Merton Libraries

🐣 Merton Libraries & Heritage Service Easter Opening Hours 🐣 Over the Easter period our libraries will be operating revised opening hours. Please check the dates carefully before you visit. See opening hours: buff.ly/Bu9VWE0

Build a library that champions your community 📚 Join our Inclusive Libraries webinars to develop your confidence in creating inclusive reading experiences for children with vision impairment, D/deafness or learning disabilities. Book your free place: loom.ly/VKT5mAE

Big news for #WorldBookNight! 📚🎧 We’re partnering with @spotifyuk to bring #QuickReads to life as audiobooks this April. Whether you read, listen or both, stories can fit into everyday life. Part of the #NationalYearOfReading2026 👉 readingagency.org.uk/the-reading-ag… #GoAllIn2026

Today marks the beginning of World Autism Acceptance Month 💙 To help celebrate, we have a wide selection of books available to borrow, whether you're looking to learn more, find support, or explore stories that inspire. #worldautismacceptancemonth

Spring is the perfect time for a refresh – but you don’t need to buy expensive new equipment. With Library of Things, you can hire high-quality cleaning tools instead of buying them, saving money, cutting waste, and reducing overconsumption. More info: buff.ly/eSKxa1G

Did you know your library card gives you access to thousands of FREE eNewspapers and eMagazines from the UK and around the world? 📰🌍 Enjoy unlimited reading on your PC, tablet, or smartphone with PressReader anytime, anywhere. 👉️ buff.ly/JFbeHjH

🌸🐣 Easter fun at Merton Libraries! 🐣🌸 Looking for ways to keep the kids entertained over the Easter break? We’ve got a fantastic range of creative crafts, fun activities, and hands-on sessions happening across our libraries! 👉 Find out more: buff.ly/Ca45Xfc

Our Merton Cost of Living Service is here! 📍Colliers Wood Library 🕙Mondays 10am-4pm 🖊️Providing advice support including debt, budgeting, welfare benefits, information on Merton and Government cost of living support. Come and talk to us!😊 @Merton_Council #CostofLivingMerton

We’re excited to share the rest of the Tuned In dates for this year! Get ready for more amazing live music, local talent, and unforgettable performances at your favourite venues. For the full list of dates, head to: buff.ly/cxUnfL8 @TunedIn_LDN

🌸📚 Spring is in the air! 🌼✨ Refresh your reading list with our online spring collection — packed with uplifting stories, fresh perspectives, and inspiring reads for the new season. 👉️ buff.ly/yxDqIwb Bloom into a new book #SpringReads #nationalyearofreading2026

LondonVerse is your platform to submit poetry, connect with a vibrant community, and showcase your words to the world and we've already had lots of great poems submitted in Merton! 👉 Submit your poetry: buff.ly/WNApOW6 @LDNLibraries #nationalyearofreading2026

Our Merton Cost of Living Service is here! Pollards Hill Library Fridays 10am-4pm Providing advice support including debt, budgeting, welfare benefits, information on Merton and Government cost of living support. (Pre-booked appointments only) @Merton_Council #CostofLivingMerton

It’s today! We’re in London for #EWM26 We’ll discover new strategies for cultivating a love of reading in the early years. 💭 Not joining us today? Take a look at our guidance for supporting early reading: literacytrust.org.uk/resources/supp… #GoAllIn2026

🎭✨ As Shakespeare Week comes to a close, the story doesn’t have to end! ✨🎭 Keep the magic alive with our online collection — from timeless plays and poetry to modern retellings and literary insights 👉️ buff.ly/IANzJ5p #ShakespeareWeek #nationalyearofreading2026

We have a dedicated Merton Libraries newsletter, sent fortnightly on Thursdays, packed with all the latest on our libraries, campaigns, events, and so much more! ✨ Stay in the loop and discover everything happening at your local library. Sign up today: buff.ly/h6AFSW0

✨Step into a world of mystery, imagination, and storytelling as Fiza Saeed McLynn introduces her captivating first novel, The Midnight Carousel.✨ 📍 Wimbledon Library 📅 Tuesday 12 May, 7:30pm 🎫 Booking required: buff.ly/OA6WUnA

Created and delivered by Merton Libraries, our Culture & Creativity NPO includes partner events, The Merton Big Read & Artists Work in Libraries Commissions. Watch the 2025/26 wrap up: buff.ly/CeMnSaw

📸✨ This Women’s History Month, step back in time with incredible archive photos celebrating the women who have shaped our community. Discover powerful stories, achievements, and everyday moments captured through the years with Merton Heritage. buff.ly/URlKR7x

📚✨ This Shakespeare Week, explore our free online resource, The New Online Shakespeare, perfect for reading, studying, and discovering Shakespeare anytime. buff.ly/D7KPxjf

The new #GoAllIn2026 advert has landed🎉 It shows how reading helps everyone connect to their passions - from football to horror or family time - and reminds us that reading in any format counts: books, audiobooks, comics, digital. 👉 If you’re into it, read into it. Go All In.