Merton Libraries

🌸🐣 What a fantastic 2 weeks it has been! 🐣🌸 We’ve had so much fun celebrating Easter with lots of creative children’s crafts and activities — it’s been amazing to see everyone getting involved, making, creating, and enjoying themselves! 🎨✨

📚✨ Unwind with Reading Retreat ✨📚 Looking for a relaxed, welcoming space to enjoy stories and connect with others? Join Wimbledon Library for a gentle shared reading experience. 📍 Wimbledon Library 🗓 Tuesdays, 10:30am 🎟 FREE – no booking required buff.ly/PoPNHh6

📚 National Year of Reading – Book of the Month Try Puzzle House by Peter Wartman & Felia Hanakata — a fun junior graphic adventure packed with mystery and puzzles to solve! 🧩 Start reading now: buff.ly/cE3TEgw #nationalyearofreading2026

So excited to see the 2026 #QuickReads published today! Part of #WorldBookNight and the #NationalYearOfReading2026

🔸 A History of the RAF Bomber Command with Marcus Gibson 🔸 Join Wimbledon library for a compelling talk by Marcus Gibson, former Financial Times columnist, as he presents his book, The Greatest Force. 📍 Wimbledon Library 🗓 Monday 18 May, 6pm 🎟 buff.ly/fucMut4

Our Merton Cost of Living Service is here! 📍Wimbledon Library 🕙Thursdays 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

Explore, learn, and discover with Britannica Library 📚 Access three sites in one, with age-appropriate content to support research, homework, and projects for all ages. Perfect for learners of every stage 👉️ buff.ly/6W0nNmu

Fantastic Children’s Online Collections for the Easter Holidays! Looking for something fun to keep young readers busy this Easter break? We have some fantastic online collections for children. Explore the collections 👉️ buff.ly/2AYJO8u #nationalyearofreading2026

📚✨ Got a child who loves books or being creative? Join our new Story Makers Club—where imagination takes centre stage! 🌟 Books | ✍️ Writing | 🎨 Drawing 🗓 Starts 18 Apr 2026 📍 West Barnes Library 👧 Ages 6–11 ⏰ Saturdays at 10:30am Book now 👉 buff.ly/cMQT1o8

✨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

This World Autism Acceptance Month, we’re proud to offer a wide range of books designed to support, educate, and inspire. Join us for a variety of events and activities celebrating neurodiversity, raising awareness, and fostering understanding 👉️ buff.ly/9epY7QS

Dive into gripping YA adventures filled with supernatural crime, deadly reality shows, paranormal mysteries, and epic new worlds. Press play on these thrilling listens, now available on #BorrowBox. @amiescool @SimonSchusterUK @EburyPublishing

📚 National Year of Reading – Book of the Month Try The Forgetting Moon by Brian Lee Durfee — an epic fantasy of war, prophecy & unlikely heroes. Start reading now: buff.ly/mJis60J #nationalyearofreading2026

🌸📚 Spring into Reading This Easter! 🐣🌼 Celebrate the season with our beautiful Easter & Spring book displays or alternatively explore our online collections filled with uplifting reads 👉️ buff.ly/iQlXGR3 #EasterReads #SpringBook #nationalyearofreading2026

Stress can get to all of us To remind everyone of this and to make sure everyone takes care of their mental health, April is Stress Awareness Month Read more about stress and how to manage it here: mentalhealth-uk.org/help-and-infor… #stress #health #manage #mental #awareness #everyone

Artists Work in Libraries, commissions artists who are interested in working in the context of libraries in innovative ways to showcase their work to diverse local communities through Merton’s Culture and Creativity NPO programme. Click here for More: merton.gov.uk/NPO

🐣 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