Gourd blimey! 🎃 By popular demand, the Pumpkin Selfie Patch at The Forum will be available until end of business on Saturday! Come along to The Foyer to pose among the gourds and feel free to tag us in your social media posts or send your selfie to [email protected]

Tomorrow! Mental Health Support Team Essex bring 'Managing Emotions Workshop', suitable for children aged 7-11 to Westcliff Library. Drop-in on the day or book your place in advance by following the Eventbrite links in the poster. Wed 28th October, 10am-12pm at Westcliff Library

If you love to #Knit join us for another 'Knitting Together' session at #KentElms Library. All are welcome to attend! 📆 Thursday 29th October, 2pm-4pm (& every last Thursday of the month) 📍 Kent Elms Library, 1 Rayleigh Road, Leigh-on-Sea, Essex SS9 5UU

The next #CraftyKids session at #SouthchurchLibrary will see a menagerie of Bouncy Paper Animals come to life - we hope you'll join us and create one yourself! The fun starts on Saturday 7th November from 10am - 1pm & 2pm - 4pm. £1 per child, for ages 4+ (with supervision).

Tomorrow! Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with this FREE Pen to Print workshop! 'Little Authors & Illustrators: Make Your Own Kala Book!' Monday 26th October, 11am & 12.30pm at The Forum (Good availability for the 12.30pm session.) Tickets: pentoprint.org/about/events/

It's going to be a busy week at #Southchurch Library. Get set for green themed #Crafts, starting tomorrow with Origami Finger Puppet Birds! We look forward to welcoming you! #SouthchurchLibrary #GreenLibrariesWeek

ePress has arrived on your BorrowBox app! Discover a trial selection of #Newspapers and #Magazines available for FREE via BorrowBox. Download the app from your usual provider and use your Southend Libraries membership to access.

'We Bring the Darkness' is a collective of local artists working across a wide variety of mediums & styles, who together have created a gothic-inspired collection of dark works celebrating ‘spooky season'. Available to view in The People's Gallery at The Forum until 31st October.

This Tuesday! ✨ Do you love adventure and mystery stories? 👀 Come and explore cosmic canine adventures, spooky houses and cryptic clues with children’s author Amanda Brandon! Tuesday 27th October, 11am at The Forum Tickets are FREE, available at: eventbrite.co.uk/o/southend-…

Love #Poetry? Stanza on Sea is a monthly Poetry Group, looking for new members for its 2027 schedule of meetings. The first date for the new year is Saturday 30th January. Look out for details of an exciting partnership event with Stanza on Sea in the coming days!

Mental Health Support Team Essex will be conducting a 'Managing Emotions Workshop', suitable for children aged 7-11. Simply drop-in on the day or book your place in advance by following the Eventbrite links in the poster. Wednesday 28th October, 10am - 12pm at Westcliff Library

Customer Notice The Public Library Computers are now available at all Southend Library venues. Please note: The Forum's provision will not be available tomorrow, Friday 23rd October, due to further essential maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

🛞🛞 The Stock Department Trolley wheels will be rolling out shiny new titles for our weekend readers... Be sure to visit to be the first to browse and borrow! 🥰 #NewStock #ShinyNewBooks #NewBookLove

Go Green at the Library! 🌍 #Shoeburyness Library celebrates #GreenLibrariesWeek with a range of fiction & non-fiction titles exploring climate change, reducing our carbon footprint and highlighting the beauty and diversity of our planet! Please drop by! #GreenLibrariesWeek2026

Customer Notice Due to a technical issue all public library PCs are currently unavailable. Welcome Desk services may also be affected. Self-service kiosks are operating as usual. We apologise for any inconvenience caused and will update you as soon as possible.

Libraries have always been sustainable centres for trusted information & resource sharing - visit your local library this #GreenLibrariesWeek for leisure & learning! Alongside free to access physical & digital collections, you'll find activities & events to enjoy.

Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with this FREE Pen to Print workshop! 'Little Authors & Illustrators: Make Your Own Kala Book!' Monday 26th October, 11am & 12.30pm at The Forum (Good availability for the 12.30pm session.) Tickets: pentoprint.org/about/events/

Woo-oo-oo! There are ghosts in the library! Halloween has arrived at #Southchurch Library in the form of a fun scavenger hunt! Find all our spooky friends and win a special Halloween sticker! 👻

The next 'Create & Make' craft session at The Forum will be held on Friday 30th October, 11am - 1pm. Come along to make your own Concertina Bat! 🦇 £1 per child, suitable for ages 4+ with parent/carer supervision.

🌎 Green Libraries Week is here! 💚 We have lots of wonderful green-themed activities planned for our libraries this week, including an informative event with Bird Aware, craft events, in-library activities and even a Pumpkin Selfie Patch! We hope you'll join us! ✨