Welcome to the independent non-denominational events venue and book lending facility, run by the community, for the community, based in South Chingford, and open to everyone in the London Borough of Waltham Forest, and beyond
Our Story
 SCCL was formed by a dedicated band of hard-working volunteers following the closure of the nearby South Chingford Branch Library in December 2011. You can read further details of what happened from the very beginning.
 We are currently closed for an indefinite period
Monday: closed
view Monday events Tuesday: closed
view Tuesday events Wednesday: closed
view Wednesday events Thursday: closed
view Thursday events Saturday: closed
view Saturday events Upcoming Events and Latest News During this period of Council Library closure, members of Waltham Forest libraries can borrow "real physical" books from the shelves of the Waltham Forest Council libraries by making a request online, and having books delivered to the door. For details, please click here.
SCCL AGM 2020 The Annual General Meeting would have been held on 20th May. If you wish to read the report that was to be delivered then, you may download it here. If you require any help which you previously accessed via the library, please click here ... A South Chingford Poetry blog has just started. To see it, click here. From Thursday 19 March 2020 afternoon, the library has been closed for an extended period in response to the Coronavirus pandemic. Thank you to all our members, volunteers, visitors, and every other user of our facilities for your support. We look forward to re-opening and welcoming you all back when better times return. Take care and stay safe! A Review of last year detailing events in the library since the last AGM in 2018, and our Spring 2019 status, is available in the shadow's report from the 2019 AGM, available for download here.
Raise money for the library for free every time you shop online - here's how
A Virtual Tour of the Library is available
 We stock a range of recent periodicals and foreign language newspapers available in the library. Do come in to see what we have. Read more....
Downloading, reading and printing files
All the downloadable documents on this site are in Adobe standard pdf format. If you cannot view them, you can download a free viewer from Adobe.
 | Acknowledgement
 We are grateful to Waltham Forest Council for the initial supply of books and equipment, and subsequent ward funding, financial support for the Job Club, and for funding the IT equipment used for Silver Surfers' Training Courses and by other library users. Where to find us
We are located in an arcade of shops between the Well pharmacy and Benjamin Pharmacy, directly opposite Barclays Bank, about 25 metres south of the main Chingford Mount Traffic lights.
 view of SCCL location from the Chingford Mount
traffic lights (corner of Chingford Mount Road and New Road) London bus routes 97, 158, 215, 357, 385, & 397 pass the door.
Keep up to date
To receive our occasional emailed updates to keep abreast of news from SCCL, you can send us an email and we will add you to our emailing list. You can be removed from the list at any time, on request.
If you are already receiving emails from the library, and wish this to continue, then no action is required.  Virtual Tour
See our facilities and what events take place in the library.
The tour may also be viewed on YouTube
website last updated: 22 December 2020 |
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South Chingford Community Library
265 Chingford Mount Road, Chingford, London, E4 8LP
tel: 020 8529 3035 (answerphone when library is not open)
email: southchingfordlibrary@gmail.com
265 Chingford Mount Road, Chingford, London, E4 8LP
tel: 020 8529 3035 (answerphone when library is not open)
email: southchingfordlibrary@gmail.com
