A letter to Albert Barkas, Chief Librarian
I found a letter, sent to Albert Barkas, glued into our copy of the book The Private Palaces of London. The letter was sufficiently intriguing to prompt some detective work into…
Bibliotherapy: reading for health
Search self-help in the libraries' catalogue or in a book shop and you will find hundreds of publications. From anxiety, self-esteem and grief to mindfulness, self-care and cognitive behavioural therapy…
Skira, Phaidon and Thames & Hudson: 3 Art Publishers
In Richmond upon Thames Libraries we hold a wide range of books on the history of art, design and architecture. Amongst the collection there are older books held in the…
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…
Witches
In libraries around the world, the Dewey Decimal System is used to classify books by subject. Tucked away in the 100s (Philosophy and Psychology) is This section might be small…
Spanish Influenza – 100 years on
One hundred years ago this month, as the Great War was coming to an end, another desperate fight was raging. The Spanish Flu is hardly remembered now, but at the…
IT Jargon Buster: Part 2 – Mobile Phones – Buying
Buying a mobile phone is always slightly daunting; apart from all the different companies that supply the phones you have network providers, operating systems, various tariffs, data list goes…
When the Circus First Came to Town
In 2018 Britain is celebrating the 250th anniversary of the creation of the circus. The Beginning: In 1768, on a patch of land between Westminster Bridge and Blackfriars Road, entrepreneur…
Health Information Week 2018
#HIW2018 Last week was Health Information Week, a multi-sector campaign aiming to promote good quality health resources that are available to the public. Richmond Library Services joined the campaign to…
Library services for blind and partially sighted people
Richmond upon Thames Library Services is committed to providing an accessible service for all members of the public. For blind and partially sighted people, making full use of library services…