What's on for adults in our libraries
Activities and clubs in our libraries
For special events please visit our special events for adults page.
Regular activities
- Art for adults
- Business support and advice
- Business support and advice using social media
- Chess clubs
- Coding club
- Coffee mornings
- Computer help sessions
- Creative writing group
- Crochet and knitting clubs
- ESOL conversation groups
- Hate crime information and support
- Italian Conversation Club
- Meditation
- National Careers Service
- Poet’s Corner
- Poetry enjoyment group
- Police contact point
- Read and Relax reading groups
- Reading groups
- Stop smoking support
- WorkZone 1:1 sessions
- Yoga
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| Shepherds Bush Library | Saturday, 2.30pm - 4.30pm |
Join Carlo for this weekly class where you'll learn drawing techniques such as:
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| Hammersmith Library | First and third Monday of the month, 6pm - 8pm |
Are you thinking about starting a business and need advice? Have you started a business and need some support? Do you want help growing your business? Free 30 minute appointments; the last appointment is at 7.30pm. These sessions are for residents and businesses based in Hammersmith & Fulham. To book an appointment, email: business-support@lbhf.gov.uk |
| Shepherds Bush Library | Thursday, 5pm - 7pm |
Are you thinking about starting a business and need advice? Have you started a business and need some support? Do you want help growing your business? Free 30 minute appointments; the last appointment is at 7.30pm. These sessions are for residents and businesses based in Hammersmith & Fulham. Available dates:
To book an appointment, email: |
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| Fulham Library | Wednesday, 6pm - 8pm |
If you want to know how your business can get the most out of social media, we are offering local businesses and start-ups free 30 minute one-to-one sessions with an experienced social media expert. Free 30 minute appointments; the last appointment is at 7.30pm. These sessions are for residents and businesses based in Hammersmith & Fulham. Available dates:
To book an appointment, email: business-support@lbhf.gov.uk |
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Wednesday, 6pm - 7.45pm |
Adults and children are welcome to attend. With the Hammersmith Chess Club.
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Thursday, 6pm - 7.30pm |
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| Hammersmith Library | Wednesday, 6pm - 7pm |
Are you interested in learning code? Weekly sessions for adults aged 16 and over. Limited places available, to book contact Hammersmith Library. |
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Wednesday, 11am |
Please telephone 020 8753 3863 for more information. |
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Last Friday of the month |
For more details visit the Citizen Advice Hammersmith and Fulham website. |
Basic computer help sessions are available in the following libraries. Places are limited and you will need to book in advance.
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Monday, 2pm - 3pm Tuesday, 2.30pm - 3.30pm Thursday, 2.30pm - 4.30pm Friday, 11am - 12 noon |
Need help setting up an email account or browsing the internet?
Drop-in IT support
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Wednesday, 2pm - 3.30pm Thursday 1 to 1s |
Group drop-in 30 minute sessions; please see staff for more information. |
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Wednesday, 3pm - 4pm Thursday, 3pm - 4pm |
Contact Shepherds Bush Library to book your 30 minute slot. |
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| Hammersmith Library |
Thursday, 11am - 11.30am Thursday 2pm - 2.30pm Friday, 11am - 12 noon |
Contact Hammersmith Library to book your slot. |
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'TechTalk', free 1 to 1 computer skills support is available every day on a drop in basis or by appointment, email: TechTalk@cahf.org.uk |
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| Hammersmith Library | Once a month, 6pm - 7.30pm | Everyone is welcome and no creative writing experience is required; beginners are particularly welcome. To book your free place, email: david.harland@lbhf.gov.uk or just turn up. |
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Thursday, 2pm - 3pm |
Everyone welcome - just bring your own needles and wool. |
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Friday, 2pm - 3.45pm |
Knitting club |
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Every other Saturday, 10am - 12 noon |
Knitting club; meetings take place in the Teen Area. £1 adults, 50p children. Please bring your own materials. For more information, email: karin.hossack@lbhf.gov.uk |
Would you like to improve and practise your English? If English is not your mother tongue and you want to have fun and meet people from all over the world while practising your spoken English, then this is the place for you.
