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Plant Swap Days.

Share seeds, cuttings and transplants from your collection with others.

📆 Wednesday 27 May, 10.30am-1.30pm
📆 Saturday 13 June, 11am-3pm
📍 Queens Park Library
🔗 No need to book

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Need homework help? Come and join our Free Homework Club at North Kensington Library! 📐 🧑‍🎓 📚

For children under 16.

📆 Every Thursday
📍 North Kensington Library
🕑 4-5 pm
🔗 https://t.co/K4bp00egLO

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Victorian Britain Day by Day: Author Talk.

Step into an extraordinary world of Victorian Britain, with an engaging author talk by historian Nicholas Travers.

📆 30 May
📍 Chelsea Library
⏱️ 2-3pm
🔗 https://t.co/8zxKgD2nFf

#nationalyearofreading #goallin

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Grow Food Anywhere Workshop In-person

Join us for a free hands-on planting workshop and discover how even the smallest urban space can grow fresh food, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2026.

📆 16 May
⏱️ 10:30am - 12pm
📍 Brompton Library
🔗 https://t.co/o2t6n6wpDs

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Women's Wellbeing Summit.

Join us for an inspiring day dedicated to growth, connection and empowerment.

A gathering of voices from across wellbeing, creativity and personal development.

📆 16 May
📍 Kensington Central Library
⏱️ 1:30 - 6:30pm
🔗 https://t.co/Z1ZbWKkzVt

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🗳️ Library closures – Thurs 7 May
Brompton Library & Kensington Central Children’s Library will be closed as polling stations. The rest of Kensington Central will remain open.

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Hitchcock and Herrmann: The Friendship and Film Scores That Changed Cinema

Enjoy a book talk by author Steven C. Smith, revealing the story of a collaboration that reshaped cinema sound.

📍 Kensington Central Library
📆 29 April 2026
🕑 6pm - 7.30pm
🔗 https://t.co/QcpxgN2oRI

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Need homework help? Come and join our Free Homework Club at North Kensington Library! 📐 🧑‍🎓 📚
For children under 16.

📆 Every Thursday
📍 North Kensington Library
🕑 4-5 pm
🔗 https://t.co/TcpdT4H9rB

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In recognition of Stephen Lawrence Day, join us to discover the story of Samuel Jules Celestine-Edwards, a radical activist, writer, public speaker and the first Black editor in Britain. 🖋️ ✊🏿

📍 North Kensington Library
📆 23 April 2026
🕑 6.30PM
🔗 https://t.co/ACu3vjj0fE

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Would you like to feel more confident using technology?

Come along to these free bi-monthly Digital Drop-In sessions hosted by the Kensington & Chelsea Over 50s Forum. 💻 📱

📆 17 and 24 April 2026
🕑 2-4pm
📍Brompton Library
🔗 https://t.co/7FhaZvJTHW

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An Evening with Christy Theodoulou: Godless Cosmologies.

Celebrate storytelling and imagination with a special author event at Chelsea Library marking World Book Night.

📆 23 April
📍 Chelsea Library
⏱️ 6:30-7:30pm
🔗 https://t.co/e10FC0LQbm

#NationalYearofReading

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North Kensington Library Film Club.

This month we are marking World Autism Acceptance Month with a film about the inspiring life of Temple Grandin. The event is suitable for adults.

📍North Kensington Library
📆 30 April 2026
🕑 5.30pm - 7.30pm
🔗https://t.co/67wh1DDC39

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GCSE Spanish Conversation Class

Come along and practice your Spanish for upcoming GCSE exams in a friendly setting with a Spanish native speaker.

Book via Eventbrite.

📅 21, 28 March & 18, 25 April
📍 Kensal Library
🕒 11.30am - 12.30pm
🔗 https://t.co/oPdBZ104YN

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USE YOUR VOICE - Understanding Representative Democracy.

Join the second session in a series of meetings, learn how people get elected & what the different tiers of government do.

📆 26 March
📍 Kensington Central Library
⏱️ 6:30 - 7:45pm
🔗 https://t.co/5KY9TfXBWH

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Drop-in sessions: Shape North Kensington Social Justice Archive together

Come along to see the proposals developed by Jan Kattein Architects and give us your valuable feedback.

📍 North Kensington Library
📆 Session 1: 21 March, 12 - 3pm
📆 Session 2: 24 March, 5.30 - 7.30pm

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Try Creative Writing with Age UK at Brompton Library.

Come and join a Creative Writing session with Age UK at Brompton Library.
All abilities are welcome, and we can’t wait to see you there!

📆 Every Monday
📍 Brompton Library
🔗 https://t.co/SOQV4fLos2

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Craft Time for 5-10 year olds.

Do you like being creative? Come and unleash your creativity at North Kensington Library with lots of stories, new friends and engaging crafts.

📆 Every Saturday
📍 North Kensington Library
🕑 3-4pm
🔗 https://t.co/qgS6F6f4I4

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Craft Time for children aged 5-10.

Do you like being creative? Come and unleash your creativity at North Kensington Library with lots of stories, new friends and engaging crafts.

📆 Every Saturday
📍 North Kensington Library
🕑 3-4pm
🔗 https://t.co/DjHUynn1B0

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Homework Support.

Come along to North Kensington Library's Homework Support (mainly English, Maths and Science) from our helpful tutor. Suitable for children aged 5-12, who must attend with a parent or legal guardian.

📆 19 February
📍 North Kensington Library
🕑 4pm - 5pm