Wickford Library
Since December 2021, Wickford residents have a modern, vibrant library located in the Willows Shopping Centre. The library includes:
- comfortable furniture
- spaces where you can sit, study, work and meet friends
- an area with charging points where you can work with your own devices
- a large table where groups can meet
- baby changing facilities and an accessible customer toilet
- sensory equipment as part of a colourful and welcoming children’s library
- free computer and WiFi access
- free use of library tablets
To complement the library service, Citizens Advice (CA) provide a Video Access Advice Point where residents can book appointments with trained CA volunteers.
"The library provides us with a space away from the home environment to complete [my son’s] learning tasks. Without this dedicated space, educating him would be a much greater challenge as the home environment affords many more distractions for us both." - Library customer
"[The library service] enables me to borrow a wide range of books including audiobooks which I would otherwise not be able to afford." - Library customer