Games Library

Tabletop gaming is a fun and sociable way to spend time with family and friends. It can help young people and adults develop social skills, collaboration, creative thinking, strategic thinking, and more.

Library members can now borrow a variety of tabletop board games to play at home.

Our games collection

Our Games Library has over 150 games available for people to borrow and take home. Games available include:

• Catan
• Ticket to Ride
• Azul

and many more. A full list of the games can be found in our online catalogue.

How to borrow games

In Kensington and Chelsea, the Games library is based at Kensington Central Library. In Westminster it is based at Pimlico Library. Library members can reserve the games to pick up from any of the RBKC Libraries. Games can reserved for collection at any branch free of charge:

• any library member aged 11 and over can borrow a game
• games are free of charge to borrow
• you can borrow one game at a time
• the loan period is three weeks
• games can be renewed twice, each time for a further three weeks

For more information on your local games library, email [email protected].

Weekly games events

Come along to our weekly game events hosted at the following libraries:

Kensington Central Library

• role play gaming
• tabletop gaming

Pimlico Library

• Dungeons and Dragons Club

Check our Events page for more details.

Other ways to get involved

If you’d like to become a games volunteer, email [email protected].

Would your group enjoy visiting the library to play board games? Get in touch with the selected libraries above. We can arrange a suitable time and advise on the best games for your group’s needs.