Special collections

Planned works

Planned maintenance is taking place across RBKC services.

Some services may be slower than usual or temporarily unavailable while this work is completed. This will take place from 12 November until 2 December, across our library sites.

For any further questions, feel free to ask a member of staff or drop us an email on: [email protected]

Last updated: 11 November 2026

Services

Local studies and archives

More about our local studies and archives collections and a link to their online catalogue.

Local Studies catalogue

Search Kensington and Chelsea’s Local studies and archives online catalogue.

Council archives, family history and building history

Information about council archives, family history records and building history records.

Special book collections

Our special biographies, fashion and costume, and folklore and customs book collections.

Games Library

Borrow tabletop games from our collection.

North Kensington Social Justice Archive

Members of the community are building a social justice archive to document their stories.