About us
Idea Stores are more than just a library or a place for learning. As well as library services, they offer a wide range of adult learning courses and an extensive activities and events programme.
Spring Bank Holiday Opening Hours
All Idea Stores and Libraries in Tower Hamlets will be closed on Monday 27 May.
Normal opening hours will resume from Tuesday 28 May.
Opening hours
Idea Store Bow, Idea Store Canary Wharf, Idea Store Chrisp Street, Idea Store Whitechapel and Idea Store Watney Market are open the following hours:
Monday | 9am - 9pm |
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Tuesday | 9am - 9pm |
Wednesday | 9am - 9pm |
Thursday | 9am - 9pm |
Friday | 9am - 6pm |
Saturday | 9am - 5pm |
Sunday | 11am - 3pm |
Opening hours
Bethnal Green Library and Cubitt Town Library are open the following hours:
Monday | 10am - 6pm |
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Tuesday | 10am - 6pm |
Wednesday | 10am - 6pm |
Thursday | 10am - 8pm |
Friday | CLOSED |
Saturday | 9am - 5pm |
Sunday | CLOSED |
Small electrical item recycling
Small portable items such as kettles, small toasters and mixers, cameras, hairdryers, irons, electric toothbrushes, small toys, cables, and chargers can be recycled in bins at all Idea Stores and libraries.
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