Save money with Richmond upon Thames libraries
You probably know that your library can offer you a selection of books, and that loaning books, CDs and DVDs from the library is cheaper than buying them. You may…
What’s hot? The most in-demand books of 2017
In 2013 with the introduction of a new library management system, Spydus, the reservations service was reinvented as a click-and-collect process to rival that of any commercial organisation. We can now…
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…
Discover digital magazines!
RBdigital brings digital magazines to Richmond upon Thames residents and library customers. E-magazines are similar to e-books in that you can read them online or download them to your mobile…
Things You Didn’t Know You Could Do In The Library
When did you last visit? Your first visit to the library was probably when you were a child. You may have scanned the shelves with eager eyes for your…
Be Online 2015: Demonstrating Digital Services
From Monday 23 February to Saturday 7 March 2015 the Information & Reference Library took part in UK Online Centres' Be Online 2015, a fortnight of free events aimed at…
How do I love thee? Let me count the 10 amazing ways
It’s National Libraries Day today, so here is the top 10 countdown of awesomeness that is Richmond upon Thames Library Service. Free books We lent over 1 million books last year*…
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…