19 January 2026
A ceremony was held in Southgate High Street at the weekend to mark the opening of a new library - a miniature replacement for the now closed full size library, with ribbon cutting performed by a local poet and writer whose historical novels have been enjoying international success.
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09 July 2025
Enfield's first community tool library launches on 24th July and will be opening once a week for people to borrow a range of different tools.
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12 June 2025
Enfield's first tool library will be opening this summer - at Palmers Green Library. You can help get it off the ground by donating spare tools or volunteering to help run the tool library.
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18 February 2025
A revised draft of the Enfield Council Library Strategy has seen only one library removed from the list of proposed cuts. Winchmore Hill, Southgate and Bowes Road are still faced with closure, but Oakwood will now stay open.
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25 September 2024
The Enfield Over 50s Forum has added its voice to the campaign against Enfield Council's proposals to close eight smaller libraries. It has launched a petition calling on the council to instead make use of community libraries to 'protect, serve and strengthen' the borough's neighbourhoods and communities.
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03 October 2023
Do you need help with something on the computer? Or does someone you know? Well, that help is at hand. Palmers Green Library now has a new Computer Buddy, who's available to help between 2pm and 4pm on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Fridays.
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08 March 2023
Celebrate World Book Day with Palmers Green Libraries by having a go at our Guess the Author quiz!
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13 July 2022
The Summer Reading Challenge is on! There's plenty of time to join in - it continues until 17th September.
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03 July 2022
On Thursday 7th July an evening of live music, poetry, theatre and craft workshops is set to launch the refurbished Fore Street Library in Edmonton under its new name of the Living Room Library.
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13 April 2021
The borough's four hub libraries, including Palmers Green, have reopened but are offering restricted services. Shelf browsing is now available, subject to pre-booking up to two days in advance.
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07 October 2020
Enfield Libraries are running a spooky story competition for young writers aged 6 to 9, 10 to 13 and 14 to 17.
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18 September 2020
Palmers Green Library is now open from 9am to 5pm on Monday to Friday. Special arrangements apply.
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12 July 2020
Enfield Town and Edmonton Green libraries re-open on Monday 13th July - the ground floors only until further notice.
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03 August 2019
Three years after its controversial move onto the adjacent Southgate College campus, Southgate Circus Library is moving back 'home' to the building on the High Street that it vacated in August 2016.
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14 January 2017
Enfield Council is still seeking volunteers to work in its libraries, most of which are now categorised as "community libraries".
The following is taken from the council website.
Library lovers sought to be Enfield Heroes
Library lovers are being sought to volunteer in Enfield Council's community libraries so that we can continue to offer a first rate service across the borough.
Enfield's 13 community libraries are run mainly by volunteers and Enfield Council has launched a recruitment.......
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11 December 2016
Topics on the agenda for the meeting of Southgate Ward Forum on 14th December include complaints about the recently relocated Southgate Library, the status of the proposal to build a new primary school adjacent to Grovelands Park and planting of flower beds around Southgate Station.
More information about the specific concerns about these three topics (and others) can be found in the draft minutes of the September ward forum meeting.
Southgate Ward Forum
Wednesday, 14th December, 2016 7.30.......
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26 October 2016
Winchmore Hill library will be reopening after refurbishment on Tuesday 1st November as a "community partnership library". There has been no announcement about the identity of the "partner" organisation, but presumably this will be occupying part of the accommodation previously used by the library.
Opening hours will be:
Monday: ClosedTuesday: 9am to 7pmWednesday: 9am to 6pmThursday: 9am to 6pmFriday: ClosedSaturday: 9am to.......
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21 July 2016
The Royal Voluntary Service is hoping to recruit volunteers for a Home Library Service.
If you would like to help us support older and disabled people who can't get out to the library to receive their much loved reading and audio materials, please contact us.
We need people to help select books as well as drivers to deliver them.
Expenses will be covered and all that is needed are people with about four hours a week or month to spare.
For more information on the RVS see.......
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01 July 2016
According to information on the Enfield Council website, opening hours at Palmers Green Library will be extended beginning in September this year.
Extended opening hours will be a feature of the "flagship libraries" that are being introduced as part of the council's libraries development concept. Unless previous plans have been revised - in view of continuing pressure for expenditure cuts, not out of the question - the flagship libraries will be opening seven days a week initially, .......
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29 June 2016
New opening hours at Bowes Road library from 4th July:
Monday: closedTuesday: 9am - 5.30pm (currently 2pm - 7pm)Wednesday: ClosedThursday: 9am - 5.30pm (currently 2pm - 7pm)Friday: 1pm - 5pm (currently closed all day)Saturday: 9am - 1pm (currently 9am - 5pm)
The changes introduce morning openings on Tuesdays and Thursdays and afternoon opening on Fridays, but do away with late afternoon/early evening openings and Saturday afternoon opening.
Southgate Circus library is moving.......
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