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Wivenhoe Library

 

104/6 High Street
Wivenhoe
CO7 9AB

         

 

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Service Update 

The library will be closed all day on Saturday 15 August, reopening on Tuesday 18 August at 2pm. 

 

Opening hours for Wivenhoe Library

 

  • Monday - Closed
  • Tuesday - 2pm to 7pm
  • Wednesday - Closed
  • Thursday - 9am to 5:30pm
  • Friday - Closed
  • Saturday - 9am to 5pm
  • Sunday - Closed

 

Public holidays

All libraries are closed on the following days:

  • Bank Holidays
  • Christmas Day, Boxing Day and New Year's Day
  • Good Friday and Easter Sunday

Facilities and Services available

 

  • WiFi
  • Computers 
  • Printing
  • Scanner
  • Photocopying (need library card)
  • Study space
  • Bookstart packs
  • Battery recycling
  • Everyone's Literacy Area
  • Food caddy liners

 

What's On

Regular Groups and Activities

Tuesday

  • Wivenhoe Evening Reading Group, every second Tuesday of the month, 6pm to 7pm
  • Tuesday Games Club, every third Tuesday of the month, 4pm to 6pm
  • Wivenhoe Afternoon Reading Group, every fourth Tuesday of the month, 3pm to 4pm

Saturday

  • Saturday Games Club, every first Saturday of the month, 2pm to 4pm
  • Block Builders Construction Club, every third Saturday of the month, 2pm to 4pm
  • Drop-in Craft event, every last Saturday of the month, 10am to 2pm

 

 

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The outside view of Wivenhoe Library

 

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