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Queen's Park library will be temporarily closed for essential maintenance work from Monday 28 October and will reopen on Monday 4 November. Find out more about the closure.

Please be aware that between 25 to 27 November there will be a partial suspension in service for printing and photocopying in Westminster Libraries. This is due to an upgrade to our printers and payment solutions. 

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International Games Week

International Games Week runs from 7 to 14 November. The week aims to reconnect communities through their libraries around the educational, recreational, and social value of all types of games. We're hosting a range of events across all our libraries in Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea. Keep your eyes peeled for the full line-up of events in November. 

Find out more about International Games Week

Staff book recommendations

Book cover of Touching the Void by Joe Simpson

Touching the void by Joe Simpson

Reading and Literacy Librarian, Laurence Foe, gives us a insight into Joe Simpson's book, 'Touching the Void'.
Corey Fah does Social Mobility Isabel Waidner (Hamish Hamilton)

Corey Fah Does Social Mobility by Isabel Waidner

Library Officer Helen Bailey reviews Corey Fah Does Social Mobility by Isabel Waidner. A radical, joyful novel.
Mary Jean Chan's poem, 'Bright Fear'.

Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan

Library Officer, Helen Bailey, gives us an insight into her thoughts of Mary Jean Chan's poem, 'Bright Fear'.
Between the woods and the water by Patrick Leigh Fermor

Between the woods and the water by Patrick Leigh Fermor

Reading and Literacy Librarian, Laurence Foe reviews 'Between the woods and the water' by Patrick Leigh Fermor.

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