Reading Libraries @readinglibrary

Reading Borough Public Libraries reading.gov.uk/libraries Reading, Berkshire, UK Joined July 2009

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Reading Libraries @readinglibrary

6 hours ago

4 days to go until Fun Palaces Weekend 3-5 October 2025!! 🎉🎪✨ Be part of a nationwide celebration of community, culture and creativity at all Reading Libraries. Check out events here rdguk.info/WPnaQ #FunPlaces rdguk.info/qT23A

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9 hours ago

Finally for this month, we have some young boys doing some woodworking - not something that is on the curriculum in most school these days. We believe it is at a primary school in Reading - any idea where? #ReadingLocalHistory

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3 days ago

The Alfred in question here is King Alfred (of burnt cakes fame), and his kingdom was that of Wessex, which covered the Reading and Berkshire area. David Hinton had this published in 1977 when he was working as a lecturer in archaeology, but it covers all sorts of aspects.

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4 days ago

We have FREE fun for all the family once again this Saturday 27th September at Reading Central library. Our drop-in Junk Modelling session runs from 10.30am – 12 pm. See you there!

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4 days ago

Thank you to the 23 brilliant young people volunteered with this year’s Summer Reading Challenge in our libraries over the summer! They gave an incredible 309 of hours of their time and received certificates from The Deputy Mayor of Reading on Tuesday.

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6 days ago

Come along to The Abbey School's fun Rhyme Time session, and enjoy songs, stories, and rhymes with your little one. Please come along and join us and make sure you grab a goody bag as well! Tuesday 30th September Central library for 10.30 session - drop-in, no need to book

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7 days ago

Join us at Southcote Library, Southcote Community Hub, RG30 3QP to create a book mark for your grandparents to say thank you for all they do. Saturday 27th September 10.30 -12.30pm. Drop in, no need to book. Suitable for ages 3-10, all children must be accompanied by an adult.

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a week ago

This image dates to the 1970s and features pupils at Southlands School (now Reading Girls' School) on Northumberland Avenue, working in the science lab. #ReadingLocalHistory

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a week ago

The Crawshays were a Welsh mining dynasty, who later made Caversham Park their home for a while. Margaret Stewart Taylor details their history in this book, which includes some black and white photos of the family. #ReadingLocalHistory

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2 weeks ago

Sat. 13th Sept. saw the beginning of this year's Heritage Open Day events, many following this year's theme of architecture, and Reading Library's offering is no exception - and you don't even need to leave home to see it! Click here to see our film: rdguk.info/Z02b3

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2 weeks ago

This is the hallway of Leopold House School, 66 Tilehurst Road, Reading, c. 1925. It was a private girls' school, and boys' preparatory school run by Mrs. W. Cordrey. The novelist Elizabeth Taylor went there. The site has since been developed into flats. #ReadingLocalHistory

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2 weeks ago

This is a slim volume on the history of Warfield , a village to the north of Bracknell, written by G. Timmins, and on the shelf at Reading Library at BOO/D. #ReadingLocalHistory

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3 weeks ago

Central Library Coffee Morning Monday 15th September 11am-12pm As the children go back to school, take some time to remember your school journey. Come along to enjoy the School Life memory box on loan from Reading Museum's Collection An Interactive experience for all!

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3 weeks ago

This is the hall at Katesgrove School on Dorothy Street, taken in 1999. It looks as though there is some sort of event or exhibition taking place. #ReadingLocalHistory

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3 weeks ago

Kit, or Christopher Smart, was a poet in the 1700s and has links to Reading through a printing company. This biography on him was published in 1961 and written by Christopher Devlin. Reading Library has both reference and lending copies. #ReadingLocalHistory

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3 weeks ago

Story Garden challenge ends on Saturday 13th September which is likely to be a busy day so please don't wait to claim your certificate. All finishers also have the chance of winning a DUPLO or LEGO kit, or if they've completed adult Book Bingo, an AMAZON voucher! #StoryGarden

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4 weeks ago

Chase away those back to school blues! We have FREE fun for all the family once again this Saturday 6th September at Reading Central library. Our drop-in Junk Modelling session runs from 10.30am – 12 pm. See you there!

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4 weeks ago

Join Southcote Library for a starting school story time TODAY, 2nd of September at 3.00pm for all starting school this term. Share helpful stories to make starting school fun and calm first day nerves. Drop in event no need to book. Older and younger siblings welcome.

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4 weeks ago

It's back to school this month, so we have some interiors of schools for you, starting with this fireplace from the old Presentation College (previously Oaklands Hall), on the Bath Road. the house was demolished and the Wren School built on the site. #ReadingLocalHistory

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4 weeks ago

Join Southcote Library for a starting school story time TOMORROW, 2nd of September at 3.00pm for all starting school in September. Share helpful stories to make starting school fun and calm first day nerves. Drop in event no need to book. Older and younger siblings welcome.