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Southend Libraries are delighted to be able to announce that from Monday 6 July we will be offering a new 'Click and Collect' Service which will enable customers to borrow physical books for the first

RBdigital Maintenance RBdigital Service users please be aware of an upcoming change in RBdigital iOS/iPhone app support which takes effect on the 16th of June 2020. Apple periodically disc

  The Summer Reading Challenge, presented by The Reading Agency and funded by the Arts Council England, encourages children aged 4 to 11 to set themselves a reading challenge to

Southend Libraries are pleased to share details of our new Children's Reading Group!  Suitable for children aged 8 years and over and their parents, this group will be sharing audiobooks availab

Become a Summer Reading Challenge volunteer - Applications are now open! Libraries in Southend are looking for volunteers aged 14+ to help keep children reading throughout the summer holidays for the

Southend Libraries are very pleased to be able to offer their customers on-line access to a very wide range of comics and graphic novels from 1st February 2020.  Over 250 titles from leading bra

Reading Ahead with Southend Libraries  Southend Libraries in association with the Reading Agency are pleased to support the Reading Ahead programme for 2020. One in six people struggles to read.

  The ‘Seaside’ collection of newly digitised Southend images is available to view now via appointment at the Forum, Southend. Explore the history of our seaside town in our newly d

The People's Gallery (formally called the Forum Space) is a large area located on the ground floor of the Forum, Southend-on-Sea building. Attracting both customers and students, the Forum, Southend-o

The Foyer The Forum Foyer allows community groups and charities to display their information for customers to see. Please note, no selling or direct approaching of customers is permitted from Foyer d