Delve into the history of Merton at our Heritage Discovery Day – a free annual showcase of our borough’s colourful past. This year’s event includes stalls set up by local history groups, arts and crafts, film screenings, guided walks, and the history of AFC Wimbledon.  Some of these need to be booked in advance. The Merton Heritage Discovery Day will Read more…

Join Mandi and her daughter Jennifer Paylor as they explore how Mandi’s life, spanning WW2 to the coronavirus pandemic, has empowered Mandi and allowed her to find her own voice. On the night, host Genevieve and authors Jennifer Paylor and an Mandi will enter into discussion regarding major themes in the book such as Mental Health and finding joy in Read more…

The 2021 #SummerReadingChallenge is underway! This year’s theme ‘World Wild Heroes‘ and encourages 4 – 11 year olds to read six (or more) books of their choice during the summer holidays. As well as a certificate for every child who completes the challenge, children in Merton will be entered into a prize draw where they can win the below prizes. Read more…

Join Merton Libraries as they chat to Hafsa Zayyan, author of ‘We are all Birds of Uganda’ – the winning novel of the first #Merky Books New Writer’s Prize. Moving between two continents over a troubled century, We Are All Birds of Uganda is a multi-layered, moving and immensely resonant novel of generational love, loss and what it means to Read more…

Join Merton Libraries online Book Club for children aged 7-11 Every month they’ll be discussing books based on a theme or topic. Choose any book you want to read as long as it’s related to the chosen theme. Places are limited to give everyone the chance to talk and discuss their book. Meeting dates and themes: 20 January – New Read more…

Join the Local Heritage team for a 6 week series, exploring Merton’s local history. Reading Friends is a UK-wide programme from The Reading Agency which aims to tackle loneliness by bringing people together. This group session will run for 6 weeks and held over Zoom. Session timetable: 25 Feb: Memories of Childhood 4 Mar: The Mills of Merton 11 Mar: Read more…

Join the Local Heritage team for a 6 week series, exploring Merton’s local history. Reading Friends is a UK-wide programme from The Reading Agency which aims to tackle loneliness by bringing people together. This group session will run for 6 weeks and held over Zoom. Session timetable: 25 Feb: Memories of Childhood 4 Mar: The Mills of Merton 11 Mar: Read more…

Join the Local Heritage team for a 6 week series, exploring Merton’s local history. Reading Friends is a UK-wide programme from The Reading Agency which aims to tackle loneliness by bringing people together. This group session will run for 6 weeks and held over Zoom. Session timetable: 25 Feb: Memories of Childhood 4 Mar: The Mills of Merton 11 Mar: Read more…

Join Merton Libraries online Book Club for children aged 7-11 Every month they’ll be discussing books based on a theme or topic. Choose any book you want to read as long as it’s related to the chosen theme. Places are limited to give everyone the chance to talk and discuss their book. Meeting dates and themes: 20 January – New Read more…

Join the Local Heritage team for a 6 week series, exploring Merton’s local history. Reading Friends is a UK-wide programme from The Reading Agency which aims to tackle loneliness by bringing people together. This group session will run for 6 weeks and held over Zoom. Session timetable: 25 Feb: Memories of Childhood 4 Mar: The Mills of Merton 11 Mar: Read more…

Join FizzPop Science for this interactive event about space and rockets! How do we get into space? Is there life on another planet? Let’s do some experiments to find out! From rocket making and launching to life on a distant planet, these experiments will take you out of this world… For children aged 5+ Zoom event. Details to join will Read more…

Join Spud and Yam for this World Book Day event by Merton Libraries. Enjoy Irish/Jamaican duo ‘SPUD AND YAM’ as they share delightful ‘Celtic and Caribbean Fun Songs and Stories’ for little ones. A treat for all the family! Details to join this Zoom event will be sent on Thursday 4 March once you have registered. Only one ticket per Read more…

Join the Local Heritage team for a 6 week series, exploring Merton’s local history. Reading Friends is a UK-wide programme from The Reading Agency which aims to tackle loneliness by bringing people together. This group session will run for 6 weeks and held over Zoom. Session timetable: 25 Feb: Memories of Childhood 4 Mar: The Mills of Merton 11 Mar: Read more…

Join Wimbledon Library for this special World Book Day storytime! To celebrate World Book Day, Wimbledon Library are having a special online storytime for all to enjoy. Suitable for children aged 4-6. Dress up in your favourite book character costume! This is a Zoom event, details to join will be sent out on Wednesday 3 March. Only one ticket per Read more…

Join Suzanne from Kiddirama for this special storytime based on her book Anansi Spider ‘Not a Teensy Bite’! Free event on Zoom. Details to join will be sent out om Monday 1st March. Join Suzanne from Kiddirama for this special storytime based on her book Anansi Spider ‘Not a Teensy Bite’! When Anansi Spider’s rumbly, grumbly, tumbly belly wakes her Read more…

Join the Local Heritage team for a 6 week series, exploring Merton’s local history. Reading Friends is a UK-wide programme from The Reading Agency which aims to tackle loneliness by bringing people together. This group session will run for 6 weeks and held over Zoom. Session timetable: 25 Feb: Memories of Childhood 4 Mar: The Mills of Merton 11 Mar: Read more…

Join Merton Libraries online Book Club for children aged 7-11 Every month they’ll be discussing books based on a theme or topic. Choose any book you want to read as long as it’s related to the chosen theme. Places are limited to give everyone the chance to talk and discuss their book. Meeting dates and themes: 20 January – New Read more…

Join Kiddirama for this special storytime to celebrate National Storytelling Week Join Sprinkles (Suzanne from Kiddirama), who will be telling us the story of Baby Bear and her magical journey to the Night Sky. Sprinkles is Baby Bear’s Special Star and it is her job to watch over Baby Bear while she sleeps – if only she would sleep!! Based Read more…

Merton Libraries & Abbey Road Therapies bring you another free workshop as part of the Merton Libraries Online Health & Wellbeing Festival. You’ve probably heard that meditation is great for stress reduction, but you might be wondering if meditation is really for you… As we move through the UK winter, navigating tiers, restrictions and lockdowns, it’s more important than ever Read more…

Merton Libraries and WDP Merton are delivering a webinar to talk all things alcohol. They will discuss what hazardous or harmful drinking is, how COVID-19 has affected people’s drinking, the effects of alcohol on mental health and tips to cut down your alcohol intake and improve your wellbeing. Thursday, 28 January 2021, from 11am to 12pm. This is a FREE Read more…