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…
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…
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,…
New additions to the Local Studies collection
Regular visitors to the Local Studies Library & Archive will know that we were closed for two weeks at the beginning of December. During this time, Local Studies staff were…
Record Breakers – Summer Reading Challenge 2015
The Summer Reading Challenge is the UK’s biggest children’s reading initiative for 4 -11 year-olds and is produced by The Reading Agency and delivered by libraries. Record Breakers was the 17th…
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…
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…
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…