Central Library (Bexleyheath) Explained

Library Name:	Bexleyheath Central Library
Branch Of:	Bexley Libraries
Scope:	Public Library, Reference Library

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]

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

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