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| Know Your Place Heritage Festival - Book now! | Throughout September, Richmond's Local Studies Library & Archive invites you to delve deeper into the fascinating history of Richmond upon Thames through the annual Know Your Place Festival. |
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| In 2023 we are celebrating 10 years of this festival that celebrates and promotes exploring the rich history of Richmond upon Thames. Initially created as a way of promoting our Local Studies Library & Archive, the festival is now a wonderful celebration of all-things Richmond. Know Your Place continues to grow and evolve, reflecting the curiosity and creativity of Richmond's residents, both past and present.
Throughout September Many locations across the borough | | Read more |
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| The Circumference of the World | With multi-award-winning sci-fi author Lavie Tidhar. Caught between realities, a mathematician, a book dealer, and a mobster desperately seek a notorious book that disappears upon being read. Only the author, a rakish sci-fi writer, knows whether his popular novel is truthful or a hoax. Join multi-award-winning author Lavie Tidhar (A Man Lies Dreaming, The Escapement, Neom) on a journey that will take us from the emergence of life itself to the very ends of the universe, all without having to leave the safety of Twickenham Library. Lavie Tidhar’s books will be for sale at the event from local Richmond bookseller, Books on the Rise. British Science Fiction, British Fantasy, and World Fantasy Award –winning author Lavie Tidhar is an acclaimed author of literature, science fiction, fantasy and graphic novels. |
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| Saturday 19 August 2.30pm – 3.30pm Twickenham Library Garfield Road, Twickenham,
TW1 3JT
Tickets are £3 |
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| Belle Parole! Italian Conversation Group | Starting Friday 8 September, come and flex your language muscles at our friendly and informal conversation group with the guidance of a native speaker. Explore various topics and meet other learners and enthusiasts, gaining confidence as you do. Open to speakers with elementary and intermediate language proficiency. |
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| Second and fourth Friday of the month 3.30pm – 4.30pm
Castelnau Library 75 Castelnau
SW13 9RT | | Read more |
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| Children's Chess & Strategy Games Club | Discover the exciting world of chess and other strategy games such as Connect 4, Chinese Checkers, Othello and more, under the guidance of professional chess teachers. Children of all levels and abilities are welcome, and mentoring is available if desired. Suitable for children aged 7-16. Starts Thursday 7 September. |
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| Every Thursday 3.30pm – 5.45pm Twickenham Library Garfield Road, Twickenham TW1 3JT
Free event - no booking required | | Read more |
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| Introduction to Film & Television Online | Would you like help learning about all the free and paid for streaming services available to you, such as BBC iPlayer or Netflix? Come along to our training session, where you can find out how to sign up, organise what you watch, as well as familiarise yourself with all the choices out there. At the end of the session, staff will be on-hand to assist you on whichever devices you’ve brought in. |
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| Wednesday 6 September 10.30am - 11.30am Richmond Information & Reference Library Old Town Hall, Whittaker Ave, Richmond TW9 1TP
Free event - booking required. | | Book here |
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| Explorer's Quest | Join in the fun at a free Explore Learning Workshop as part of the Summer Reading Challenge, Ready, Set, Read!
Designed for children aged 5-11, in this 1-hour workshop they will embark on a thrilling quest that’ll put their skills in maths and English to the test! They’ll overcome challenges and puzzles to uncover the mystery of the missing Blaze the Phoenix, mascot of The Explore Games! The Explore Games can’t start without Blaze, so we’ll need all the help we can get to find them! |
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| The workshop will include maths and English challenges, including age tailored puzzles and code breaking exercises.
Saturday 12 August 10.00am - 11.00am Twickenham Library Garfield Road, Twickenham,
TW1 3JT
Free event - booking required. | | Book your place |
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| Volunteers needed! | Volunteering has a meaningful, positive impact on our community. And there are so many benefits for you too! These are just some of the reasons for volunteering at the library: Be part of and have a direct impact on your local community. Learn and develop new skills. Gain a sense of achievement and motivation. Boost your career options. Discover new interests and hobbies. Live new experiences. Meet new people.
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| Libraries lie at the heart of our communities. As a volunteer you will be part of an invaluable service, helping to spread knowledge and learning across the community.
Our volunteers work in partnership with library staff to help enhance and improve our services. |
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| Adult Summer Reading Challenge | The Adult Summer Reading Challenge has begun - with actual prizes! Upon completion, you will be entered into a raffle with the chance to win a free book and chocolate! To sign up, log onto your library account and sign up here. |
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| Rules & Guidance - The challenge will take place from Friday 21 July until Friday 15 September.
- The books must be library books.
- Please complete a minimum of three books.
- Upon completion, you must mark your challenge as complete, or else you will not be entered into the raffle.
- The winner will be contacted on Wednesday 20 September.
- Even though this is called the 'adult' reading challenge, you can participate as long as you have your own library account and are over the age of 11.
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| Summer Reading Challenge, Ready, Set, Read! | There's still time to sign up for this fun and free reading challenge! |
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| Four to eleven-year-olds can sign up at their local library, receive a Ready, Set, Read! pack, then read any six library books of their choice to collect special stickers and other rewards along the way.
Saturday 8 July to Saturday 9 September All Richmond borough libraries | | Read more |
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What else is happening... |
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| We're open on Sundays! |  | Did you know? Three of our libraries are open every Sunday. Visit us from 1.00pm - 5.00pm at East Sheen, Teddington and Richmond Lending Libraries. | | Find out more |
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Borrow from our eLibrary |  | Going on holiday? You can use any of our Digital Library resources wherever you are. Digital Library resources are free to use and there are no fines as books are automatically returned unless renewed. | | Find out more |
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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Library Services, The Cottage, Little Green, Richmond TW9 1QH |
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