Temporary Closure
Due to essential maintenance, Chelmsford Library and the Registration Office will be closed from Saturday 2, May and will reopen Tuesday 5, May.
Chelmsford Library
County Hall
Market Road
Chelmsford
CM1 1QH
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Opening hours for Chelmsford Library
- Monday - 9am to 5:30pm
- Tuesday - 9am to 5:30pm
- Wednesday - 9am to 5:30pm
- Thursday - 9am to 7pm
- Friday - 9am to 5:30pm
- Saturday - 9am to 5pm
- Sunday - 10:30am to 1:30pm
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
- Direct printing
- Scanner
- Photocopying - please ensure you have the correct change available
- Study space
- Bookstart packs
- Sensory wall
- Room hire
- Hearing aid battery collection point
- Battery recycling
- Small electrical recycling
- Accessible bathroom facilities
- Baby changing facilities
- Essex Child and Family Wellbeing Service
- Everyone's Literacy Area
Other Services
- Registration Services (by appointment)
- UK Visa checking service (by appointment only)
Book a Room
What's On
Regular Groups and Activities
Tuesday
- Crochet Club, 10am to 1pm
Thursday
- Essex Knitters and Stitchers, knitting and crochet group, every second Thursday of the month, 10am to 12noon
- Quieter Hour, 5.30pm to 6.30pm
Friday
- Mothers at Home Matter: local parenting group supporting mothers, every first and third Friday of the month, 10am to 12noon
Saturday
- Crochet and Knitting Club, 10am to 1pm
- Walking Talking Book Group, every first Saturday of the month, 10am to 11am
- For the Love of Books Book Group, every first Saturday of the month, 11am to 12noon
- Block Builders Construction Club, 2pm to 3.30pm
- Write Bulb, creative writing group, every second Saturday of the month, 2pm to 4.30pm
- African and Caribbean Books and Writers Group, every first Saturday of the month, 3pm to 4.30pm
Sunday
- Pens and Puzzles for kids, 11am to 12.30pm
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Map
Disabled access to the library