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We have begun a phased reopening of our libraries.
The first library to open will be Leytonstone Library. Opening hours are:
Leytonstone Library
- Monday to Friday: 9am to7pm
- Saturday: 9am to 6pm
- Sunday: 12pm to 4pm
Walthamstow Library
Open for registrars services and book “click and collect” only while the library is being refurbished
- Monday to Friday: 9am to 7pm
- Saturday: 9am to 6pm
- Sunday: 12pm t0 4pm
Hale End Library
- Monday: Closed
- Tuesday: 10am to 6pm
- Wednesday: 10am to 6pm
- Thursday: Closed
- Friday: 10am to 6pm
- Saturday: 10am to 4pm
- Sunday: Closed
All other libraries remain closed.
All library users will need to use hand sanitiser prior to entering the library and wipes will be available on entry to stop the spread of the virus.
Extra cleaning will be undertaken, but we urge visitors to take personal responsibility in wiping down shared equipment.
We will be monitoring capacity, which will be lower than normal, so please bear with us if we ask you to queue outside until it is is safe to enter
Walthamstow Library is open for booked appointments only for birth and marriage registrations. It is not open for general public use. You can book online.
We hope to open more libraries in due course. Please respect the guidelines, our staff and our buildings so we can continue in opening more libraries to the public.
People will be able to join a library online without needing to visit, we are increasing home deliveries and all late fines will be waived for the next three months.
Follow our libraries on Facebook to enjoy virtual events for kids, tutorials and more. It'll also be a place for sharing news and updates.
Request library book delivery during COVID-19
If you would like some books delivered straight to your door, just click on the button below and let us know which books you would like from our catalogue and one of our fantastic volunteers will deliver them to your door in the next 3 working days.
Request library book delivery online
If you are not a library member already, you will need to join online.
Access the library online
Register for a library card or manage your existing membership, through the Waltham Forest Libraries website.
Waltham Forest library card gives you access to:
- over six million books, eBooks and eAudiobooks across 170 London library branches - via the Waltham Forest Libraries website or our library app
- thousands of information resources and reference materials, including family history research tools, business and legal resources, and various newspapers, magazines and eMagazines
- free Wi-Fi and PC computer use in the borough’s eight libraries
- a range of online courses, including language lessons, driving theory test preparation and computer skills lessons.
Use our step by step guides to access thousands of newspapers, magazines, e-books and audiobooks.
- eNewspapers and eMagazines by Pressreader - User Guide.pdf
- Audiobooks and eBooks by BorrowBox - UserGuide.pdf
- Audiobooks and eBooks by Overdrive - User Guide.pdf
- Audiobooks by ULibrary - User Guide.pdf
- Audiobooks_ eBooks and eMagazines by RBdigital - User Guide.pdf
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