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Kensington Central Library

Information about Kensington Central Library including full address, contact details, opening hours...

Chelsea Library

Information about Chelsea Library including full address, contact details, opening hours, venue...

North Kensington Library

Information about North Kensington Library including full address, contact details and opening...

Brompton Library

Information about Brompton Library including full address, contact details and opening hours.

Notting Hill Gate Library

Information about Notting Hill Gate Library including full address, contact details and opening...

Kensal Library

Information about Kensal Library including full address, contact details and opening hours.

Kensington Central Library venue hire

Information about meeting room and lecture theatre for hire in Kensington Central Library.

Brompton Library meeting room

Brompton Library has a meeting room with a separate kitchen, available for hire by members of the...

Reference, information and online resources

Online resources and digital library

Online resources and digital library.

Business Information Point

Business Information Point at Kensington Central Library can help with practical business advice,...

Newspapers and magazines

Information on our extensive collection of newspapers, magazines and journals.

Costume collection

Chelsea Library has a fantastic collection of books about fashion and costume and a large archive...

Folklore collection

Our folklore and customs collection is home to a fascinating archive about myths, legends and...

Biographies

Read about our biography collection which contains up to 80,000 books.

Computer services

Find out how to book a computer at your local library, internet and wifi access and photocopying...

eBooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers, eAudiobooks and eComics

Information about eBooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers, eAudiobooks and eComics.

eJournals

Information on eJournals including access to financial and statistical, science, history,...

Library catalogue

Search the library catalogue for details of all the titles which are held. Place a reservation for...

Wireless hotspots

Kensington and Chelsea libraries offers wireless connection to the internet at broadband speeds,...

Wifi printing

Our new wifi printing solution, called Princh, is a user-friendly solution, which offers you the...

Research

Languages

Learning and careers

Information about learning and careers.

Quick reference and encyclopedias

Online resources for children

Free online resources for children

eBooks, eAudiobooks and eComics

information about eBooks, eAudiobooks, eComics and bibliographies.

Newspapers, magazines and eJournals

Biographies

Family history

Music

Find out about borrowing and reserving CDs at your local library and online music resources.

Business information

Fashion and art

Library catalogue

Renew items online

If you have a library account, you can renew your items online.

Search the catalogue and reserve an item

Search the library catalogue for details of all the titles which are held. Place a reservation for...

Library catalogue

Create an account, login, search for and renew items. The Library Catalogue is an external website.

A to Z directory

An A to Z directory of eResources by name

Library events

Regular events for adults

We offer regular events at Kensington Central, Brompton, Chelsea, Kensal, North Kensington and...

Special events for adults

Information about one-off special events for adults at libraries in the borough.

Regular events for children and young people

Find out more about regular events for children and young people at your local libraries.

Special events for children and young people

Information about special events for children and young people in our libraries.

Health events

Information about health events and advice in our libraries.

Reading groups

We run fun and informal reading groups in our libraries for adults and children.

Chatterbooks

Information about Chatterbooks which are reading groups for children aged eight to 12 years old....

Being in Trafalgar Square

Being in Trafalgar Square: 10 paintings by James Bones

Shared reading groups

Come to a shared reading group, led by a facilitator who reads stories and poems aloud.

Island Collaborations

Island Collaborations is an art project exploring the hospital ward environment for adult patients...

Ivan Baron Memorial Exhibition

Library service newsletter

Sign up for our newsletter for latest news and events in local libraries, and read archived copies.

Library venue hire

Information about spaces available to hire in Kensington and Chelsea local libraries.

Maggie Doyle and Sayo Ouchi exhibition

Information on the Maggie Doyle and Sayo Ouchi exhibition at Chelsea Gallery.

TheatreArt by Andrew Aué

Information on the TheatreArt Exhibition by Andrew Aué which took place in London in 2014.

The London History Festival

The London History Festival 2016, a unique partnership between the Royal Borough of Kensington and...

Under The Dreaming

Information on Under The Dreaming Exhibition by Nanshe and Wild.

Local studies and archives

Our local studies collection includes books, newspapers, illustrations, census returns, electoral...

The Library Time Machine Blog

Local pictures and stories carefully curated by our local studies librarian.

Ancestry

Ancestry Library Edition contains more than 1.5 billion names from over 4,000 collections and can...

Virtual Museum

The history of Kensington and Chelsea brought to life through information, illustrations and...

Council archives, family history and building history

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

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Kensington Central Library

Chelsea Library

North Kensington Library

Brompton Library

Notting Hill Gate Library

Kensal Library

Kensington Central Library venue hire

Brompton Library meeting room

Reference, information and online resources

Online resources and digital library

Business Information Point

Newspapers and magazines

Costume collection

Folklore collection

Biographies

Computer services

eBooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers, eAudiobooks and eComics

eJournals

Library catalogue

Wireless hotspots

Wifi printing

Research

Languages

Learning and careers

Quick reference and encyclopedias

Online resources for children

eBooks, eAudiobooks and eComics

Newspapers, magazines and eJournals

Biographies

Family history

Music

Business information

Fashion and art

Library catalogue

Renew items online

Search the catalogue and reserve an item

Library catalogue

A to Z directory

Library events

Regular events for adults

Special events for adults

Regular events for children and young people

Special events for children and young people

Health events

Reading groups

Chatterbooks

Being in Trafalgar Square

Shared reading groups

Island Collaborations

Ivan Baron Memorial Exhibition

Library service newsletter

Library venue hire

Maggie Doyle and Sayo Ouchi exhibition

TheatreArt by Andrew Aué

The London History Festival

Under The Dreaming

Local studies and archives

Local studies and archives

The Library Time Machine Blog

Ancestry

Virtual Museum

Council archives, family history and building history

Libraries for children and young people

Children and young people

Toddler mornings

Chatterbooks

Help with homework

Class visits to libraries

Using the library

Books in other languages

Borrowing, loans and fines

Career and CV advice