Southend central library will be closed from this evening as workers start on a £40,000 refit.

The millennium revamp will see one of the busiest libraries in Essex shut for more than a week.

The main library will be closed from 7pm tonight until Monday January 24.

The revamp will create a centralised inquiry desk on the second floor and a new information technology base for all computers.

On the job - Matt Holmes, marketing manager

Picture: STEPHEN LLOYD

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