New opening hours at Leytonstone library from Monday 23 January 2012.

The library will be open:

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

Address and contact details

6 Church Lane
Leytonstone  E11 1HG

Tel 020 8496 1190 (voice and minicom)
Fax 020 8496 1191
Email wf.libs@walthamforest.gov.uk
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Information on Waltham Forest Direct Customer Service Centre opening hours

Regular activities

Monday

  • Body Moves - Keep Fit session
    Every Monday morning 10.30am-11.30am.This is a mixed ability session which will help improve and maintain your health in a fun, sociable way.  For more information contact Leytonstone Library on 020 8496 1190.
  • Rhyme Time for under 5s. Every Monday 10am-11am. This fun session is run in partnership with Davies Lane Children's Centre.
  • Leytonstone Library Play Reading Group, established 1938
    Every Monday 7pm-10pm
    For more information, please contact Margaret Winniak, Club Secretary on 020 8983 4325
    Perform staged play readings each Monday except for public holidays and the month of August.
    There are over 500 plays in the library from which we choose, some are forgotten classics, but we also welcome playwrights who wish to test new pieces of their work. We are a supportive group, who always welcome new players, especially young people who wish to develop their acting skills. No experience necessary, so come along and have a go. We welcome new audience members too, admission is free. We are proudly sponsored by The Unity Theatre Trust and our patron is Sir Derek Jacobi.

Wednesday

  • Leytonstone Film Club. First Wednesday of the month 7pm-9pm
    Admission is £4.

Thursday

  • ICT Drop In. 1.30pm-3pm (term time only). Help with IT issues.
  • Reading group for adults. 6.15pm-7.15pm. Second Thursday each month.

Saturday

  • Saturday School. Every Saturday 10am-12noon. Age 6-12 years.
    GCSE/SAT preparation
    Contact: Mr Milwood 020 8531 1373 for more information

Stock and services

Leytonstone Library offers a wide range of books, CDs, DVDs, videos and Internet access including:

  • New RFID self issue and self return
  • New WiFi wireless internet access using a laptop, PDA or mobile
  • New children's library offering three dedicated children's computers
  • New teenage/homework centre offering four dedicated computers and study space
  • New ICT suite offering 16 computers
  • Adult fiction, non-fiction and large print stock
  • Books in community languages
  • Selection of newspapers, magazines and journals
  • Children's board books, picture books, stories, information books and books in dual text
  • Children's story cassettes, CDs/DVDs and videos
  • Teenage section
  • DVD / Video library with a large selection of videos for hire including subtitled videos for deaf people and Asian language
  • 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)
  • Photocopy services