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Category Archives: Libraries

Celebrate Black History Month with Merton

2 October 2023by MertonSJ

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 MertonSJ

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 MertonSJ

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 MertonSJ

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

Merton libraries receive £357,000 from Arts Council England

9 November 2022by MertonSJ

The money is part of a wider grant of £2.6m to artistic bodies in the borough including Polka Theatre and B3 Media

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Libraries

Merton Adult Learning gets Mayor’s stamp of approval

5 July 2022by MertonSJ

Service has been awarded a Quality Mark as part of the Mayor’s Skill Academies in Digital Skills, recognising its excellence in education provision and training

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Education and schools, Libraries

Merton set to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee

24 May 2022by MertonJP

This year, we mark Her Majesty The Queen’s 70th year on the throne, a milestone that’s never before been reached in our country. Celebrations will be taking place all over Merton […]

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