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Owing to staff shortages, Osterley Community Hub and Library will be closing at 5:30pm today. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
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Owing to unforeseen circumstances, Osterley Community Hub and Library will be closing at 5pm today. We apologise for the inconvenience. To find your nearest open library, visit our online catalogue: buff.ly/EvV6Ded
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Well, The Summer Reading Challenge officially ended last Saturday, and, after a week of catching final stragglers, Cinnamon the Cat can finally get the nap she's been craving... #SummerReadingChallenge
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Many thanks to all the children who took part in the Challenge and our summer activities. Keep your eyes open for a montage of the best bits sometime in the coming week or two. 馃憖
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If you go down to Beavers Community Hub & Library this week, you will see our latest library building project - a new reading den for our toddler visitors! (Full disclosure, it is made of cardboard, and really quite small...)
A photograph of a small cardboard construction of square panel walls and a triangle panel domed roof, on the carpeted area in the front of Beavers Library.

ALT A photograph of a small cardboard construction of square panel walls and a triangle panel domed roof, on the carpeted area in the front of Beavers Library.

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It is a work-in-progress, so please be careful around it and avoid handling it if you can, but we would love to hear from you if you have ideas for its decoration! #GoAllIn #NYR26
A picture from a book of a domed den - the inspiration for the one at Beavers Library - with text superimposed over it in white. Text reads: Beavers' Book Den. I am not quite finished yet - please be careful with me. Do you have suggestions for how I can be decorated? Tell a member of staff! Text ends.

ALT A picture from a book of a domed den - the inspiration for the one at Beavers Library - with text superimposed over it in white. Text reads: Beavers' Book Den. I am not quite finished yet - please be careful with me. Do you have suggestions for how I can be decorated? Tell a member of staff! Text ends.

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Friday was Book Club Day here in the UK, and Hounslow's Community Hub & Library Services will be celebrating in our book clubs throughout the month. Feltham had a cream tea add-on to their normal tea and biscuits - yum!
A small cream tea setup with scones, jam, and cream. Also available were mini cheeses, crackers, and croissants. Behind the setup is a poster for Book Club Day UK.

ALT A small cream tea setup with scones, jam, and cream. Also available were mini cheeses, crackers, and croissants. Behind the setup is a poster for Book Club Day UK.

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They also played a version of "Kiss, Marry, Avoid" with some of the books which they have read in the 12 years of their current incarnation!
A book version of Kiss, Marry, Kill where the categories are "Read and return", "Keep and reread", and "Recycle without reading". The two books in each category are Listen for the Lie and Rivers of London, Without the Moon and A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, and finally, Pigeon English and The Poison Artist.

ALT A book version of Kiss, Marry, Kill where the categories are "Read and return", "Keep and reread", and "Recycle without reading". The two books in each category are Listen for the Lie and Rivers of London, Without the Moon and A Long Way to a Small, Angry Planet, and finally, Pigeon English and The Poison Artist.

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Brand-new library books: ordered, labelled, and delivered, by our Schools Libraries Services, ready to shelve in a school library near you! Happy New (academic) Year from the SLS Team. #ServicesSpotlight #SchoolLibrary
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Back in June - National Crime Reading Month - we asked visitors to the libraries to vote for their favourite Crime Writer. After rigorous checks, we can now confirm: Agatha Christie is our top crime author! Honourable mentions to runners up Richard Osman and Michael Connelly.
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We are sorry to announce that Chiswick Community Hub & Library will be closing at 5pm today, owing to staffing issues. We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause. For your nearest open library, please visit our online catalogue: buff.ly/cZYwnab
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It's launch day! From today we are taking registrations for this year's Summer Reading Challenge. The theme is Read to the Beat, so let us know what your favourite background music for reading is; maybe we can make a Hounslow Reading Mixtape! #SummerReadingChallenge
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We're sorry to announce that Osterley Community Hub & Library has had to close from 12noon today owing to staffing issues. We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
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It's that time of year again - we're approaching the end of the school term, and that means the start of the Summer Reading Challenge! This year's theme is Read to the Beat: do you have any book soundtrack suggestions? Registrations start on 11th July. #SummerReadingChallenge
A poster advertising Hounslow's participation in the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge. The challenge runs from 11 July to 12 Sept and the theme is Read to the Beat. Children can win small prizes for each book up to six and then be entered into a draw for a bigger prize.

ALT A poster advertising Hounslow's participation in the 2026 Summer Reading Challenge. The challenge runs from 11 July to 12 Sept and the theme is Read to the Beat. Children can win small prizes for each book up to six and then be entered into a draw for a bigger prize.

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Had a great idea for a bookmark but thought you'd missed our competition deadline? Don't worry, we've extended the submission period to 11th July. You have two more weeks to finish your design and drop it off at your chosen Community Hub and Library branch! #GoAllIn #LoveToRead
An image explaining that the "Design a Bookmark" competition in Hounslow Community Hubs and Libraries - which had been running from 26 May to 23 June - has been extended until 11 July.

ALT An image explaining that the "Design a Bookmark" competition in Hounslow Community Hubs and Libraries - which had been running from 26 May to 23 June - has been extended until 11 July.

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Owing to staff sickness, Osterley Community Hub & Library will be closed today. To find your nearest open branch, visit our website: buff.ly/XVYBwhA We apologise for the inconvenience caused.
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Hounslow Community Hubs & Libraries retweeted
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Happy #NationalBarcodeDay everyone. The barcode was first patented in the U.S.A in 1952 but it wasn't until the 26th June 1974 that a barcode was first scanned in a shop in Ohio (on a pack of Wrigley's Juicy Fruit gum). #OTD And now we all use them every single day. BEEP BEEP
A barcode made out of Penguin Little Black Classics books

ALT A barcode made out of Penguin Little Black Classics books

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Owing to the current weather conditions, some of our sites will be closing early today. Other sites will be open with their usual hours. Feltham, Hanworth, and Hounslow are designated cool spaces: for more, visit the cool spaces website buff.ly/7MdWfZQ
An image of a notice displaying the early closing time of some libraries in Hounslow Borough. Brentford, Chiswick, Heston, and Osterley will be closing at 5pm. Isleworth will be closing at 5:30pm.

ALT An image of a notice displaying the early closing time of some libraries in Hounslow Borough. Brentford, Chiswick, Heston, and Osterley will be closing at 5pm. Isleworth will be closing at 5:30pm.

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We will opening the following Community Hub & Library sites today at 1pm, owing to a staff meeting: Hounslow, Isleworth, Meadowbank. We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause. Adult Education Classes and other scheduled activities will take place as normal.
We will opening the following Community Hub & Library sites today at 1pm, owing to a staff meeting: Hounslow, Isleworth, Meadowbank. We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause. Adult Education Classes and other scheduled activities will take place as normal.

ALT We will opening the following Community Hub & Library sites today at 1pm, owing to a staff meeting: Hounslow, Isleworth, Meadowbank. We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause. Adult Education Classes and other scheduled activities will take place as normal.

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We will opening the following Community Hub & Library sites today at 1pm, owing to a staff meeting: Brentford, Chiswick, Heston, Osterley. We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause. Adult Education Classes and other scheduled activities will take place as normal.
We will opening the following Community Hub & Library sites today at 1pm, owing to a staff meeting: Brentford, Chiswick, Heston, Osterley. We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause. Adult Education Classes and other scheduled activities will take place as normal.

ALT We will opening the following Community Hub & Library sites today at 1pm, owing to a staff meeting: Brentford, Chiswick, Heston, Osterley. We apologise for the inconvenience this will cause. Adult Education Classes and other scheduled activities will take place as normal.

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