Essex Libraries
74 libraries and 3 mobile libraries serving you in Essex. Encouraging reading for pleasure, information and learning. Free online resources. 1000s of events.
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Essex Book Festival 2026
Essex Book Festival | Libraries | Essex Library Service
Essex Book Festival | Libraries | Essex Library Service
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Celebrating our Memory Cafés this Dementia Awareness Week
Celebrating our Memory Cafés this Dementia Awareness Week
Supporting our communities this Dementia Awareness Week This Dementia Awareness Week, Essex Libraries is proud to highlight the role our libraries play in supporting people living with dementia, as well as their families, friends and carers. ...
New Council Administration Reverses Self-Serv Reservation Charges
New Council Administration Reverses Self-Serv Reservation Charges
The fee to reserve books at Essex County Council’s 74 libraries is set to be scrapped by the authority’s new administration. The recently introduced changes came in this April. They introduced a £1.15 fee for reserving books for most customers. C...
Summer Reading Challenge Volunteering | News | Essex Library Service
Summer Reading Challenge Volunteering | News | Essex Library Service
Summer Reading Challenge Volunteering Are you age 14 or over? Are you looking for something to do during the summer holidays? Why not become a Summer Reading Challenge Volunteer? What is the role about? The Summer Reading Challenge is a na...
Blood Pressure Monitors for Loan with Essex Library Service
Blood Pressure Monitors for Loan with Essex Library Service
Booktrust Storytime 2025
Booktrust Storytime 2025
What is Booktrust? BookTrust Storytime is an exciting library experience for families, offering a fun, easy way to entertain under 5s at your local library. Come and enjoy free and lively activities in a space you can have fun and enjoy stories toge...
Workaries
Workaries
Know Your Neighbourhood
Know Your Neighbourhood
Know Your Neighbourhood: Bringing Communities Together in Tendring We are thrilled to announce the launch of the Know Your Neighbourhood initiative, a collaborative effort by Essex Library Service and Libraries Connected, proudly funded by the Ar...
Our special events
Professor Gloop's Slime workshops
Slime Workshop Series | Essex Libraries
Slime Workshop Series | Essex Libraries
Join Professor Gloop & her assistant for slime-tastic fun at our at our Halloween slime workshop. Discover gruesome slime facts, create your own spooky slime to take home and gain your slimy certificate.Suitable for children 5-10 years (adult supervision required for children 5-8 years).Book your place via the Eventbrite link £4 + booking feehttps://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/professor-gloops-halloween-slime-workshop-manningtree-tickets-856223977967
Punk Rock - Theatrical performance | Essex Libraries
Punk Rock - Theatrical performance | Essex Libraries
Join performance poetry workshops
Join performance poetry workshops
Gruffalo Storytimes | Essex Libraries
Gruffalo Storytimes | Essex Libraries
Make & Take Sessions
Make & Take Sessions
Have fun being creative in a relaxed social environmentConnect with others and make new friendsAll craft materials providedNo need to book
Seated Exercise & Yoga
Seated Exercise & Yoga
Arty Bookworms
Arty Bookworms
Arty Bookworms are weekly sessions for the under 5yrs, designed to support early learning and social development in line with the Early Years framework. Over the course of 8 free sessions, we will focus on a new storybook and help your little ones develop ideas through engaging activities.Sign up on Week 1 only as this is a course of 8 sessions running from 07 October - 02 December( not running 28 October )
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Browse all of our events 📅
Discover the thousands of exciting events happening at your local library. Browse events, make bookings, view past events, submit ratings and much more.
Irresistible books
LGBT+ History Month 2026 | Our Reading Suggestions | Libraries | Essex Library Service
LGBT+ History Month 2026 | Our Reading Suggestions | Libraries | Essex Library Service
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Book of the Month📚💚
Book of the Month📚💚
BorrowBox Book of the Month: April 'Wild' by Kristin Hannah When a young girl is discovered alone in the depths of the Olympic National Forest, unable to speak and terrified of the world around her, child psychiatrist Dr. Julia Ca...
Reading Well: book suggestions for health and wellbeing
Reading Well: book suggestions for health and wellbeing
PressReader
PressReader
Digital newsstand featuring 7000+ of the world’s most popular newspapers & magazines. Enjoy unlimited reading on up to 5 devices with 7-day free trial.
Entertainment, courses & reference
Freegal Music
Freegal Music
Kanopy - stream over 20,000 movies
Kanopy - stream over 20,000 movies
The Guardian and The Observer
The Guardian and The Observer
Learn My Way subject list
Learn My Way subject list
Theory Test Pro 🚗
Theory Test Pro 🚗
Transparent Language Online
Transparent Language Online
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Encyclopedias and dictionaries
Free family history resources
Free family history resources
Our Online Library: Digital Services
Our Online Library: Digital Services
The basics
Essex Libraries Website
Essex Libraries Website
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Search for books!
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Reserve, Renew and Return an item
Reserve, Renew and Return an item
Our mobile and home library services | Essex Library Service
Our mobile and home library services | Essex Library Service
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