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Colchester and Loughton libraries will be closed on Saturday 23 September, including no access to e-resources. This is due to an IT systems shutdown, click here for more information and for full Opening Hours.

Click here to find out about our Wellbeing Collection, a new library resource.

New Library Workshops - Click here to view

Unlock your potential with our new digital Discovery Tool! Click here to find out more.

Click here for our video explaining what decolonising means in a library context

Search the library catalogue for books, e-books, journals, articles, databases, and more.

Searches print books located in The Forum library at Southend. Southend students should use "Search Library" for journals, articles, and ebooks.

We are currently working on amalgamating our 'Library Search' and 'Southend Books Search' meaning soon you will be able to search for Southend print books and e-resources in one place! We will keep you updated on this but in the meantime keep using the Southend search for print.