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 24 May.
Swiss at Sixty
The library service is celebrating the sixtieth year of Swiss Cottage Library. The library was opened by Queen Elizabeth II on 10 November 1964. An exhibition, Swiss at Sixty: The Swiss Cottage Library Story, opened in the Gallery at Swiss Cottage Library on March 7th charting the history of this architecturally iconic library. The exhibition has been created by the Local Studies and Archive Service. The exhibition has now been taken down from the Gallery but if you missed it please do visit Holborn Library from Monday 14th April until Thursday 29th May to see the exhibition. The exhibition will be on the 2nd floor in the Local Studies and Archive Centre.
Also 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.
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.
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Training and Development
To support the training and development of the library team, the libraries will be closed for half days across two dates in May - Thursday 15 and Thursday 22 May 2025.
The libraries that are closed on each date will reopen at 2pm.
Thursday 15 May
Pancras Square, Swiss Cottage, Highgate and Queens Crescent Libraries will be closed until 2pm (all other libraries will open as usual).
Thursday 22 May
Kilburn, Holborn, Kentish Town, Camden Town and West Hampstead libraries will be closed until 2pm (all other libraries will open as usual).
We apologise for any inconvenience.