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Havering Council is reopening Harold Wood Library with a new operating model, potentially involving an external organisation.

Havering Council announced in October 2026 that Harold Wood Library is set to reopen, fulfilling an election pledge. Councillor Keith Prince, Leader of the Council, stated at a Havering Cabinet meeting that the reopening would feature a new operating model.

This new approach, which involves an unspecified external organisation in running the library, could potentially serve as a template for other libraries in the borough. An announcement regarding the reopening was expected on 15 October 2026.

Key facts

  1. Harold Wood Library is set to reopen. Source
  2. Councillor Keith Prince announced the library's reopening. Source
  3. The library will feature a new operating model. Source
  4. The announcement was made at a Havering Cabinet meeting on 14 October 2026. Source
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