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The World in One Volume: Whitaker’s at 150

Learning Team 16 December 2017 The World in One Volume: Whitaker’s at 1502019-04-16T15:17:16+00:00 Learning
Heralding the turn of the year, the new edition of Whitaker’s  2018 is now on the shelves in the quick reference section in all our libraries. This is the 150th  edition of…
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How did a 4th century bishop from Asia Minor become the 21st century’s Father Christmas?

Learning Team 5 December 2017 How did a 4th century bishop from Asia Minor become the 21st century’s Father Christmas?2019-04-16T14:10:24+00:00 Learning
Our 21st century Father Christmas is based on a real person - St. Nicholas, a 4th century Bishop of  Myra, the capital of the province of Lycia in Asia Minor,…
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IT Jargon Buster: Part 1 – Emails

Learning Team 30 November 2017 IT Jargon Buster: Part 1 – Emails2018-01-29T13:33:33+00:00 Learning
Do you know your hashtags from your handles? Can you tell the difference between a vlogger and a blogger? Or are you still looking up to see if you can…
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Local Studies

Follow the Drum: South African Military Hospital

Local Studies Team 8 November 2017 Follow the Drum: South African Military Hospital2017-11-30T09:05:32+00:00 Local Studies
Leading the way The special collection of materials available in the Local Studies Library & Archive provides a unique insight into the ground-breaking treatments and therapies that were available to…
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Learning

The Mysterious Montague Summers

Learning Team 31 October 2017 The Mysterious Montague Summers2019-04-16T14:31:27+00:00 Learning
he Information and Reference Library store contains many interesting and eclectic books, but some of the most eye-catching are those written or edited by a Reverend Montague Summers. The more…
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From Writer to Author – help along the way

Learning Team 27 October 2017 From Writer to Author – help along the way2017-11-30T08:41:33+00:00 Learning
Other than time, inspiration and a passion for writing what can you do to make it from writer to author? Writers' Clubs and Creative Writing Courses Joining a  writers' group…
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Pevsner: the Man and His Eponymous Architectural Guides

Learning Team 27 September 2017 Pevsner: the Man and His Eponymous Architectural Guides2017-11-30T08:41:22+00:00 Learning
Nikolaus Pevsner was an academic and writer. He was born in Leipzig in 1902 to Russian-Jewish parents who had moved to Germany at some point before 1900. His parents took German…
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Artists at War: Eric Ravilious

Learning Team 2 September 2017 Artists at War: Eric Ravilious2017-11-30T08:41:11+00:00 Learning
On the 75th anniversary of his death we take a look at Eric Ravilious's work as a war artist. Eric Ravilious* was born in Acton in 1908 and the family later…
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Reading

Are you a Book Groupie?

Reading Team 18 August 2017 Are you a Book Groupie?2017-08-18T11:57:38+00:00 Reading
In the rather anonymous building next door to Richmond Library there is a dimly-lit room full of rolling book stacks. On these shelves lives a collection of more than 150…
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Archive Explorers 2017

Local Studies Team 11 August 2017 Archive Explorers 20172019-04-16T14:09:52+00:00 Children's
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to explore deep into an archive, traversing historical documents to discover what life was like in the past? That’s precisely what…
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Archives

