Welcome to Idea Store

Disability Pride Month

Disability Pride Month is an opportunity to raise awareness, start positive conversations, and celebrate the diversity of the disabled community.

We want to hear from you! If you have a disability, share your stories of resilience, creativity, and triumph and you could win a £25 amazon voucher!

Search the Catalogue, renew and reserve items

Log in to your Idea Store account and discover our range of books, ebooks, audiobooks, magazines and more. You can renew your books and reserve items for collection.

You can also renew items using our automated phone line 0333 370 4700. Press option 5 then option 1. Enter your card number without the D.

Volunteers wanted!

We’re looking for enthusiastic young people to help us with the Summer Reading Challenge!

Volunteer with us and you’ll gain:

Valuable work experience
References for Employment/UCAS/DofE
New friends
And much more...

Idea Store Learning
2024/25 courses now live - enrol now!

With more than 900 courses to choose from, there is something for everyone from photography, languages, art & design, dance, ESOL, maths to fashion and digital skills.

Our aim is to help you to achieve your full potential. Whatever your ambitions, we can work together to help you achieve it through our courses.

enrol now! 2024/25 courses now available

Children and families

Looking for fun and engaging activities for your little ones? Check out our exciting lineup of events and resources that cater tot he whole family.

From storytelling and arts and crafts to homework help and more, we've got something for everyone!

Exhibition: Hunger Burns

The Bengal Famine of 1943
May - August 2024

An immersive project exploring the interconnection between lived experience, food, and memory during the Bengal Famine of 1943

Tablet Lending Service

The Idea Store Service is piloting a tablet computer lending service over the next six months.

Residents of Tower Hamlets who are digitally excluded can borrow one of a limited number of tablet computers from Idea Store Whitechapel for up to 12 weeks in order to get online and improve their digital skills.