Making History: Life in Lockdown
In times like these, where everyday living suddenly changes, everything feels a little surreal. Part of that is the knowledge that we're living through history - in the future, these…
Make a Noise in Libraries (MANIL2019)
Make a Noise in Libraries official banner. Richmond upon Thames Borough Libraries will once again be participating in Make a Noise in Libraries (MANIL), organised by the Royal National Institute of Blind…
Cityread 2019
One City. One Month. One Book. This month sees the return of Cityread, the city-wide celebration of reading and London. Each year one book is chosen as the focal point…
Discovering Richmond upon Thames Libraries
Did you know that here in the London Borough of Richmond upon Thames we have thirteen libraries? They range from the small and cosy Kew Library to the grand Teddington…
Know Your Place – A year in the making
September 2018 will see the fifth Know Your Place heritage festival, and whilst the festival is on for one month, it takes all-year-round planning to get it…
‘Home Sweet Home’, says CEO, Paul Martin
Following his visit to Richmond upon Thames Library Services on Thursday 29 December 2016, Paul Martin, Chief Executive Officer serving Richmond and Wandsworth Councils, shares his views on libraries and…
Behind the Scenes: planning an IT event
Wow! More than 2,000 sessions delivered? How did we do that? In the last three years the Information and Reference Library has planned and held 31 IT events alongside our extremely popular…
Tales of outlaws and rebels
‘Easily the most interesting cultural event in Teddington for a long time. Accessible, entertaining and suitable for all.’ The atmospheric Carnegie Library in Teddington was the venue last week for a…
My Family and Hampton Wick
Because of his family's long association with the area we asked David Turner, Customer Service Manager at Hampton Wick Library to tell us about the factors that caused his family…
Christmas presents from the Colonies
For many years after the Second World War, food remained in short supply. Many organisations and individuals from former colonies chose to send food parcels to Britain, to show solidarity…