RBKC Libraries

Stay Independent Online for the Over 50s.

Would you like to feel more confident using technology?

Come along to these free bi-monthly Digital Drop-In sessions hosted by the Kensington & Chelsea Over 50s Forum and available to all non-members as well.

Friendly volunteers can support you with:

- Using smartphones
- Sending emails and browsing the internet
- Accessing online services and websites
- Learning the basics of using a computer

📍 Brompton Library
To book, click here 🔗 : https://orlo.uk/wNiQ5

Thank you for bearing with us after the technical issues that affected the online broadcast of our recent hybrid event.

We’re delighted to be able to offer the online session again on Tuesday 12 May, with our speaker joining us live once more, this time from Los Angeles. The in-person audience experienced an exceptional talk, and we’re so pleased to be able to share it properly with our online community this time.

If you missed the event online the first time, we’d love you to join us.

📆 12 May

Reserve your free place here: https://orlo.uk/UgMFI

Grow Food Anywhere Workshop In-person

Join us for a free hands-on planting workshop and discover how even the smallest urban space can grow fresh food, as part of Mental Health Awareness Week 2026.

📆 16 May
⏱️ 10:30am - 12pm
📍 Brompton Library
🔗 https://orlo.uk/yASdq

Women's Wellbeing Summit 2026.

Join us for an inspiring day dedicated to growth, connection and empowerment.

A gathering of voices from across wellbeing, creativity and personal development.

📆 16 May
📍 Kensington Central Library
⏱️ 1:30 - 6:30pm
🔗 https://orlo.uk/gEkY1

Hitchcock and Herrmann: The Friendship and Film Scores That Changed Cinema

We are delighted to host award-winning author and Emmy-nominated producer Steven C. Smith, visiting from California, for this rare opportunity to see him speak in person.

Drawing on his acclaimed new book, Hitchcock and Herrmann: The Friendship and Film Scores That Changed Cinema (OUP, October 2025), he takes us behind the scenes of a collaboration that redefined the role of music in film. From the chilling strings of Psycho to the hypnotic score of Vertigo, discover how Alfred Hitchcock and Bernard Herrmann transformed the emotional language of cinema - and why their work continues to influence filmmakers and composers today. Copies of the book will be available for purchase, with an opportunity to have them signed by the author after the talk.

📍 Kensington Central Library
📆 29 April 2026
🕑 6pm - 7.30pm
🔗 https://orlo.uk/P1fDB

Would you like to feel more confident using technology?

Come along to these free bi-monthly Digital Drop-In sessions hosted by the Kensington & Chelsea Over 50s Forum and available to all non-members as well. 📱 💻

Friendly volunteers can support you with:

•Using smartphones
•Sending emails and browsing the internet
•Accessing online services and websites
• Learning the basics of using a computer

📆 17 and 24 April 2026
🕑 2-4pm
📍Brompton Library
🔗 https://orlo.uk/y8TpZ

Need homework help? Come and join our Free Homework Club at North Kensington Library! 📐 🧑‍🎓 📚
For children under 16.

📆 Every Thursday
📍 North Kensington Library
🕑 4-5 pm
🔗 https://orlo.uk/37dV8

A Stephen Lawrence Day talk uncovering a pioneer of Black British history. ✊🏿

Samuel Jules Celestine-Edwards was a radical activist, writer, public speaker and the first Black editor in Britain of two national newspapers, Lux and Fraternity. 🖋️

His remarkable journey from Dominica to the United States and finally to Britain offers a powerful insight into Black political activism and intellectual life in Britain during the late nineteenth century.

Despite his groundbreaking achievements, Celestine-Edwards remains a largely forgotten figure in British history.

In recognition of Stephen Lawrence Day, Danny Thompson, PhD student and Black History Tutor, will share his research into this influential yet little-known pioneer. 👨🏿‍🎓

This talk explores Celestine-Edwards’ life, activism and the wider world of Black organising in Victorian Britain. Join us to discover the story of a man whose voice helped shape early Black British political thought.

📍 North Kensington Library
📆 23 April 2026
🕑 6.30PM
🔗 https://orlo.uk/forgottenpioneer_eZcyV

An Evening with Christy Theodoulou: Godless Cosmologies.

Celebrate storytelling and imagination with a special author event at Chelsea Library marking World Book Night.

📆 23 April
📍 Chelsea Library
⏱️ 6:30-7:30pm
🔗 https://orlo.uk/9BS99

North Kensington Library Film Club: World Autism Acceptance Month.

This month we are marking World Autism Acceptance Month with a film about the inspiring life of Temple Grandin. The story of an inventor and ethologist who has done a lot to improve our understanding of neurodiversity (you will find her books in our libraries collection).

We will have tea, coffee and popcorn available. The film is about 110 minutes long and there will be time for a chat afterwards.

This event is suitable for adults.

📍North Kensington Library
📆 30 April 2026
🕑 5.30pm - 7.30pm
🔗 https://orlo.uk/TYv2Y