Reference Library

The Reference library is situated in the central library. It is free to use. Reference services include:

Books and information

We can help you with:

  • Education – at all levels, including UK college prospectuses
  • Law (your rights and legislation)
  • Statistics
  • Business and commercial information
  • Information about the European Union, the Single Market and the Euro
  • Reports and Parliamentary documents
  • Local council agendas, minutes and other publications
  • Places of interest in Redbridge, London and Essex, and guides to UK holiday destinations

We also stock directories, dictionaries, encyclopaedias and other reference works on most subjects (including medical and pharmaceutical); atlases, rail timetables, hotel guides and telephone directories.

We answer enquiries in person at the library, by telephone or by e-mail.

If we cannot find the answer to your question, we will put you in touch with another information service that can.

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