Category Archives: Stock

Improving the H&F Library Service

Posted on February 28, 2022 by LBHF Libraries

We are excited to tell you about work which is under way to improve our library service!  Joining The Libraries Consortium From 1 June 2022 H&F Libraries will be joining The Libraries Consortium, a group of twenty one public library authorities.  As … Continue reading →

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Using the real world in fantasy literature

Posted on December 22, 2015 by LBHF Libraries

It won’t come as a surprise that authors use both rural and urban real life geographical features in their works. Much internet “ink” has been spilt over J.R.L. Tolkien geographical sources for Middle Earth with completing claims to a number … Continue reading →

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Getting Crafty with Roald Dahl

Posted on September 17, 2015 by LBHF Libraries

It was Roald Dahl’s birthday on September 13th (he was born in 1916 and died in 1990, at the age of 74). Dahl was and remains a beloved author for children of all ages, with classics ranging from Matilda and James and … Continue reading →

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Happy 125th Birthday, Agatha Christie!

Posted on September 15, 2015 by LBHF Libraries

Outsold only by the Bible and Shakespeare, Agatha Christie (15.9.1890 – 12.1.1976) is the best-selling novelist of all time. She is best known for her 66 detective novels and 14 short story collections, as well as the world’s longest-running play … Continue reading →

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A whirlwind tour of the international crime scene

Posted on July 28, 2015 by LBHF Libraries

Stuck for something gritty to read this summer? Stock librarian – and avid reader of crime novels – Andy takes us on a trip around the international crime genre… International crime fiction has really taken off in the last few … Continue reading →

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“From then till now”

Posted on July 14, 2015 by LBHF Libraries

Long-time librarian, Elin Jones, reflects on her career working in Hammersmith and Fulham libraries… I retired this April after thirty-six and a half years of library service – and what lovely memories I take with me. I started working for Hammersmith and … Continue reading →

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Round-up of June events in libraries

Posted on June 23, 2015 by LBHF Libraries

June has been a busy month in libraries, with the popular HF ArtsFest and National BookStart Week occupying the same slot in our events calendar. Between 8 -14 June, we welcomed hundreds of residents, young and old, through our doors to … Continue reading →

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Hammersmith and Fulham Arts Festival is back!

Posted on June 5, 2015 by LBHF Libraries

On Monday 8 June, HF ArtsFest officially kicks off for the second year running. A week-long celebration of the cultural richness of our borough – explored through the mediums of literature, music, dance, film, art and theatre – the programme is … Continue reading →

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Book Prize round up

Posted on May 20, 2015 by LBHF Libraries

Have you seen our Book Awards page? We’ve gathered all the contenders and winners of the UK’s most popular literary awards in one place! So if you’re keen to read a whole shortlist, want to know what all the fuss … Continue reading →

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Fulham Library is getting a makeover!

Posted on May 12, 2015 by LBHF Libraries

As part of the refurbishment of Fulham Library, the reference library is getting a much-needed makeover. As a listed building, the original fixtures and fittings will stay, but a splosh of paint and some new carpet will give a much … Continue reading →

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