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Category Archives: Libraries

Temporary changes to Morden Library Service 

18 December 2025by mertoner

Morden Library is temporarily moving to Morden Baptist Church, just over the road from the Civic Centre.   The temporary site will still offer most core library services – including free exercise classes, IT […]

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Libraries

Christmas period service information in Merton

20 December 2024by Merton8

As we approach Christmas, we have rounded up key information about changes and close downs of council and partner services over the period. Waste and Recycling Revised rubbish and recycling […]

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Clean streets, Cost of living, Education and schools, Environment, Housing, Keep It Clean Love Merton, Libraries, Merton Together, Parks and green spaces, Recycling and waste, Safer Merton

Merton Libraries launch The Merton Big Read for 2024  

14 June 2024by Merton Web Team

The Merton Big Read, in partnership with Wimbledon Bookfest, is back for its second year. This year’s novel is the internationally acclaimed Brooklyn by Booker Prize-winning author and Irish Laureate, […]

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Libraries

Celebrate Black History Month with Merton

2 October 2023by Merton Web Team

Merton Libraries will be celebrating Black History Month throughout October with a wide range of events and activities. For info about services and events across the borough visit http://www.merton.gov.uk/libraries. To […]

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Arts and culture, Libraries

Ready, Set, Read: Summer Reading Challenge kicks off for 2023

17 July 2023by MertonJP

Merton libraries kicked off this year’s Summer Reading Challenge with a spectacular mass outdoor high-intensity interval training (HIIT) session, with over 400 KS2 school children at Canons House and Grounds. […]

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Borough of Sport, Children, Education and schools, Events, Libraries, Young people

Merton and Wimbledon BookFest kick off creative partnership

3 May 2023by Merton Web Team

Residents turned out in huge numbers for the first free event to be delivered as part of a three-year creative partnership between Merton Libraries and Wimbledon BookFest that will see […]

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Arts and culture, Libraries

Mitcham Library receives funding boost for education and digital hub

29 March 2023by Merton Web Team

Merton Libraries have been awarded a Library Improvement Fund from Arts Council England of £73,354 to deliver a digital and education hub at Mitcham Library

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Libraries

Celebrate Morden Heritage Week

22 March 2023by Merton Web Team

Join us for a series of free talks, walks and workshops as we celebrate Morden Heritage Week from March 25. 

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History, Libraries

Highest ever customer satisfaction rates for Merton libraries 

25 January 2023by Merton Web Team

Results from the latest customer satisfaction survey have revealed that 100% of residents are satisfied with library services, and 96% of residents rate library services as ‘very good’ or ‘good’. […]

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Civic Pride, Libraries

Health and Wellbeing Zones launched in Merton’s libraries

30 November 2022by Merton Web Team

An innovative new project to help improve residents’ health and wellbeing via our public libraries launched last week. More than 700 people, including local GPs, councillors and the Mayor, attended […]

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Health and social care, Libraries, Public health
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