Special book 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.

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Last updated: 11 November 2026

Our libraries hold three special book collections covering the following subjects:

  • biographies
  • fashion and costume
  • folklore and customs

Two of the collections contain magazines and journals too. All items in the collections can be found on the library catalogue.

Last updated: 2 September 2025