Special collections and services

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

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

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

If you find it difficult to get to the library, the Home Library Service brings the library to you.

More information about our online resources and digital library.

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

Borrow tabletop games from our collection.

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

Our libraries have books in many languages other than English.

Services