You can find dual lanuage books for kids at your local library - both ones to borrow and ones to take home for free, provided by www.booktrust.org.uk
If you can't find a book in your own language ask for help from a member of staff.
📚 Writing Award-Winning Short Stories with Ola Awonubi
📍Sydenham Library
🔗 For information and booking (if applicable) follow this link calicolibraries.com/events/writi...
📚 Art Classes with Anna Arianova
📍Sydenham Library
🔗 For information and booking (if applicable) follow this link calicolibraries.com/events/art-c...
Studios at Calico Deptford now available - affordable workspace just off Deptford High Street. For more information see our website. www.instagram.com/reel/DNyWLeg...
Libraries = more than books 📖
They’re safe spaces 🛡️, lifelines 🧑🎓, community hubs 🏘️
Cutting them means cutting opportunity 🚫
🎙️ I spoke on BBC Radio London about why we must fight for them 👉 (from 16m): www.bbc.co.uk/sounds/play/...
#library #libraries #london #highstreet #reading
📚 Drop-In Sexual Health Resources
📍Forest Hill Library
🔗 For information and booking (if applicable) follow this link calicolibraries.com/events/drop-...
📚 Front to Black Book Group - The Death of Vivek Oji
Join Naz for the Front to Black Book Group at Sydenham Library on Tuesday 30th September, 5:30-7:30pm. September's book is The Death of Vivek Oji by Akwaeke Emezi!
Tickets are free and available via Eventbrite.
This is happening tonight! Grab your (free!) ticket while you can!
🔧 We're Hiring: Maintenance Person (Part-Time) 🛠️
Join Calico Projects and help maintain vibrant community spaces across Lewisham!
We’re looking for a hands-on, proactive individual to support our facilities team across our sites.
📩 Apply now: calicoprojects.com/staff-vacancies
🎨 Studios Available at Calico Projects
We’ve got three studios becoming available across our South East London sites:
👉 Head to calicoprojects.com/studio-vacancies for full details and application
Wonderful to be invited by @calicolibraries.com to speak about my books & sport at #ManorHouseLibrary.
Please see the emotional short film about my return to library after 40 years.
🗓️Evening of Tues May 13.
Be lovely to see you there❤️
ℹ️ calicolibraries.com/events/footb...
#Protectourlibraries
🔧 We're Hiring: Maintenance Person (Part-Time) 🛠️
Join Calico Projects and help maintain vibrant community spaces across Lewisham!
We’re looking for a hands-on, proactive individual to support our facilities team across our sites.
📩 Apply now: calicoprojects.com/staff-vacancies
Two women sit talking and smiling. Mugs are in front of them on a table.
Are you a #Library leader? Could you share your personal and professional experience to help someone's career? If this sounds like you, apply for our Peer Mentoring Scheme before the deadline of 18 April. www.librariesconnected.org.uk/news/librari...
Need a space for a meeting, class, or one-off hire? Our community studios are available across Sydenham, Manor House, Forest Hill, and Crofton Park libraries. Studio hire helps keep our community-run libraries open, as they rely entirely on funding and rentals.
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"exhausted"
"happening again"
💔 V22 artists today about the upcoming eviction.
Hackney council has an opportunity to support artists. The council must value the building fairly & allow V22 to preserve the character, history & community here.
International Women's Day celebrates women's global achievements and focuses on empowering women and girls in education, the workplace, and leadership. Find out about the brilliant and inspiring women who are changing the world at any of our local libraries.
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📚💙 Libraries are more than books—they’re belonging. As part of Mayor of London, @sadiqkhanlondon.bsky.social "Loved & Wanted" campaign, spaces like Calico Libraries show that everyone has a place in London. You are valued. Welcome. Wanted.
#LovedAndWanted #LibrariesForAll #CommunityMatters
Hello Bluesky! We have made an eXit from the platform formerly known as Twitter and managed to time it perfectly with a name change of our own. For updates on all Calico Libraries (formerly V22 Libraries) please follow us here.
