Make a Noise in Libraries fortnight
The Information & Reference Library, Richmond, will once again be participating in Make a Noise in Libraries (MANIL), organised by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). This annual campaign, in…
Follow the Drum: Spring 1915
Springtime on the Front As spring develops on the Front, Pte W. Boddy (8th (King’s Royal) Irish Hussars), a Richmond resident, writes enthusiastically about a slight improvement in the weather…
Mary Elizabeth Braddon’s letters
Felix Lancashire, Archivist at the Local Studies Library and Archive, describes their intriguing collection of items relating to Victorian novelist Mary Elizabeth Braddon. Richmond upon Thames Library members can log-in to read more…
Cityread London comics workshop
Lara Bond, Heritage Assistant at Richmond Local Studies Library and Archive, describes an engaging, hands-on comic workshop for young people which took place at the Old Town Hall, Richmond as…
Follow the Drum: Experiencing the trenches
Life on the Western Front Local families would have been able to construct a picture of life in the trenches for their family members through their personal correspondence (though military…
2015 Election in Richmond upon Thames
If the 2015 Election has whetted your political appetite you may be interested in the following materials available from the Information & Reference Library, Local Studies Library & Archive, our lending libraries, our…
Borough in Prints Collection
Jane Baxter, Heritage Manager, interviews Rachel Kidd, the graduate trainee behind this wonderful new addition to the Local Studies website. Richmond Library 1884 What was your inspiration for the Borough…
Cityread London: coming soon…
Saturday the 11th of April will see the author Ben Aaronovitch visit Twickenham Library to kick off three weeks of events in Richmond Libraries focused around his book Rivers of…
Be Online 2015: Demonstrating Digital Services
From Monday 23 February to Saturday 7 March 2015 the Information & Reference Library took part in UK Online Centres' Be Online 2015, a fortnight of free events aimed at…
Follow the Drum: The Terriers far from home
The latest post from our Follow the Drum series looks at how local soldiers of the East Surrey 6th Battalion coped with life away from home in January-February 1915. Local…