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Our libraries and archives
Latest library events
Under five's at Maida Vale Library (in-person)
English speaking club at Church Street Library
Mayfair Library's Lego Club
Other library services and initiatives
Library of Things
Pimlico Library is home to a Library of Things, a community of people sharing items and skills to save money, make repairs and cut down on wasteful one-time purchases.
Sign up below to start renting everything from carpet cleaners, to drills and more, all from the lockers inside Pimlico Library.
Welcoming neurodiversity in our libraries
Our Libraries and Archives are committed to providing space and support to all types of thinkers. Find out about the services we offer, including sensory stay and play, quiet hours and a wide range of books on neurodiversity.
Games Library
Library members can borrow a variety of tabletop board games to play at home. Games can be borrowed directly from Kensington Central and Pimlico libraries, or reserved for collection at any branch free of charge.
Staff book recommendations
Touching the void by Joe Simpson
Corey Fah Does Social Mobility by Isabel Waidner
Bright Fear by Mary Jean Chan
Between the woods and the water by Patrick Leigh Fermor
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