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Are workspaces like Patch the future of libraries?

Local libraries were already on the decline when the pandemic hit, now many are struggling to return to their old

The interior of Battersea library in Wandsworth. There are rows of desks and bookshelves

Library usage in Wandsworth returning to pre-pandemic level

Library usage in Wandsworth is returning to its pre-pandemic level, data from a Freedom of Information request shows.  In the

Author posing for a picture with child at the book club

New Barnes book club gets kids reading for fun

Barnes has a new monthly book club aimed at changing the way children look at books, with an emphasis on

Richmond Literature Festival welcomes library lovers

Richmond Library has been organising and hosting events this month for the Richmond Literature Festival. The Library ranks number one

Potential demolition of South Norwood library building faces Open House setback

The potential demolition of a library building in South Norwood which caused uproar within the community may be stopped thanks

Richmond Library closes to repair lasting bomb damage

London’s oldest public library closed today to repair damage originally spoiled by bombs in World War Two.

New community library honouring cancer victim opens in Streatham

A Little Library opened in Streatham on Saturday in memory of a community activist and mother-of-two who died of brain

London Feminist Library to open new Peckham home after being saved from closure

London’s Feminist Library is holding its re-opening party in Peckham this January after a crowdfunding campaign raised thousands to rescue

First Merton sensory library opens in Morden

The public perception of public libraries may be of a slow decline, but the opening of a children’s sensory library

Pressure groups step up campaign over library plans

Lambeth community groups expressed their worries over the re-opening of Carnegie Library in February. Lambeth Council faced a lot of

Absolutely Fabulous actress Joanna Lumley joins fight against Lambeth library closures

Joanna Lumley has joined library campaigners against council plans to close half its libraries. The Absolutely Fabulous actress lives near

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