Letters, letters everywhere…
From the moment we wake up and look at our digital alarm clock, or at our phone, we are looking at letters. Over breakfast there is lettering on our cereal packets and…
Teenage reading group at Whitton Library
The brilliant teenage reading group at Whitton Library has been running for over a year and oh my gosh we’ve read and done so much. From WWII fighter pilots to…
Picture Post: news in the predigital era
Picture Post was a very popular weekly news magazine that was published from 1938 - with the threat of a new world war on the horizon - until 1957. It…
Safer social networking: Part 2
Internet safety can be a daunting subject. We saw in our earlier blog post that there can be various risks online with social media websites being targeted by cybercriminals because…
Anatomy of a book [Part 2]: the inside
Fiona Campbell continues her Anatomy of a book .... The inside of a book is made up pages which are called leaves. The front of a leaf, which is the…
Safer social networking: Part 1
Social networking is a global revolution that has completely transformed the way we communicate; enabling millions of people worldwide to stay in touch with their friends at any given time,…
Anatomy of a book [Part 1]: the outside
Ever wondered what the numbers above the barcode on a book are? Or why hardbacks are sometimes called cloth? Or what the loose cover that wraps around a hardback is…
What happens to your ‘digital footprint’?
Have you ever wondered what happens to your digital assets after death? However morbid it may sound, in our ever-evolving digital age it is now becoming increasingly important to think…
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…
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…