Category Archives: Books

Boom! Free Comic Book Day arrives once again…

Posted on May 4, 2018 by LBHF Libraries

Free Comic Book Day is an international celebration of all things comics – taking place on the first Saturday in May – tomorrow – it is a day where new titles are released and shops offer a giveaway of free … Continue reading →

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Read and Relax reading groups in LBHF

Posted on April 6, 2018 by LBHF Libraries

This is guest blog post from Liz Ison. She works for The Reader and looks after the Read and Relax reading groups that run in LBHF. Over to Liz to tell us more… Do you love stories, poems and great … Continue reading →

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Volunteer with us this summer

Posted on July 3, 2017 by LBHF Libraries

Looking for something to do this summer? We are looking for volunteers to help deliver the Summer Reading Challenge in our libraries. Young people (14 to 25 year olds) are especially welcome to apply to volunteer. The Summer Reading Challenge … Continue reading →

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City of Stories – celebrating London’s writers and readers

Posted on June 30, 2017 by LBHF Libraries

We are very fortunate to be part of Spread the Word’s City of Stories project that invites Londoners to pick up their pens and create new stories. Spread the Word is London’s writer development agency. To help these stories to … Continue reading →

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Exploring other worlds with our children – it’s National Bookstart Week 2017

Posted on June 5, 2017 by LBHF Libraries

This week (Monday 5 to Sunday 11 June 2017), is National Bookstart Week and this year is an extra special celebration as Bookstart is 25 years old! BookTrust, the organisation that administers the Bookstart programme, encourages children and families to … Continue reading →

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Dementia Awareness Week 2017

Posted on May 15, 2017 by LBHF Libraries

Hot on the winged heels of Mental Health Awareness week (thank you to all colleagues and partners who helped get that information out there) we are promoting Dementia Awareness Week (14 to 21 May 2017), an Alzheimer’s Society initiative, in … Continue reading →

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Mental Health Awareness Week – Surviving or Thriving?

Posted on May 8, 2017 by LBHF Libraries

Read, learn and connect with us during this year’s Mental Health Awareness Week – Libraries’ positive contribution to the mental well-being of the population is well documented – see the Arts Council’s publication on ‘The health and wellbeing benefits of … Continue reading →

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The Flower Book by Edward Burne-Jones

Posted on June 22, 2016 by LBHF Libraries

As so often happens at the Archives, you can be looking for something else and come across an extraordinary find. The Flower Book by Edward Burne-Jones (1833–1898) is a series of 38 round watercolours, each about six inches across, painted … Continue reading →

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2016 LBHF Arts Fest in Hammersmith Library

Posted on June 15, 2016 by LBHF Libraries

For the third year running Hammersmith Library took part in the increasingly popular LBHF Arts Fest with a range of activities/events from Monday 6 June until Sunday 12 June. Kate Corkery Monday 6 June saw Kate Corkery visit Hammersmith Library … Continue reading →

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New ebooks for you: the 3M Cloud Library

Posted on March 23, 2016 by LBHF Libraries

Would you like access to even more books, anywhere, anytime? Have a look at our new eBook service, the 3M Cloud Library. Browse our online shelves for old classics, new bestsellers, children’s and teenager’s titles, biographies, non-fiction and more. All … Continue reading →

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