  • ►2019 (14)
    • ►Nov(1)
      • Asgill House, Richmond - [Local History Notes: 9]
    • ►Oct(1)
      • The Original Star and Garter, Richmond Hill - [Local History Notes: 8]
    • ►Sep(1)
      • Richmond Bridge - [Local History Notes: 7]
    • ►Aug(1)
      • Merlin's Cave and The Hermitage - [Local History Notes: 6]
    • ►Jul(1)
      • The Observatory and Obelisks, Kew - [Local History Notes: 5]
    • ►Jun(1)
      • St Anne's Church, Kew Green - [Local History Notes: 4]
    • ►May(1)
      • York House, Twickenham - [Local History Notes: 3]
    • ►Apr(1)
      • The Almshouses of Richmond - [Local History Notes: 2]
    • ►Mar(2)
      • Orleans House and The Octagon - [Local History Notes: 1]
      • Save money with Richmond upon Thames libraries
    • ►Feb(2)
      • The Summer Reading Challenge: behind the scenes
      • Follow the Drum: a reflection [Part 2] - The Home Front Response
    • ►Jan(2)
      • A letter to Albert Barkas, Chief Librarian
      • Bibliotherapy: reading for health
  • ►2018 (8)
    • ►Dec(1)
      • Discovering Richmond upon Thames Libraries
    • ►Mar(2)
      • Women who made history - a celebration
      • Buffy the Vampire Slayer
    • ►Feb(1)
      • Cover Story 2017-2018: The best in teen fiction
    • ►Jan(4)
      • Know Your Place – A year in the making
      • Follow the Drum: Christmas 1917
      • Bookstart – never too young to enjoy books
      • What's hot? The most in-demand books of 2017
  • ►2017 (23)
    • ►Dec(2)
      • The World in One Volume: Whitaker's at 150
      • How did a 4th century bishop from Asia Minor become the 21st century's Father Christmas?
    • ►Nov(2)
      • IT Jargon Buster: Part 1 - Emails
      • Follow the Drum: South African Military Hospital
    • ►Oct(2)
      • The Mysterious Montague Summers
      • From Writer to Author - help along the way
    • ►Sep(2)
      • Pevsner: the Man and His Eponymous Architectural Guides
      • Artists at War: Eric Ravilious
    • ►Aug(3)
      • Are you a Book Groupie?
      • Archive Explorers 2017
      • Follow the Drum: Life's Essentials
    • ►Jul(2)
      • Jane Austen: Behind the Bonnets
      • Canada's sesquicentennial: 1867-2017
    • ►Jun(1)
      • Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone - 20th Anniversary
    • ►May(2)
      • Cityread - London 1583: Spies. Suspicion. Murder.
      • Artists at War: Stanley Spencer and the Second World War
    • ►Apr(1)
      • Books Are Good For Your Health!
    • ►Mar(3)
      • The Eiffel Tower - a quick tour
      • Leigh’s 'Panorama of the Thames ...'
      • Artists at War: Paul Nash and the First World War
    • ►Feb(1)
      • Middlesex: the county that vanished
    • ►Jan(2)
      • Cover Story: our ace teen reading promotion!
      • U.S. Presidential Inaugurations: from Lincoln to Trump
  • ►2016 (34)
    • ►Dec(6)
      • 'Home Sweet Home', says CEO, Paul Martin
      • London: the city as a phoenix [2] - the Blitz and St. Paul's
      • Follow the Drum: Christmas 1916
      • The Origins of Bank Holidays
      • Behind the Scenes: planning an IT event
      • 1966 and all that. Part 2 - Graphic Design
    • ►Nov(2)
      • The Battle of the Somme: contemporary sources - Part 2
      • Follow the Drum: Bernard Freyberg VC
    • ►Oct(1)
      • Discover Digital Magazines!
    • ►Sep(1)
      • London: the city as a phoenix - The Great Fire of London
    • ►Aug(2)
      • Utopia to Dystopia: Utopian ideas in Twentieth Century architecture
      • Things You Didn't Know You Could Do In The Library
    • ►Jul(1)
      • The Battle of the Somme: contemporary sources - Part 1
    • ►May(3)
      • VOGUE - Part 2: fashion on a budget
      • EU Referendum - online information sources
      • Tales of outlaws and rebels
    • ►Apr(5)
      • VOGUE - Part 1: more than a fashion magazine
      • Careers resources
      • Follow the Drum: The South African Presence
      • 1966 and all that. Part 1 - Fashion
      • Architectural Review: a magazine and its editors
    • ►Mar(6)
      • Timeless and enduring: the Dora Lewis letters
      • Safer social networking: Part 3
      • Interview with local author, Fleur Smithwick
      • Letters, letters everywhere...
      • Teenage reading group at Whitton Library
      • Picture Post: news in the predigital era
    • ►Feb(3)
      • My Family and Hampton Wick
      • Safer social networking: Part 2
      • Anatomy of a book - Part 2: the inside
    • ►Jan(4)
      • Safer social networking: Part 1
      • New additions to the Local Studies collection
      • Record Breakers – Summer Reading Challenge 2015
      • Anatomy of a book - Part 1: the outside
  • ►2015 (21)
    • ►Dec(1)
      • Christmas presents from the Colonies
    • ►Nov(1)
      • What happens to your ‘digital footprint’?
    • ►Oct(1)
      • Ham Library Garden - Outstanding!
    • ►Sep(1)
      • Follow the Drum - Go on the Die Hards!
    • ►Aug(1)
      • Follow the Drum - Go on the Midds!
    • ►Jul(1)
      • Author, Tom Palmer, visits Twickenham
    • ►Jun(3)
      • Eel Pie Museum now at Twickenham Library
      • Library Volunteers' Day Out: A Trip to Strawberry Hill House
      • Planning an Invasion: Bushy Park's D-Day contribution
    • ►May(4)
      • Make a Noise in Libraries fortnight
      • Follow the Drum: Spring 1915
      • Mary Elizabeth Braddon's Letters
      • Cityread London comics workshop
    • ►Apr(2)
      • Follow the Drum: Experiencing the trenches
      • 2015 Election in Richmond upon Thames
    • ►Mar(4)
      • Cityread London - coming soon...
      • Borough in Prints Collection
      • Be Online 2015 - Demonstrating Digital Services
      • Follow the Drum - The Terriers far from home
    • ►Feb(1)
      • How do I love thee? Let me count the 10 amazing ways
    • ►Jan(1)
      • Volunteers Give New Life to Print Collection
  • ►2014 (14)
    • ►Dec(2)
      • Follow the drum - Christmas 1914
      • The essential home reference collection
    • ►Nov(3)
      • Thinking serious and talking fun about comics
      • Follow the drum: The first winter of the war
      • Stephen King, you'd be surprised
    • ►Oct(2)
      • Like a chance to  influence a national book prize?
      • Follow the Drum: The Domestic Front
    • ►Sep(2)
      • Tell your e-book story…
      • Follow The Drum: Early days of War - The Public Response.
    • ►Aug(2)
      • Behind the scenes of our volunteering programme
      • Follow the drum: Richmond upon Thames during World War I
    • ►Jul(3)
      • Follow the drum
      • The KYPcache treasure trail is nearly here
      • Mythical a-Maze-ment at Teddington Library

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  • Library Services homepage
  • Local Studies Library & Archive
  • SELMS Consortium

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  • LB Hammersmith & Fulham
  • LB Hounlow Libraries
  • LB Wandsworth Libraries
  • RB Kingston upon Thames Libraries
  • Selected web catalogues
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