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29 March 2023 Kingston secures £250k libraries grant to improve the Hook Centre facilities and boost community creativity Kingston Council has landed a grant of over a quarter of a million pounds to improve library and community services in the south of the borough.
21 September 2021 Kingston Council working with award-winning architects to deliver a leisure centre fit for the future FaulknerBrowns have a track record of delivering exceptional leisure centres nationally
18 August 2021 The Power of Storytelling: Giving communities a voice Kingston Council's Library Service has been awarded an Arts Council grant of more than £40,000 to create community connections, develop story exchange skills and produce exhibitions and books.
22 July 2021 Kingston Libraries shortlisted for The MJ Achievement Awards 2021 Kingston’s Library Service has been announced as a finalist in the Digital Transformation category for their work to engage a wider audience through a new digital library offer.
06 July 2021 Have your say on new leisure centre at the heart of Kingston Residents are invited to have their say on early designs for a new community leisure, well-being and cultural destination on the site of the Kingfisher Leisure Centre.
16 March 2021 Beyond Shelves: How a pandemic is challenging libraries to reach out to new audiences Kingston Libraries, working with Libraries Connected and second year students from Kingston School of Art, have created a programme of events entitled “Beyond Shelves”.
16 February 2021 Putting libraries at the heart of Kingston communities The second phase of Reimagining Kingston Libraries - a transformational review which aims to place libraries at the heart of the community - begins after approval at committee.
08 February 2021 Kingston Libraries granted £9,000 for Reading Friends Kingston Libraries has made a successful bid for £9,000 of DCMS funding available through The Reading Agency to set up and run Reading Friends in Kingston.
21 October 2020 Kingston Council’s bold plans for the Kingfisher Leisure Centre site Kingston Council are unveiling an ambitious plan for a brand new swimming pool and leisure centre to replace the Kingfisher Leisure Centre on its current site.