Borrow a ukulele
Borrow a Ukulele from Swiss Cottage library or join a free 6-week course for beginners. Find out more and book.
Share your thoughts on Rhyme Time and the library
If you have a child under 5, let us know what you enjoy about Rhyme Time and the library and what could be improved. If you also use Camden’s Children’s Centres and Family Hubs, we’d love to hear how they support you.
Your feedback helps us improve services for all Camden families.
Queens Crescent Library
We would like to hear from you if you use Queens Crescent Library. We are exploring what residents would like to do in their local library and how we can make the space more engaging. Complete this form by 30 June.
Kilburn Library
We are continuing to plan the refurbishment of Kilburn Library. Thanks to a grant from the Libraries Improvement Fund administered by The Department for, Culture, Media & Sport (DCMS) and Arts Council England, Kilburn Library will be refurbished to celebrate the collections and make the space more engaging and practical for community events and activities. We have developed plans based on feedback from residents gathered last year, but we would like to hear from you again. Visit Kilburn Library from Monday 2 June to Saturday 14 June to share your ideas and comments with the team.
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We will be adding to these resources in the future. Check back here for more news.
Swiss at Sixty
The library service is celebrating the 60th year of Swiss Cottage Library. The library was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 10 November 1964. To help celebrate the 60th year the children’s library at Swiss Cottage Library has been redesigned to make the space more engaging and interactive. We hope you will bring your children to enjoy the space. We have a range of free events at Swiss Cottage Library and all our libraries so please come and visit.
Community Café
Come and try the tasty food at the new Community Café run by Lifeafterhummus, at Pancras Square Library. The café is open Tuesday to Saturday, 12pm to 5.30pm.
Unearthed: The Power of Gardening
Unearthed: The Power of Gardening is a free display at Camden Libraries (2 May – 30 August) exploring the transformative, enriching and sometimes radical power of gardening.
Inspired by the British Library’s major exhibition (2 May – 10 August 2025), Camden is one of 30 library services celebrating gardening through the UK-wide Living Knowledge Network.
From windowsills to allotments, Unearthed: The Power of Gardening at Camden Libraries explores how the act of gardening can heal and sustain people in a multitude of ways. It reveals how gardening can bring people together, empower communities and shape our relationship with the natural world. It also considers gardening as a form of activism, as a means of challenging land ownership and highlighting social disparities, as well as providing a global story about the movement of plants.
The exhibition will visit 6 libraries on these dates (subject to change):
- Swiss Cottage Library: 2 May to 15 May
- Holborn Library: 19 May - 5 June
- Pancras Square Library: 9 June - 26 June
- Kilburn Library: 30 June - 17 July
- Queens Crescent Library: 21 July - 10 August
- Highgate Library: 13 August - 30 August
For accessibility:
- a 20-minute audio description of the exhibition is available here
- a transcript is also available
- large print and braille guides are available in branch
Events
Alongside the exhibition panels, we are excited to be hosting an exciting programme of events.
Contacting the Council at your local library
Courtesy phones have recently been reinstated in all Camden Libraries except Pancras Square Library where residents can speak with a team member at Contact Camden. This means you can speak with someone and complete tasks by using the phone at the library. Ask the library team if you need assistance.