Southend-on-Sea Borough Council
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Libraries - news and events

There are lots of events at all of our Libraries in the coming months. We also have a variety of displays in our Southend Central Library which includes several galleries where items shown can often be purchased.

For further information such as dates, venues and times please see our Events area. This can be found through the Homepage of our website or by clicking Related Events on the right hand side of this page.

Some ongoing schemes can also be found by clicking on the links below.

Explore 7

explore Southend Library leafletSouthend Libraries Book Festival March 2012 is delighted to bring Simon Callow to launch this year's festival with his talk 'Charles Dickens and the Great Theatre of the World'. The festival will also feature celebrated authors Robert Goddard, Andrew Miller and Ruth Dugdall plus the chance to unwind with a Relaxation and Rejuvenation workshop. Tickets are available here

Please note: Please contact us on 01702 215011 ext 4123 to check ticket availability for Simon Callow, Gold Pass Tickets and Silver Pass Tickets.