Richmond Read-along 4
Welcome back to our Richmond Read-along! Today we'll be reading a piece from Arthur Symons. Symons is a poet associated with the Symbolist and Decadent movements, both of which explored…
Richmond Read-along 3
Welcome to day 3 of our Richmond Read-along! Today we're taking a break from poetry to read a short story: "The Overcoat" (or “Shinel” in Russian) by Nikolay Gogol. First…
Richmond Read-along 2
Welcome back to our Richmond Read-along! Today we're moving closer to home with a past resident of our very own Richmond upon Thames Borough. James Thomson was an 18th century…
Richmond Read-along 1
Welcome to our Richmond Read-along! We know that many of you are already missing your libraries, so this week we're starting a virtual read-along. Every day, we'll post a short…
Favourite Books of 2019
It's a new year, and you may have seen all the new reading challenges being shared by people keen to read more in 2020. People are aiming to read 10,…
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…
Local authors team up at Richmond Literature Festival
Reading is our passion here in Richmond upon Thames Libraries and our mission is to get more people reading. We aim to provide you with not only inspiring things to…