We had a lovely donation of vintage books by local author W.W. Jacobs this week 📚 Jacobs was born in Mile End and grew up in Wapping. His most famous story 'The Monkey's Paw' is a horror classic which has inspired everyone from Stephen King to the Simpsons 🐵 🤚

We hope all who celebrated had a happy Eid al-Adha! Our collections include wonderful flyers from past Eid events in Tower Hamlets. We’d love to grow this part of our archive, so if you have any flyers or photos from Eid events in the borough, we’d be delighted to hear from you!

New Event! London’s Lost Black Pubs & Taverns Thursday 18 June 6.00-7.30pm Join author S.I. Martin for an introduction to the forgotten world of London's Black pubs in the 1700s and 1800s. Book via orlo.uk/qTjVA

We've been busy adding new books to our Local History Library this week, on everything from the General Strike to grime 📚 ✊ 🎤 You can find the latest titles on all things East End in our Reading Room, but we also have books dating back to 1583 if you're feeling nostalgic.