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The warm room

Armchairs by the radiators, tea, newspapers and company. Stay all afternoon.

  • It’s cold at home and I’d rather not sit there.
Two worn leather armchairs and a teapot by an old radiator under a tall window, a green glass lamp glowing.
Where
The library, ground floor, by the back window
When
Every day, 10:00–16:00, from November to March
Bring
Nothing.
Cost
Free, tea included
How to find Northbank LibraryOr call 020 555 0140

What happens

  1. Come in and take a chair. Nobody asks why.
  2. Tea and biscuits are on the side table; a volunteer refills them.
  3. If you want to talk to someone about bills, the advice desk is ten steps away.
Aisha Rahman, canal hall coordinator

People come for the soup and stay for the table.

Aisha RahmanCanal Hall coordinatorNorthbank Library · 020 555 0140

People ask

Is there food?

Soup lunch in Canal Hall on Wednesdays at noon. On other days, biscuits and fruit.

Also heard at the desk