Kensington Central Library
12 Phillimore Walk, London, W8 7RX
Telephone: 020 7361 3010
Kensington Central Library houses our Local Studies and archives collection.
Regular opening hours
- Mondays: 9.30am to 8pm
- Tuesdays: 9.30am to 8pm
- Wednesdays: 9.30am to 5pm
- Thursdays: 9.30am to 8pm
- Fridays: 9.30am to 5pm
- Saturdays: 9.30am to 5pm
Information about holiday opening times
Events for adults
There are regular events for adults that happen every week or month in our libraries. We also hold a variety of special events for adults throughout the year.
Events for children and young people
And for the younger ones - we have regular activities for children and young people and special events too.
Facilities and services
- Computer services
- Internet access, how to book a PC and printing
- Free wifi
- Printing over wifi
- Photocopying
- Reference and information
- Study areas
- Reading group
- Book Break shared reading group
- eBooks, eMagazines, eNewspapers, eAudiobooks and eComics
- Online resources
- Books in other languages
- CD collection for the borough
- Business Information Point
- Health events
- Blood pressure machine
- Biography Collection
- Folklore and customs collection
- Children and young people
- Computers for children
- Help with homework
- Sessions for the under 5s
Venue hire
Meeting room and lecture theatre for hire in Kensington Central Library
