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02 February 2022 Kingston Council publishes proposed budget to transform services and support most vulnerable residents The council has today published its proposed budget for 2022-23, thank you to all residents who took the time to share their feedback on the draft plan.
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.
26 May 2021 Kingston's new Mayor to champion mental health and wellbeing Councillor Sushila Abraham has been appointed as the 186th Mayor of the Royal Borough of Kingston at a socially distanced ceremony outside the town's Guildhall.
19 May 2021 Annual Council approves appointments of new portfolio holders Kingston Council has approved the appointment of new portfolio holders for the key briefs of Adult Social Care and Public Health, and Environment and Sustainable Transport.
04 May 2021 Constitutional changes to committee structure approved by Kingston Council Kingston Council has approved changes to its constitution that will see the number of strategic committees streamlined from five to three.
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”.
26 February 2021 Council agrees a balanced budget to support Kingston’s Covid recovery Kingston Council has approved a balanced budget for 2021/22 that will support the borough’s residents and businesses to recover from the pandemic, and invest in the future.
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.
