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…
Follow the Drum: a reflection [Part 1] – Post-hostilities
Guerre Finie! Boche Napoo! A grainy image of a German car emerging from the mirk of a battlefield caught my imagination as I was researching this last piece for the…
Witches
In libraries around the world, the Dewey Decimal System is used to classify books by subject. Tucked away in the 100s (Philosophy and Psychology) is This section might be small…
Spanish Influenza – 100 years on
One hundred years ago this month, as the Great War was coming to an end, another desperate fight was raging. The Spanish Flu is hardly remembered now, but at the…
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…
Jane Austen: Behind the Bonnets
Many will have seen the films and luscious TV adaptations of Austen's works - beautiful costumes, affluent country houses, the carriages. And at the centre of it all, an attractive…
The Eiffel Tower: a quick tour
The Eiffel Tower is one of the most famous and most visited landmarks in the world. It opened on 31 March 1889, 128 years ago today. History and background It was…
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…
EU Referendum: online information sources
Our non-partisan pledge: You may already have had your fill of commentary, polemic, opinion, analysis, statements, examinations, reviews, overviews, argumentation, debate, contention and disputation that is the EU referendum. We can't offer…
Careers resources
Are you an undergraduate student who is still unsure which career path to follow? Have you already graduated and want to know what options are available to you? Or perhaps you’re…