Click on the link on the left to browse our stock ,and look up information about your loans. You can renew books, or request a book in the Catalogue.
You can renew items on loan up to three times. There may be several reasons why you may not be able to renew a loan. Please contact any of Kingston's library branches if you have difficulty.
Working in partnership with the staff at Mind in Kingston, Kingston Libraries have created a collection of 150 self help books which aim to help people with mild to moderate mental health problems learn more about their conditions and provide steps to overcoming their symptoms and regaining their lives.
The 50 titles forming the basis of the collection have been suggested by the staff at Mind in Kingston and also from a wider national initiative, Books On Prescription.
The collection is located at Kingston Library, but the books are freely available to reserve and borrow by anyone through the borough libraries.
Hook and Chessington Library now has a Special Needs Collection of stock. This is aimed at parents or carers of children with special needs. The bulk of the collection has been donated by The National Autistic Society – Kingston Branch, but there are also some items especially bought for the collection following suggestions from MAPS, which is a parent support group for children with special needs.
The collection of material is all on the catalogue, and has the shelf mark “Special Needs”. Anyone can borrow from it on an adult library card for the usual 3 week period, and there are fines if returned or renewed late. However, all the items may be reserved free of charge.
A list of the titles in the collection can be printed off below or further details can be obtained by contacting Hook and Chessington Library, details on the library branch page.