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The Kensington Central library has a lecture theatre and a meeting room (with kitchen) available for hire by members of the public.
Unfortunately there is no disabled access or disabled toliet facilities attached to the lecture theatre and meeting room.
We're conveniently situated a few minutes walk from High Street Kensington tube station on the District and Circle lines on the London Underground.
In addition to the rooms themselves we offer the option to hire the following items:
You are responsible for ensuring that the equipment you hire from us is compatible with your laptop. We cannot guarantee that it will be compatible. If you wish to use your own equipment, you will need to provide a copy of the Portable Appliance Testing (PAT) certificate for it when booking the rooms.
The table below gives the following costs for hiring the rooms and equipment.
| Room/Equipment | Hire cost Monday - Friday |
Hire cost Saturday |
Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lecture theatre | £51 per hour | £60 per hour | Seats 162 people using rack seating. |
| Meeting room | £23 per hour | £33 per hour | Holds up to 50 people. |
| Lecture theatre and meeting room (combined booking) | £62.50 per hour | £72.50 per hour | - |
| Kitchen | Flat fee of £20.00 per booking | You must supply your own tea and coffee and/or food. You must clear up after yourself. This includes a microwave and a table top fridge. | |
| Television with DVD/video | £65 per booking | - | |
| Flipchart stand (including pads and pens) | £10.00 per set per booking | You may keep the pad, but the stand and the pens remain the property of the library | |
| Overhead projector | £30 per booking | - | |
| Projector | £50 per booking | - | |
| Screen for projectors | £8 per booking | - | |
| Grand piano | £86 per booking | - | |
| Theatrical lighting | £40 per booking | - | |
The lecture theatre and meeting rooms are available to hire for a minimum of two hours on Monday - Friday and a minimum of three hours on Saturday.
Due to repeat bookings, the rooms are currently unavailable on Mondays and Wednesdays
The rooms are not available for hire on Sundays or Bank holidays.
To hire the rooms you must apply in writing to the Kensington Central Library at least a month in advance. Your letter must contain the following information:
You should address your letter to:
Administration Section
Kensington Central Library
Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea
Phillimore Walk
London
W8 7RX
Data protection statement: Any information you provide will be used by the Council for the purpose of hiring out the rooms to you, and will not be disclosed to the public.
We will then write to you stating if the room is available and advising you of the cost. If the room is available you will be sent a booking form that you will need to sign and return to us along with the payment to confirm the booking. Payment must be received at least 14 days before the date hiring will commence. Note, we only accept cash or cheques.
You can arrange to view the rooms. Please phone in advance to arrange a viewing. Contact details for the library can be found on our Kensington Central Library page.
The lecture theatre set up with a screen
The meeting room
The lecture theatre with grand piano
The lecture theatre with the meeting room behind
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