fiction and large print stock
  • Books in community languages
  • Selection of newspapers, magazines and journals, see the Periodicals Index for further details
  • Children's section with a wide variety of stock - board books, picture books, stories, information books and books in dual text
  • Children's story cassettes and CDs
  • Teenage section
  • Audio library with tapes and CDs for hire including language courses
  • Computer use including FREE Internet access and Microsoft Office (Word, Excel, Access and Powerpoint). Call for further details
  • Photocopy services
  • Councillors surgeries (call for further details)

Services include: