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| Know Your Place Heritage Festival | 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 Heritage Festival. |
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| In 2023 Know Your Place celebrates it's 10 year anniversary, the festival features talks and walks that explore 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 |
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| Introduction to Film & Television Online | With so much choice, it's somehow more confusing to find the content you want. Let us show you how to get the most out of free and paid for streaming services such as BBC iPlayer and Netflix. We will guide you through sign-up, searching, watching and organising your programmes. Bring along your own device and at the end of the session staff will be on hand to assist you with any questions. |
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| Wednesday 6 September 10.30am – 11.30am Richmond Information & Reference Library Old Town Hall, Whittaker Ave, Richmond, TW9 1TP
This event is free, but booking is essential.
Keep an eye out for more IT sessions coming up in the next few months. |
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| Plant dye printing at Little Seedlings | Try Hapa Zome, a fun Japanese art activity.
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| Hapa Zome is a Japanese printmaking technique, which involves smashing, bashing, and crushing fresh flowers and leaves into fabric to create images. Once you are shown the technique you can hammer away to create your own completely natural designs. Materials will be provided but if you have certain flowers or leaves, you’d like to try, do bring them along for some smashing fun! |
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| Tuesday 12 September 3.45pm – 4.45pm Ham Library Ham Street, Ham, TW10 7HR
Free event, but booking required. Children must be accompanied by an adult. | | Book here |
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| Digital Storytelling | Celebrate Libraries Week with a fascinating exploration of the changing way we tell stories in the online age. Join British Library curator Stella Wisdom for a talk about experimental, immersive and interactive digital writing. Digital Storytelling will examine how evolving online technologies have changed how writers write, and readers read. |
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| Thursday 5 October 7.30pm – 8.30pm Richmond Lending Library Little Green, Richmond, TW9 1QL
Tickets: £4.50 | | Book here |
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| Book lovers wanted | This autumn Richmond Lending Library is launching a new reading group. If you're looking for a new way to make friends, feel connected and try new books you'd otherwise never come across, this could be for you. |
| These evening sessions are free to join, relaxed and open to everyone. At the first meeting we will be discussing Sorrow and Bliss by Meg Mason. Copies of the book are available now, just ask staff in Richmond Lending Library. |
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| Starts Wednesday 27 September then Every fourth Wednesday of the month 6.00pm – 7.00pm Richmond Lending Library, Little Green, Richmond, TW9 1QL | | Read more |
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| Reading al fresco extended into September! | Come along to our Shared Reading session in Teddington Library’s garden for nature-themed sessions throughout the warmer months. In these summer sessions we will read an extract or short story together, pausing to discuss. Then we will read a poem and share our thoughts. Biscuits and cold drinks are provided. Everyone is welcome. |
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| Every Friday in September 4.00pm – 5.00pm Teddington Library Waldegrave Road, Teddington, TW11 8NY | | Read more |
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| Coder Dojo | Richmond CoderDojo is a free coding club open to young people aged 7 to 17 with sessions on Scratch, HTML, Python, and using micro:bits. | Sessions are free but book up quickly, so reserve your space on the CoderDojo website. |
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| Saturday 23 September 11.00am – 1.00pm Whittaker Ellis Suite,
Old Town Hall, Whittaker Ave, Richmond TW9 1TP | | Book |
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| Chatterbooks | Chatterbooks groups for 8-10-year-olds are a great way to discover new authors and make new booky friends. We chat about books, play games and do quizzes. Groups meet once a month after school (term time only) and last about an hour. |
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| Sign up in your local library or click the link below!
We currently have sessions at Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington, Hampton Wick, Hampton Hill, East Sheen, Ham and Richmond Libraries. | | Sign up! |
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| Teen Reading Groups | Discover new titles and fantastic authors, find inspiration for writing your own short stories and poetry and make friends too. Groups meet once a month after school (term time only) and last about an hour. Sessions are relaxed and social with biscuits and drinks provided.
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| If you're aged 11-14 years old, register your interest today!
We currently have sessions at Twickenham, Whitton, Teddington and Richmond Libraries. Dependent on demand we may start new groups at other libraries. | | Sign up! |
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| Curtains up! A play reading group | Plays are meant to be read aloud. Join other theatre enthusiasts for a reading of a chosen play and broaden your knowledge of excellent writing at this friendly and spirited reading group. You are welcome to take part, or simply listen and enjoy the reading! Suitable for all ages, and no preparation is required. |
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| Third Thursday of the month 2.00pm – 4.00pm Arthur Burrell Room
Twickenham Library Garfield Road, Twickenham, TW1 3JT
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| Club del libro Italiano | Improve your Italian language skills at this monthly shared reading group. You'll get the opportunity to read and discuss texts together on a range of topics from literature, food, the arts, linguistics and more! Sessions are free to attend and there's no booking required. |
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| Fourth Monday of each month 5.00pm – 6.00pm Arthur Burrell Room Twickenham Library Garfield Road, Twickenham, TW1 3JT
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What else is happening... |
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| Volunteer with us |  | 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. | | Find out more |
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Adult 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. The challenge ends on Friday 15 September.
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London Borough of Richmond upon Thames Library Services, The Cottage, Little Green, Richmond TW9 1QH |
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