Library computers – Saturday 23 October
Due to essential maintenance work, computers, printers and scanners will be unavailable to use in Thurrock libraries on Saturday 23 October. We apologise for any inconvenience.
Online at your library
Coronavirus (COVID-19) – libraries
Our libraries' coronavirus (COVID-19) safety has information on current safety arrangements.
Grays and Blackshots libraries
Grays library will close at 5pm on Thursday 21 October. Blackshots library will be closed all day on Saturday 23 October. We apologise for any inconvenience.
You can still order and renew library items online or use libraries order and collect to ask our staff to choose items.
Newspapers and magazines
You can access a range of online newspapers and magazines from your library. Magazines cover everything from health to sport, from cooking to computers, and from music to art. Titles include bestselling UK magazines as well as magazines from around the world.
Magazines online
Overdrive lets you browse thousands of magazines from the library's collection. Access full digital copies of magazines free from your computer, smartphone or tablet with your Thurrock library card.
To access your favourite magazines while you're on the move, you can download Overdrive's Libby app to your smartphone or tablet.
Libby app
Download the Libby app and register with your library card – for advice, go to Libby app: help:
Newspapers online – national and international
PressReader gives free access to thousands of newspapers from across the world in full-colour, full-page format. You can read any listed newspaper in your own language using your Thurrock library card.
Newspapers from PressReader are also available on the Libby app, above.