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📰📱 Get Online Week!
Did you know you can enjoy thousands of eMagazines and eNewspapers online with PressReader? 🌍📚
Catch up on the latest news, discover new magazines and read your favourite titles wherever you are.
Check out PressReader today - buff.ly/VxgEyHy
Join author Marielle Bayliss for a fun and interactive session inspired by her book Frog in a Fog!
Children and families can enjoy storytelling, movement, discussion and creative activities as they explore the story.
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🎃👻 Get Spooky & Get Creative! ✍️📚
Calling all budding writers! Join us at Raynes Park Library for a series of fun, Halloween-inspired Spooky Stories creative writing workshops for ages 7–12.
📍 Raynes Park Library
👻 Ages 7–12
🎟️ Book your free space: buff.ly/M7OlNsh
Today marks the start of Green Libraries Week, and we’re celebrating everything that makes our libraries special!
We have a fantastic selection of books for you to explore and lots of exciting events happening throughout the week - buff.ly/Zmmbr2Y
Discover Local Art at Morden Library! 🖼️
Celebrate the creativity and talent of Merton’s local artists and makers at our FREE Art Exhibition! ✨
📍 Morden Library
📅 Wednesday 21 – Saturday 24 October 2026
🎟️ FREE entry – all ages welcome!
Join us at West Barnes Library for a special FREE film and audio screening celebrating the experiences of people who came to London from the Commonwealth, bringing their skills, hopes and dreams.
📅 Tuesday 20 Oct, 10:30am
🎟️ Book your free space: buff.ly/UcukQWl
💻 Get Online Week starts today! 🌐
Did you know Merton Libraries offers free IT support, laptop loans, eBooks, online resources, newspapers, magazines and comics? 📚💻📰
See our full Get Online Week events schedule: buff.ly/Xef6VSv
#GetOnlineWeek
Have you visited one of our libraries or attended one of our events or activities?
Please take a few minutes to use our feedback pads in the libraries to share your thoughts on the library service.
Thank you for taking the time to help us make our libraries even better! 📚✨
Celebrate Black History Month!
Discover our online Black History Month collection and explore stories that celebrate Black history, culture, heritage and achievements.
Explore our online collection today and find your next great read - buff.ly/uLPVcql
Merton Libraries retweeted
🌿 Poetry in Wimbledon Competition 2026 is inviting UK residents aged 16 and over to submit one original, unpublished poem of up to 40 lines.
📅 Entries close: Monday 7 December at 11:59pm
🏆 Performance & prize collection: 2 March 2027
💷 Free to enter! One entry per person.
Listen to poetry, share your thoughts in a friendly discussion, and explore self-expression through gentle writing prompts. The focus is on the process, not the finished result.
📍 Wimbledon Library
📅 Weds 4 Nov, 10am
Book your space: buff.ly/6QvFsif
@Jini_Reddy
Merton Libraries retweeted
Our new Jobs and Cost of Living Events are here with opportunities for work placements, training, employment schemes, plus practical money advice and more – come along to the first one:
📍 New Horizon Centre
📅 29 October, 10.30am–1.30pm
See more 👉 news.merton.gov.uk/2026/10/1…
It’s Black History Month! 🖤📚
Why not pop into your local library and take a look at our special Black History Month book displays?
Discover new authors, inspiring stories, and different perspectives, with something for everyone to enjoy.
#BlackHistoryMonth
Calling all crime fiction fans! Join us at Wimbledon Library on Tuesday 3 November at 7:15pm for a fascinating evening with acclaimed crime writers Biba Pearce and Emma Styles, hosted by local author Joy Kluver.
Book your free space: buff.ly/J4ylj7C
@JoyKluver
Get ready to grab your headphones and dance your way through Libraries Week! We’ve got two fantastic Silent Disco sessions on Saturday 24 October — one for families and one just for adults.
📍 Wimbledon Library
📅 Saturday 24 October, 4pm & 5:30pm
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Don't forget, Read On is the FREE reading app from London Libraries, designed to inspire your next great read! 📱💚
Whether you're a bookworm or looking to get back into reading, Read On has something for everyone!
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Merton Libraries retweeted
We’re looking for the next big ideas for the Pride in Merton Legacy Fund – your chance to help decide how we invest £3m
What could improve your neighbourhood? Think big, be ambitious – we want to hear it!
Tell us at one of our upcoming special events 👉 orlo.uk/fQRt5
ALT A graphic asking Merton residents how they would spend £3M, featuring hands holding a sign against a purple dotted background.
💚📚 World Mental Health Day
Need a little reading pick-me-up? ✨
For #NationalYearOfReading2026, Mood Boosting Books is back with 10 books chosen by 18–25-year-olds for adults to enjoy.
📖 Find your next feel-good read in the online collection -buff.ly/fhryPns
This Black History Month, celebrate stories, voices, and experiences that have shaped our shared history. 🖤
Come into your local library to see our lovely Black History Month book displays and discover a range of inspiring stories, perspectives, and voices.
#BlackHistoryMonth
🎃👻 Get Spooky & Get Creative! ✍️📚
Calling all budding writers! Join us at Raynes Park Library for a series of fun, Halloween-inspired Spooky Stories creative writing workshops for ages 7–12.
📍 Raynes Park Library
👻 Ages 7–12
🎟️ Book your free space: buff.ly/M7OlNsh
