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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">With your library membership you can access thousands of eBooks, eAudiobooks, eMagazines and eNewspapers for FREE! As publishers sell exclusive rights to the eBook and eAudiobook versions of certain titles, Waltham Forest Libraries provides access to multiple platforms to ensure you don't miss out on your favourite content.</span></strong></p>
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<h3 style="text-align: center;"><strong>Waltham Forest Libraries offer an extensive programme of free, fun and exciting events for people of all ages and varying interests. You can find out what your local library offers by clicking on the library above, you can also visit your library and ask a member of staff.&nbsp;</strong></h3>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><strong><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Waltham Forest libraries are fully equiped with various room and halls of all sizes to choose from and hire out for an event.</span></strong></p>
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<p style="text-align: left;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">The rooms include a large hall available at Walthamstow Library with a maximum capacity of 100 people at one given time and a maximum of 80 people in our smaller sized hall available at Leytonstone Library. We Also have small to medium sized meeting rooms which range from 8 to 26 people in capacity.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: center;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;">Volunteering is at the heart of communities in Waltham Forest and reflects the commitment of residents to help one another. There are lots of opportunities for residents to get involved in volunteering locally.</span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://legendsoftheforest.co.uk/volunteers/opportunity/10182915?searchqs=searchString=&amp;btnSearchBasic=search" target="_blank" rel="noopener">- Leytonstone Library</a></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://legendsoftheforest.co.uk/volunteers/opportunity/10182912?searchqs=searchString=&amp;btnSearchBasic=search" target="_blank" rel="noopener">- Lea Bridge Library</a></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://legendsoftheforest.co.uk/volunteers/opportunity/10182911" target="_blank" rel="noopener">- Leyton Library</a></span></p>
<p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://legendsoftheforest.co.uk/volunteers/opportunity/10182910?searchqs=searchString=&amp;btnSearchBasic=search" target="_blank" rel="noopener">- Wood Street Library</a></span></p>
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<p style="line-height: 2;"><span style="font-size: 14pt;"><a href="https://legendsoftheforest.co.uk/volunteers/opportunity/10182913?searchqs=searchString=&amp;btnSearchBasic=search" target="_blank" rel="noopener">- Higham Hill Library</a></span></p>
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