What's on at your library

Thurrock libraries and volunteers provide a wide range of regular activities and special events.

Let's celebrate Pride Month

Come along to Grays Library to help us to create a beautiful paper chain of love and support. Write a positive message or kind thought on a strip of paper and leave it in the box.

Windrush Day

Tilbury Library are hosting activities, themed story times and displays to commemorate the 77th anniversary of the Empire Windrush's arrival in the UK.

Artwork from children from local primary schools in Tilbury will be on display.

Thurrock Museum has kindly donated its 'Through the Porthole' display, which looks at the arrival of the Windrush through the perspective of the Windrush generation.

Groups and clubs

Groups and clubs that meet regularly in Thurrock libraries include:

• Adult reading groups
• Audiobook clubs
• Children's reading groups
• Colour Me Calm groups
• Craft clubs
• Games clubs
• Internet clubs
• Knitting and sewing groups
• Rhyme time
• Social groups
• Story time-

You can also try learning at your library or get help with applications at your library.

Special events

Special events at libraries can include talks by authors, storytelling shows for children, book festivals and much more. Check these web pages or visit your local library to find out what's on.

Every summer we invite children to take part in the Children's Summer Reading Challenge.

Book sales

From time to time libraries have sales of books that are no longer needed. Libraries are always buying new stock such as books, CDs and DVDs to maintain a good quality of material for lending. Book sales often have a range of items – both children's and adult material – to buy at a very low cost.

Be a volunteer

We offer a range of opportunities for anyone interested in volunteering with Thurrock libraries.