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Coronavirus (COVID-19) – libraries
Belhus library, part of South Ockendon Centre, is open from Monday 6 July. The opening hours will be 10am - 4pm Monday to Friday and 10am -1pm on Saturday. Other libraries remain closed until further notice. You can access newspapers and magazines, get e-books and e-audio and take part in job club sessions online.
Go to our coronavirus (COVID-19) safety page for information on visiting re-opened libraries and items due for return. Items due between 1 January and 31 July have had their loan dates extended automatically to 1 September. Please do not put borrowed items in library book drops or letterboxes.
Blackshots Library
Blackshots Library opened in May 1953 and is located in a residential area. Although one of the smallest libraries it is one of the busiest. It was refurbished in 1997 which also allowed the introduction of terminals for public use.