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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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The Battle of the Somme: contemporary sources – Part 1

Local Studies Team 1 July 2016 The Battle of the Somme: contemporary sources – Part 12016-12-06T10:20:32+00:00 Learning
  On the 100th anniversary of the Battle of the Somme we take a look at the contemporary sources that are available in the Information and Reference Library. In part…
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Careers resources

Learning Team 21 April 2016 Careers resources2019-04-16T15:03:03+00:00 Learning
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…
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Safer social networking: Part 1

Learning Team 21 January 2016 Safer social networking: Part 12019-04-16T10:02:57+00:00 Learning
Social networking is a global revolution that has completely transformed the way we communicate; enabling millions of people worldwide to stay in touch with their friends at any given time,…
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What happens to your ‘digital footprint’?

Learning Team 20 November 2015 What happens to your ‘digital footprint’?2017-02-27T09:28:59+00:00 Learning
Have you ever wondered what happens to your digital assets after death? However morbid it may sound, in our ever-evolving digital age it is now becoming increasingly important to think…
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Make a Noise in Libraries fortnight

Learning Team 26 May 2015 Make a Noise in Libraries fortnight2016-05-19T08:27:20+00:00 Community
The Information & Reference Library, Richmond, will once again be participating in Make a Noise in Libraries (MANIL), organised by the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB). This annual campaign, in…
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2015 Election in Richmond upon Thames

Learning Team 7 April 2015 2015 Election in Richmond upon Thames2015-12-07T16:07:19+00:00 Learning
If the 2015 Election has whetted your political appetite you may be interested in the following materials available from the Information & Reference Library, Local Studies Library & Archive, our lending libraries, our…
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The essential home reference collection

Learning Team 12 December 2014 The essential home reference collection2015-05-07T13:46:46+00:00 Learning No Comment
Online reference library Did you know that you can use your Richmond upon Thames library membership to go online and read newspapers, trace your family tree, get business information and…
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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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  • LB Wandsworth Libraries
  • RB Kingston upon Thames Libraries
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