Cover Story: our ace teen reading promotion!
Cover Story is our yearly pick of the best teen reads. The booklist (available free in libraries and online) contains 48 of the best books for 11 – 14 year…
Utopia to Dystopia: Utopian ideas in Twentieth Century architecture
Utopia The Oxford English Dictionary defines the word Utopia as 'An imagined place or state of things in which everything is perfect'. 'The opposite of Dystopia'. The word originates from the 16th century…
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…
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…
Interview with local author, Fleur Smithwick
Fleur recently appeared in conversation at Hampton Hill Library talking about how she wrote and published her debut novel, which is a psychological thriller called How to make a friend.…
Teenage reading group at Whitton Library
The brilliant teenage reading group at Whitton Library has been running for over a year and oh my gosh we’ve read and done so much. From WWII fighter pilots to…
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…
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*…
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…
Mythical a-Maze-ment at Teddington Library
Mythical Maze, the 2014 Summer Reading Challenge, has been launched in the borough by author (and all-round good guy!) Josh Lacey. Josh met children from Sacred Heart Primary School and…