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| Shepherds Bush Library | Wednesday, 10.30am - 12 noon | No need to book a place, just turn up. |
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Saturday, 2pm - 3pm |
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| Fulham Library | Every other Thursday, 2pm - 4pm |
Free information and confidential support from Victim Support. Contact the library for more information. |
| Shepherds Bush Library | Every other Thursday, 2pm - 4pm |
Free information and confidential support from Victim Support. Contact the library for more information. |
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| Hammersmith Library |
Tuesday, 4pm Free, fortnightly from 16 July |
Meet in the Teen zone |
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| Shepherds Bush Library | Friday, 6pm - 7pm |
Contact the library to book your place. |
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Appointments available on Monday and Tuesday |
Free careers advice. To book, call: 0800 100 900 |
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| Fulham Library |
Wednesday, one hour appointments available at the following times: 10am, 11am, 12 noon, 1.45pm, 2.45pm and 3.45pm |
Free careers advice. To book an appointment call the National Careers Service on: 020 3714 8350
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The group meets once a month for people to bring a favourite poem or two to read. It is not a creative writing group for sharing our own poetry; all poems that we read must be by published poets. All are welcome to attend the group and enjoy the poetry, however the opportunity to read aloud is limited to ‘group members’ and the group is currently full; attendees are welcome to join the membership waiting list. The group is led by professional poetry performer Lance Pierson.
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First Sunday of the month, 2pm - 4pm |
Please contact the library as occasionally times and dates change. |
Visit the local police teams' contact point and speak to your local officers for help and advice.
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Wednesday, 2.30pm - 4.30pm |
"Sometimes beforehand I feel restless and anxious - like I can’t settle - but when I go to the reading group I start to relax and feel better." Listen to great stories and poems read aloud in our shared reading groups. Kick back, listen, read, chat and have a cuppa.
For more information contact Erin Carlstrom, call: 07483 972 020 or email: erincarlstrom@thereader.org.uk
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| Hammersmith Library | Monday, 3pm - 4.30pm | |
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Tuesday, 10.30am - 12 noon |
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Wednesday, 10.30am - 12 noon |
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Wednesday, 2pm - 3.30pm |
There are several reading groups across the borough and we are expanding our provision. Admission is free. Please contact the individual library for further details. Groups are facilitated by library staff and meet monthly as follows:
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First Tuesday of the month, 6.30pm - 7.30pm |
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| Fulham Library |
Last Tuesday of the month, 4pm to 5pm First Thursday of the month, 6pm - 7pm |
The Tuesday reading group is full and currently closed to new members. |
| Hammersmith :Library | Wednesday, 2pm - 3pm |
Come and join Reading Friends - all chit chat and tall tales welcome. If you have any questions, contact Hammersmith Library. This new group will start: Wednesday 3 July 2019 |
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Second Wednesday of the month, 6pm - 7pm Last Wednesday of the month, 6pm - 7pm Second Saturday of the month, 10.30am - 11.30am |
There are three reading groups at this library; if you would like to join any of them, email libraries@lbhf.gov.uk | |
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Spanish & Latin American reading group. This group is currently full, so it's closed to new members. |
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Thursday, 1.30pm - 7.30pm |
Free 1 to 1 sessions available with Victor Whelan, Specialist Stop Smoking Advisor from the Kick It: Stop Smoking Service. These sessions are bookable in advance, please call Victor on 07860 750 695. |
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| Fulham Library | Wednesday, 2pm - 4.30pm |
Free employment service that supports local residents looking for work. |
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| Shepherds Bush Library | Monday, 6pm - 7.15pm |
Contact the library to book your place. You will need to bring your own yoga mat. |
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