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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.
Chadwell Library - part of Chadwell Information Centre
Chadwell library is a part of the Chadwell Information Centre, which opened on 18 March 2002. It incorporates the community-led Chadwell St Mary Centre.
The library originally opened in its current premises on 8 December 1964, replacing a smaller building in the nearby shopping parade, which had opened in January 1937.