Please note: due to staff shortages Idea Store Bow and Idea Store Watney Market will close at 6pm this evening.
We're sorry for any inconvenience caused.

Talk about what you’re reading and make friends with other readers in our book groups. On 18 April, 6.30pm at Idea Store Canary Wharf, we're talking about ‘The Waves’ by Virginia Woolf. Details on how to take part here buff.ly/3J40wJb

We're delighted to receive the archives of Bill Fishman, pioneering historian of the East End.

We love this photo of Bill opening our archive strongroom in 1988 with archivist Jerome Farrell. His son Mike Fishman recreates the scene with Richard our Archives Manager! 1/2

Any families near Idea Store in Bow & looking for something fun to do today why not head down to take part in Poetry, Portraits, Sculptures, GOLD! with Tower Hamlet's Poet in Residence adam kammerling

📆 Sat 6 April
🕓 2-4pm
👫 7-11 years
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A great author

Packed to the lightbulbs at #canarywharf for the first of the Easter holiday events. Check our website for more across the borough #springfest

Today the children made Easter Bunny Crowns as part of our half-term activities Idea Store Whitechapel. Join us this holiday for lots of crafty fun! #LoveYourLibrary 🐰 👑 ✨

Talk about what you’re reading and make friends with other readers in our book groups. On the 11 April, the Cubitt Town Library Book Group will be talking about Moon Tiger by Penelope Lively. Details on how to take part here buff.ly/3VK7vi1

Did you know our satisfaction levels for our Idea Stores and libraries has reached a record high of 95%!

Users rated a range of areas including; customer care, choice of books & computer facilities.

Visit your local Idea Store and see for yourself!

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Art club is a fabulous FREE way for you little ones to spend Saturday afternoon and runs at all idea stores 3-4pm. Come and be creative and borrow some books the same time ! A creative whirlpool!!

Who’s excited for Spine Festival 2024? 🙌

The London-wide spoken word & arts festival for children & families is back this Spring!

This year’s theme is magic & imagination so why not join us in a library near you.

Discover more here 👉ideastore.co.uk/spine

#SPINEFestival

Another fantastic exhibition with fascinating events attached from our local history and archives service London Art News Museum of London Tower Hamlets Council

This sounds great. Idea Store have a story time for under 5s six days a week! This will give your child a chance to hear stories, sing, play, handle and borrow endless books and meet other children. All part of their development.

Introducing The Reading Agency’s 2024 #SummerReadingChallenge – Marvellous Makers!

Join us this summer to spark children’s imagination through books. Launches on Saturday 6th July.

Keep an eye out for updates!
#MarvellousMakers

🎉Huge congratulations to our great friends and partners at Brick Lane Bookshop ! 🎉

Talk about what you’re reading and make friends with other readers in our book groups. On the 28 March, the Idea Store Watney Market Book Group will be talking about 'Star of the Sea' by Joseph O'Connor. Details on how to take part here buff.ly/49XayY9

Another great Idea Store event and resource. Come a visit and explore this amazing collection #localhistory #WHM

Talk about what you’re reading and make friends with other readers in our book groups.
On 21 March, 6.30pm at Idea Store Canary Wharf, we're talking about ‘Murder by the Book’ by Claire Harman.
Details on how to take part here buff.ly/3OOLiei

A great turnout for Tharik Hussain at Bethnal Green Library this afternoon!

With #Ramadan just 3 days away, he's telling sharing the story of how he got into writing and his latest book 'Ramadan Mubarak: A Little Inspiration for the Blessed Month'