Goodbye for now to the Lewisham Community Zine Library! We've loved having this awesome collection with us at Manor House Library the past two months, and now it's off to its next residence at Downham Library for April
The Zine Library will return to Calico in May at Sydenham Library!
🐣 Easter Closure 🐣
All Calico Libraries will be closed from Thursday 2nd April and reopen on Thursday 9th April.
Sydenham and Forest Hill have drop box hatches available for book returns, alternatively books call be returned to any other Lewisham Library.
The Whole World is a Stage! Here's some World Theatre Day books at Crofton Park Library
🎭 World Theatre Day at the Library 🎭
📍 Forest Hill Library
Step into the world of drama, storytelling, & performance as we celebrate World Theatre Day!
Discover a fantastic selection of plays & books about the magic of the stage.
Pop in, explore & take centre stage with your next read! 🎬📚
Huge congratulations to Selina Brown - the driving force behind Sydenham Library's Black Book Community Library - on being named the first National Reading Hero and winning the Queen's Reading Room medal. Tune into ITV1 at 6pm tonight - you might recognise the backdrop to her interview...
Save the date! The Friends of Crofton Park Library’s Spring Fair is upon us again. Drop by the forecourt of Crofton Park Library between 11am and 2pm on Saturday 2nd May.
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Massive congratulations to Anna Dempsey - PhD, writer, educator, library lover and force for all that is good in the world.
Anna has been awarded First Prize in the inaugural 'Hilary Mantel Prize for Fiction' and we could not be prouder to call you our friend!
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NEW GRAPHIC NOVELS
📍Forest Hill Library
Check out our new fantastic selection of Graphic Novels for Adults. Something for everyone to enjoy.
Inspired by Jane Austen's Bookshelf (Rebecca Romney, Ithaka 2025) Crofton Park Manager Nikki is delving into 'Evelina' by Frances Burney - Burney was an influence on Austen's work - before backtracking through Austen's books, with a little Karen Joy Fowler thrown in!
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Murder. Lies. Betrayal. Books.
Join us from 7-10pm on the third Tuesday of the month at Sydenham Library to play Blood on the Clocktower, a social deduction game for 5 to 20 people.
Seated in a
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Art classroom with wooden easels, pastels, and still life display of flowers and fruit by window
Join us from 10:30am-12pm on the second Friday of the month in Room 1 (first floor) at Manor House Library for a relaxed drawing session for adults with Draw Club. No experience needed, just come alon
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📚✨ Dyslexia-Friendly Reads for Children & Teens!
📍 Forest Hill Library
Our displays feature books designed to make reading more accessible, with dyslexia-friendly fonts and clear layouts.
Find your next favourite book! 💙
#DyslexiaFriendly #Libraries #ChildrensBooks #TeenReads #LoveReading
Voting is live for the Sydenham Library Mural Project! Pop into the library any time over the next two weeks to have a look at the designs and choose your favourite. Your thoughts will help us make the final choice.
Teacher in green vest raising hand while sitting in classroom chair during interactive lesson
Children and parents gathered in library for storytime session with librarian reading picture books aloud
Join us on Wednesday’s at 11am for Rhyme Time, a led singing session. Suitable for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers.
Free, but donations are welcome if you are able
Term time only
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📚 New books have arrived at the library!
📍 Forest Hill Library
We’ve added fresh titles to:
📖 Adult Fiction
🧒 Children’s Fiction
📚 Non-Fiction
🎨 Picture Books
🔤 Early Learning
👶 Baby Books
💥 Graphic Novels (including TinTin)
Pop in, have a browse, and discover your next great read!
COMING SOON to Crofton Park Library! Thank you to the assembly team and to Rachel and Aaliya from Citizen's Advice Lewisham for the delivery of our new CAB video link booth. Final preparations are being made and the booth will be in service in the next few weeks.
Celebrating Women's History Month at Crofton Park Library
Are you a book lover looking for a friendly group to discuss literature? Join us at the Blackheath Reading Group at Manor House Library, where we explore a wide variety of genres and authors in a rela
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Are you a book lover looking for a friendly group to discuss literature? Join us at the Saturday Book Group at Manor House Library, where we explore a wide variety of genres and authors in a relaxed a
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Join us on the first Tuesday of every month for Sydenham Library’s Board Game Night!
Come along and pick a game from our collection! We’ve got new classics like Catan, Ticket to Ride and Pandemic a
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Dandelions is run by volunteers from Ichthus Forest Hill Church. Their aim is to create a safe and loving environment for parents and young children in our community to have lots of fun with songs, st
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Join us on Tuesday mornings for Rhyme Time in the children’s library.
Expect to hear old classics alongside new favourites, and be prepared to have a bit of a dance as well. If you’re lucky you mig
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Join us on Thursday mornings for Story Time in the children’s library.
This is a very relaxed event: one of our volunteers will be in the children’s library ready to read… well, whatever the childr
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It was a magical day at Manor House Library! 🔮
From a fortune teller to connect with new reads and a way to pass on the inspiration to others, to bookmark making and getting inspired by poetry - students from the MA in Service Design brought connection, inspiration, and a little bit of magic ✨
Every Saturday at Sydenham Library between 11am & 1pm, the Knit & Natter circle comes together to knit (or crochet, sew, stitch, embroider…) and also, and much more importantly, to natter.
Led by W
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📚 Calling all young adventurers, dreamers, and bookworms!
📚 🌈 Explore new genres and discover hidden treasures in the pages of our carefully selected books. From magical fantasies to heartwarming t
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Woman in yellow sweater smiling at library table with Simply Listening community project materials and colorful display.
Join us for Simply Listening, a free community listening service designed to offer a compassionate and non-judgmental space for sharing and connecting. In today’s busy world, taking the time to truly
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Here at Sydenham Library we're heading into the last few weeks of the Adult Reading Challenge, with a new display for your consideration. Adaptations! Animal characters! And visits to the past!
We have space for you.
Calico Projects is offering free and reduced-rate spaces to charities and CICs with a turnover of £150k or less. Session slots and studio hire available across four Lewisham sites.
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Thank you to Julia Crofton Park's Community Support Officer for joining us at the library and providing a drop-in session for local residents. We hope to make this a regular service