Preparing for the worst – Help! What if there is a fire in the archive?
Archive documents are one of a kind and irreplaceable. They are priceless. If you have a handwritten diary created by someone living through the First World War, full of their…
Our favourite books – 2023 edition!
Once again, we asked the library staff to share their favourite books of 2023 and compiled them for you in a list! It is as usual an eclectic record of…
What Richmond read in 2023
Just like that, 2024 is upon us, so let’s take some time to reflect on the literary whirlwind that was 2023, and revisit your favourite books of the last twelve…
Richmond Reads – the Season of Stories
You may have seen Richmond Reads on posters in our libraries or on our website, but what is Richmond Reads? In this blog post we'll explain what it is, when…
The Great Big Green Week
June 10 – 18 is The Great Big Green Week, a week celebrating community action in tackling climate change and protecting nature. This blog post will look at the ways…
Take a seat – a literary legacy in Twickenham
Have you noticed some new additions to Garfield Road Park? Five brand new benches perhaps? Have you seen what's written on them? Yes? No? Let us tell you more. Twickenham…
How can the library help you through the cost of living crisis?
Warm spaces, books, internet access and events; the library has many ways to support you through the cost-of-living crisis. Using the resources available to you as a library user, this…
International Women’s Day recommendations
March 8 marks International Women's Day, a global celebration of social, economic, cultural, and political achievements of women. To celebrate it, we asked our library staff to choose their favourite…
What we read in 2022
Welcome back to our annual round up of recommended reads for the year. We asked staff across the library service for their top 3 titles of 2022 and here's what…
Explore your local stories
I’m here to help people find the stories that matter to them. The real stories. Stories of the lives lived, here in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames. It's…