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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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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

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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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

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 Merton Web Team

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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Merton Adult Learning gets Mayor’s stamp of approval

5 July 2022by Merton Web Team

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

Celebrate Black History Month at Merton Libraries

5 October 2021by 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 www.merton.gov.uk/libraries  Book launch of Hunting for Freedom […]

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Arts and culture, Events, History, Libraries, Merton Together, Young people

Merton launches library and schools membership scheme

5 February 2016by

Merton has become the first borough in London to launch the library and schools membership scheme which gives every child in the borough access to first class reading materials.

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