News and Updates

 

30/01/2026 CUSTOMER NOTICE:

ONGOING IT MAINTENANCE
 From the week commencing Monday 2 February, we are undertaking essential IT maintenance and upgrades to improve our services. For the next couple of months, customer computers, Wi-Fi and Libraries Plus services may be temporarily unavailable across library sites.

We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause and thank you for your patience while we work to make these improvements to our services.

 

 

Libraries Plus unavailable across sites

Due to ongoing IT maintenance, Libraries Plus will be unavailable at all relevant sites during the week commencing Monday 2 February.

Opening times will be 9:30am - 7pm on weekdays and 9:30am - 5pm on Saturday. This applies to Mitcham Library, Colliers Wood Library, Pollards Hill Library, Raynes Park Library and West Barnes Library.

 

Apologies for any inconvenience this will cause. 

 

 

Public computers downtime

From Wednesday 4 February, our IT team will be upgrading the public computers to improve their performance and reliability.

 

To ensure the latest updates are successfully implemented, public computers will be temporarily unavailable during the scheduled maintenance at each library:

 

 

In addition to the above, Libraries Plus will not be operational during these dates at Colliers Wood Library, Pollards Hill Library, Mitcham Library, Raynes Park Library and West Barnes Library.

 

Thank you for your patience as we make these improvements!

 

 

 Thursday 5 February

Due to IT maintenance work taking place on Thursday 5 February, public computers will be unavailable at all libraries. Libraries Plus will also be unavailable in the morning. Colliers Wood, Pollards Hill, Raynes Park, West Barnes and Mitcham libraries will open at 9.30am.

 

We expect this maintenance to be completed by the afternoon.

Apologies for any inconvenience this will cause. 

   

 

 

 

 

12/01/2026 CUSTOMER NOTICE:

Temporary changes to Morden Library Service  
  
Morden Library has now temporarily moved to Morden Baptist Church,  just over the road from the Civic Centre.   
 
The move is necessary because loud and disruptive building work will be taking place at Merton Council Civic Centre, where the library is located. 
  
The temporary site still offers most core library services - including free exercise classes, IT access, study space, children’s activities and a selected range of books.   
 
The library is expected to operate at this new temporary site between 13 January and late June 2026. 

Address: Morden Baptist Church, Crown Lane, Morden SM4 5BL
 
What are the opening times at the new site?   

The temporary library will operate:   
•    Tuesday to Friday 9.30am – 7pm   
•    Saturdays 9.30am – 5pm  

On Mondays, residents can visit other borough libraries or use online services, including digital lending and information resources.  
  

Can I still borrow books?  

Yes. However, because the temporary space is smaller, there is less stock.   
A selected range of books will be made available from across departments, and residents are encouraged to use other libraries across the borough and our online services, including eBooks, eAudio and digital resources.   

You will still be able to reserve stock and if another Merton library has the book you want, it can be transferred to the temporary library within 2-3 days.   

Can I still get online and study from the library?   
Yes, you will still be able to use public computers and IT services, including black and white printing.    

Please keep in mind that there will be less study space and fewer facilities overall than at the main library.   

Will all the usual events, activities and group bookings all go ahead? 

 

Where possible, selected activities – including storytimes, rhymetimes and fitness sessions such as pilates and body conditioning - will continue at Morden Baptist Church or at alternative venues. As well as the private room, we will also be able to use the church hall for activities which need more space.   

A weekly timetable will be kept updated, so you will know what is running in advance of making a journey to the library.  

Where is the next nearest alternative library?  

The nearest libraries to Morden are:   
•    Wimbledon Library, 35 Wimbledon Hill Road, Wimbledon, SW19 7NB   
•    Colliers Wood Library, 105-109 High Street, Colliers Wood, SW19 2HR (closed on Wednesdays)