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"Mind Matters" Collection Launched

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.

Special Needs Collection

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.

Kingston Libraries Catalogue

Here you can browse our stock , as well as look up information about your loans. You can renew books on loan, or request a book in the Catalogue.

You can renew items on loan up to two 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.

Online Reference Room

From this page you can also visit our  Online Reference Room where you can find out about many things. It contains online dictionaries, encyclopaedias, directories and a range of other online reference books, and covers many topics that may be useful or helpful to you.

The majority of our online reference content is also available outside the library, and we are constantly working to make more of them available. Restrictions on your home or other computer may mean you cannot access all this content. Please contact us if you have any dificulty.

To access your account  you need your library membership number and PIN, and will need to select "my account" and log in.

If  your membership number is KTP 1234567 X you should enter it as 1234567X

If your membership number is KTP 1234567 8 you should enter it as 12345678

If you do not have a PIN, ask a member of staff at your branch library (remember to take your library card with you).

Alternatively, you can e-mail libict@rbk.kingston.gov.uk quoting your borrower number and registered address and we will send your PIN to you.

Please note: PIN requests received by e-mail will only be processed during normal office hours.