Libraries - Homework Club
Stuck on Homework? Staff are happy to help children looking for information to assist with their homework in all libraries. We also hold Library Homework Clubs which are open to children between the ages of 8 and 14, and are completely free!
Children can drop in to the library and use all the facilities, including:
Online Reference Room
This includes the most complete and up to date dictionaries and encyclopaedias you'll find anywhere, such as the Oxford English Dictionary and the Encyclopaedia Britannica. Also available are Grove Art and Grove Music,Oxford Reference Online which includes over 100 dictionaries and reference books, including bilingual dictionaries and topics ranging from Art to Science.
You'll also find XreferPlus which has yet more reference books covering topics ranging from Architecture to Technology, and various tools to help you search them
Also available is the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography, KnowUK which has over 100 major directories, and NewsUK which offers the ability to search most UK national and a wide range of local newspapers most of which have a long archive too.
And if you're a member, most of these reference resources are available from home via the Library Catalogue as well.
(Encyclopaedia Britannica and NewsUK can only be used in a library at the moment)
Books
Most branches have over 5000 books for children.
CD-ROMs
We have some of the most popular and best CD-ROMs for children available today.
Word processing
We have state-of-the-art word processing, spreadsheet, and presentation software on our computers, and other software tools too.
The Internet
Fast access to the Internet's vast stores of information - with knowledgeable staff on hand to point the way
Staff help
A professional children's librarian supervises the homework club, and can offer help and advice on finding information
When do the clubs run?
On the following days during term-time only
Hook
Thursdays from 4 - 5
Fridays from 4.30 - 5.30
New Malden
Thursday from 4 - 5.15
Old Malden
Tuesday 3.45 - 4.45
Surbiton
Tuesday from 4 - 5.15
Tolworth
Wednesday from 4 - 5.15
Tudor Drive
Monday 3.30 - 4.45
How do I join?
A joining form is available at each branch library, and must be filled in by the child's parent or guardian.
This form gives permission from the parent for the child to have supervised access to the Internet.