Forest Hill Library – part of V22 Communities

A tea and conversation time focus towards newly ar

A tea and conversation time focus towards newly arrived and displaced persons.
We will be give out a lot of useful information such as shops, transport, emergency services, school life, a bit of cultural induction, explain how the healthcare system works and where they can find language courses.
There’ll also be plenty of tasty eastern European snacks and tea! Please feel free to join even if you aren't new to the area as you can provide some helpful tips!
Every Friday at 5pm at Manor House Library.
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We’re now serving take away coffee and treats th

We’re now serving take away coffee and treats through our hatch at Sydenham Library. Grab something delicious and take it into the park to soak up the sun.
#librarycafe #cafe #sydenhamcafe #sydenham #sydenhammums #rhymetime #sydenhamlibrary #sydenhamlibrarycoffee #homemadecake #vegan #glutenfree #v22libraries #lewishamlibraries

New dates for Rhymetime with Cathy! 11am on Wedne

New dates for Rhymetime with Cathy!
11am on Wednesdays for the next five weeks;
- June 15th
- June 22nd
- June 29th
- July 6th
- July 13th
Bring you toddler and come join in the fun!
https://mhlibrary.co.uk/rhyme-time/

Bookends Cafe is back open at Sydenham Library wit

Bookends Cafe is back open at Sydenham Library with a new selection of home baked cakes including this delicious lemon polenta cake which is both gluten free and vegan!
The perfect spot to grab a coffee after Tuesdays Rhyme Time.
The cafe is open 10-5 Monday, Tuesday and Friday, 10-3 on Thursday and 10-4 on Saturday.
#librarycafe #cafe #sydenhamcafe #sydenham #sydenhammums #rhymetime #sydenhamlibrary #sydenhamlibrarycoffee #homemadecake #vegan #glutenfree #v22libraries #lewishamlibraries

Forest Hill Library and Manor House Libraries will

Forest Hill Library and Manor House Libraries will be closed on Thursday June 2nd and Friday June 3rd due to the Platinum Jubilee bank holidays. We will reopen as normal on Saturday 4th June at 10am.
Sydenham Library will be closed from Wednesday June 1st through to Sunday June 5th due the Platinum Jubilee bank holidays. We will reopen as normal on Monday 6th June at 10am.
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Children’s art session with Marina Nasso-Beard.

Children’s art session with Marina Nasso-Beard. @mmiabeard
Cost: Free
Where: Sydenham Library Community Room
Time: 3pm – 4pm
When: Saturday May 28th
First come, first served, places limited.
#lewisham #lewishamlondon #wearelewisham #workshop #art #childrensart #localartist #sydenham #sydenhamlibrary #v22libraries

Thursday 5th of May is polling day in the local an

Thursday 5th of May is polling day in the local and Mayoral elections.
Forest Hill and Sydenham Libraries are both polling stations so will be closed for library services.
#localelections #mayoralelections2022 #pollingstation #foresthill #sydenham #se23 #se26 #foresthilllibrary #sydenhamlibrary #lewisham

V22 Libraries will be closed from close on Tuesday

V22 Libraries will be closed from close on Tuesday 12th of April for Easter and essential maintenance.
Sydenham Library will close on Tuesday 12th of April at 5pm and open at 10am on Thursday 21st of April.
Forest Hill Library will close on Tuesday 12th of April at 7:30pm and reopen at 9am on Wednesday 20th of April.
Manor House Library will close on Tuesday 12th of April at 6pm and reopen at 10am on Wednesday 20th of April.
In the case of Manor House books can be returned to Lewisham Library or any other library with an external drop box. Both Sydenham and Forest Hill have external drop boxes for you to return books.
You can also renew your books online using Lewisham Libraries online catalogue and logging in using your library card and PIN, which is usually set to the holders year of birth.
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Join local poet @laila.sumpton for a family poetry

Join local poet @laila.sumpton for a family poetry and art workshop at Manor House Library where you will take inspiration from local SHEroes
Who are the SHEroes of Lewisham? Do you know a SHEroe?! Join local poet Laila Sumpton for a family poetry and art workshop at Manor House Library exploring the inspiring women and girls past and present from our borough. Meet a dancer, firefighter and suffragette! Design a cape, write a poem or placard and tell us who you think the SHEroes of Lewisham are!
For children aged 6 - 12, with lots of activities for all. Part of the SHEroes of Lewisham poetry and photography exhibition on 29 March - 2 April at Manor House Library - supported by Arts Council England and We Are Lewisham.
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Join @dima_karout_art for a conversational worksho

Join @dima_karout_art for a conversational workshop and creative space at Sydenham Library on April 1st. Designed for Lewisham locals to exchange insights and observations about their neighbourhood.
Do you live, work or study in Lewisham?
Dima Karout invites you to explore your creativity in a friendly, open and inclusive setting. Learn about printmaking and meet other local people in a small group. You will share your connection to Lewisham and your experience of your neighbourhood. Together, we will explore how the places we inhabit contribute to our evolving identity and how we imagine "Places of Sanctuary".
This is a beginners’ workshop, open to all who live, work or study in the borough of Lewisham.
No knowledge of art or printmaking is needed, a good level of English is required.
Workshops are free, but places are limited. Booking is essential to reserve your place.
Price: Free, all materials will be provided
Age Guidance: suitable for over 18s
What To Expect
This workshop will begin with a presentation, some short readings and an open conversation. Dima will invite you to reflect on your connection to the borough and write a short text, inspired by your personal experience of your neighbourhood. To represent a meaningful moment that you have experienced in the borough, you will sketch a simple motif and carve this into pieces of linoleum, to be inked and printed.
By the end of the workshop, you will have created a variety of prints in different compositions and colours, with art pieces to take away and display at home or offer as a gift to a friend. Two of the prints you create will form part of a collective art piece to be presented in our final art project in June as part the We Are Lewisham programme for London Borough of Culture 2022.
#londonboroughofculture #lewisham #lewishamlondon #wearelewisham #workshop #printmaking #localartist #sydenham #sydenhamlibrary #v22libraries