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Harwich Library | Our library locations and opening times | Libraries | Essex Library Service

Harwich Library

 

Harwich Library

Upper Kingsway

CO12 3JT

  

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Opening hours for Harwich Library

 

  • Monday – 9.00am – 5.30pm
  • Tuesday – 9.00am – 7.00pm
  • Wednesday – Closed
  • Thursday – 9.00–5.30pm 
  • Friday – 9.00am – 5.30pm
  • Saturday – 9.00am – 5.00pm
  • 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
  • Direct printing
  • Scanner
  • Photocopying
  • Study space
  • Tendring District Council food waste caddy sacks (£1.80 a roll)
  • Battery recycling
  • This library does not take cash payments and accepts card payments only

 

Other Services

 

  • Registration Services (by appointment only)

 

 

What's On

Regular Groups and Activities

  • Jigsaw, drop in during library opening hours
  • Wide selection of boardgames to use within the library

Monday

  • Block Builders Construction Club, every Monday, 3.30pm to 4.30pm

Thursday

  • Knit and Knatter, Thursdays 12noon to 2pm

Friday

  • Bookworms Reading Group, every last Friday of the month, 10am to 11am
  • Unfinished Chapters Book Group, every third Friday of the month, 1pm to 2:30pm

 

 

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