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25 years of Essex Book Festival

24 May 2024
Essex University, libraries and local partners are teaming up to bring you a month of events to celebrate the 25th anniversary of Essex Book Festival.
Grays Library is hosting 2 events, including an opportunity to meet local authors.
Living Books event will take place on 8 June 2024, from 9:30am to 12:30pm. Enjoy a friendly chat and hear stories from people all around you. Every person has their own story so why not bring yours down to Grays library.

Fun Palace at the libraries

10 May 2024
Join the fun and learn a skill this Saturday at Thurrock library Fun Palaces.
Fun Palace events are taking place on Saturday 11 May at:
Chadwell library from 10:30am to 12:30pm
Grays Library from 9:30am to 12:30pm
The fun palace is a free community event where you can pick up new skills such as pebble painting, glass painting, badge making, chess, crochet, musical instruments, Zumba and much more. Last year's Fun Palace was bustling with vibrancy as residents shared their skills in Mandarin, music, and gymnastics.

Summer Reading Challenge volunteers celebrated

28 September 2022
Volunteers who supported this year's Gadgeteers Summer Reading Challenge were celebrated at a special event on Tuesday 27 September.
Residents who volunteered their time to support more than 2,500 children and young people to discover the joys of reading over the summer holidays joined Cllr James Halden, Mayor of Thurrock, Cllr Qaisar Abbas, Cabinet Member for Communities and Equalities, and Cllr Deborah Arnold, Cabinet Member for Adults and Health, to receive a certificate and speak about their experience.

Library bitesize events to help residents online

4 August 2022
A series of library 'bitesize' events this summer will help residents discover the many free library services available to them directly from their phone, tablet or laptop.
Through a number of mobile applications, residents with a Thurrock library card can take advantage of free online services from their personal device, including:

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