Our partnership library, run by Kisharon Langdon and Barnet Libraries, is a fantastic resource for the whole community and a hub of activity with weekly school visits, reading groups, toddler classes, IT courses and a Conversation Café for people whose first language is not English.
With hundreds of visitors every week, the library offers a range of volunteer placements for the people we support, who take responsibility for receiving and logging new books, shelving returned books, assisting visitors, and managing databases. We also have volunteers who read to children during school visits.
A helping hand
The library offers a Support Hub for people in the local community who are struggling, especially in the winter months. During their visits, they receive a warm welcome from our Kisharon Langdon volunteers, who offer them hot drinks, reading material, and packs of warm clothing prepared by people we support during our Learning & Development programmes.
Green hands
Thanks to a previous grant from the Barnet Innovation Fund, the library garden was redeveloped into a welcoming and accessible garden space. From there, we run a weekly community gardening project for individuals with learning disabilities, led by an experienced horticulturalist and supported by volunteers from the local community. 
We are very grateful to The Finnis Scott Foundation, which provides additional funding to help develop our gardening offer.
- Sun: 2.00pm – 5.00pm
- Mon: 10.00am – 1.00pm
- Tue: 10.00am – 1.00pm and 2.00pm – 5.00pm
- Wed: 2.00pm – 8.00pm
- Thu: 2.00pm – 5.00pm
Child’s Hill Library
320 Cricklewood Lane
London, NW2 2QE
Phone: 020 8359 3900
Email: palak.parmar@kisharonlangdon.org.uk
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Weekly activities:
Every Tuesday 10.15am -10.45am
Interactive songs, rhymes and stories for babies and toddlers.
Every Tuesday 11am-12.30pm
Do you need help starting to use a laptop or smartphone? Do you have problems with your email or shopping online? Or would you just like to relax with a cup of tea and chat? Then drop in on Tuesday mornings.
All over 55s welcome, with easy disabled access.
Every Tuesday 3.35pm – 5pm (6-8 year olds)
Every Thursday 3.35pm – 5pm (9-11 year olds).
Sessions for children new to English.
Every Wednesday 2-5pm
Conversation Café is for people whose first language is not English and who would like to improve their speaking skills. The sessions cover a variety of subjects and topics to help you gain confidence in speaking English in a fun, relaxed and welcoming environment.
Every Wednesday 3.30pm-4.30pm
Let your imagination run wild with Lego. Suitable for primary school children.
Every Thursday 11am-12.30pm
Our Shared Reading group is a place to relax, make new friends and share stories with others every week. You can just drop in, sit down and enjoy listening to a great story or poem – there’s no pressure to talk or read.
