Follow the drum: Christmas 1914
Royal Hospital Richmond 1914 The latest post from our Follow the drum series looks at life in Richmond Upon Thames during Christmas 1914. Unemployment Preparing for Christmas in 1914 on…
The essential home reference collection
Online reference library Did you know that you can use your Richmond upon Thames library membership to go online and read newspapers, trace your family tree, get business information and…
Thinking serious and talking fun about comics
According to Publishers Weekly graphic novels are the hottest section in the library right now. In this post Jonas Herriot, Customer Services Manager at Richmond Lending Library, writes about his…
Follow the drum: The first winter of the war
Collection of Barnes Parish Magazine held at the Local Studies & Archive collection, Richmond upon Thames. The latest post from our Follow The Drum series documenting life in the borough…
Stephen King, you’d be surprised
As authors go Stephen King is well known among readers, and due to the many cinematic adaptations of his books movie goers and the general public as well. Unfortunately…
Like a chance to influence a national book prize?
The People's Book Prize aims to promote new and undiscovered writers. Publishers submit titles every quarter which anyone can then vote on by logging on to the People’s Book Prize…
Follow the Drum: The Domestic Front
The latest post from our Follow The Drum series documenting life in the borough during World War I, this month we look at how war affected domestic lives. Throughout the month…
Tell your e-book story…
The inaugural Read an E-book Day is coming up fast on 18 September and Cheney Gardner, Stock and Promotions Manager, points out the ways you can join in with this…
Follow The Drum: Early days of War – The Public Response.
The latest post from our Follow The Drum series documenting life in the borough during World War I sees the residents adapting to life during the early days of…
Volunteering: behind the scenes, skills
Our libraries have over 100 volunteers who commit their time to enhance the service. From taking care of our gardens to facilitating reading groups and much much more. Working behind the…