Redbridge Libraries today announced that the Wanstead Village Directory and South Woodford Village Gazette will be available on PressReader, the digital platform which allows library card holders and leisure centre visitors to access thousands of newspapers and magazines from around the world. PressReader forms part of the Virtual Library offer within Redbridge Libraries, and adding the Wanstead Village Directory and South Woodford Village Gazette is expected to become a welcome addition to local residents. Anyone using a Vision RCL service to access PressReader will automatically see the publications.

Tom Blackwell, Innovation and Project Manager at Vision RCL said:

We are delighted to be adding local publications such as the Wanstead Village Directory and the South Woodford Village Gazette to our Virtual Library service. This is the first step in making local content more widely available on PressReader.

The magazines’ editor, Lee Marquis said:

“In 2022, the Wanstead Village Directory and the South Woodford Village Gazette celebrate their 16th and 30th anniversaries, respectively. Over those years, both publications have grown to become a go-to resource for the communities they serve, with more copies printed and delivered to homes now than ever before. Having our publications available on PressReader is another exciting step forwards in expanding our readership, and we look forward to contributing local content to the platform,”

If you would like access to PressReader, you can:

• Join the library
• Drop into one of your local Vision RCL sites (make sure location settings are turned on!)
• Connect to the WiFi network at one of our libraries

The Wanstead Village Directory and the South Woodford Village Gazette will be available immediately. Click here to access PressReader.