Central Library (Bexleyheath)

The Central Library is the main library for the London Borough of Bexley, now located on Townley Road in Bexleyheath.^[1] It also houses the borough's Local Studies and Archive Centre.^[2]

Bexleyheath Central Library
Scope	Public Library, Reference Library
Branch of	Bexley Libraries

The first Bexleyheath Central Library was opened in 1934, on Bexleyheath Broadway, it was known as "the wooden hut" and is now a cocktail bar.^[3]

The building that now houses the library was first opened in 1980^[4] with the final phase of its development in 1989.^[5] It has since had more redevelopments and refurbishments, the most recent in 2005 when the library had a new entrance built.^[6]

References

1. "Bexleyheath Central Library".
2. "Bexleyheath Archives and Local History".
3. "Central Library - Facebook post". Facebook. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
4. "#OTD 1980 147 Bexleyheath's new Central #Library in Townley Road welcomed its first customers". Twitter. 15 December 2021. Retrieved 2022-06-20.
5. Johnston, Caroline (1993). The role of the central library (PDF) (Thesis). Loughborough University.
6. Bowman, J. H. (2012-10-01). British Librarianship and Information Work 2001–2005. Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. p. 376. ISBN 978-1-4094-8506-3.

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