118 years ago today, St Andrew’s Day, 30 Nov 1907, our library opens to serve the people of #Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13 #Lewisham 1907 also saw the serving of the first school meals and the start of London’s first metered taxi service. Come in for more knowledge, fun, etc

Come and join us for an evening of seasonal entertainment on Sunday 14 December, including music, magic and more! Tickets cost £15 per person and include a mince pie and a glass of mulled wine! Scan the QR code on the image or follow this link to book: www.ticketsource.co.uk/whats-on/lon...

We have a limited service on Saturday 29 November as we have our Christmas Fair.

You lucky people. Yes, it’s the Corbett Christmas: - Mon 24 to Sat 29 Nov - it’s the Christmas Tree Festival at St Andrew’s Church - Sat 29 Nov - Corbett Christmas Fair at our place & at St Andrew’s Church Hall - Sun 30 Nov - Abbotshall Healthy Lifestyle Centre. #Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13

The local Dinosaurs came to our Halloween event. Think they were lost (in time).

The Clue in the Haunted Library - hmmm will Barbie find clues at our Halloween Event? Crafts, activities, tasty treats, and witches’ brew on Friday 31 October, from 5pm to 8pm. Drop in at any time. All ages welcome. Entry for a £ donation to the community library. #Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13

It’s the 10th #CatfordArtsTrail this weekend - Saturday 11 + Sunday 12 October, 11am - 5pm. We’re venue 18 and there’s a cluster of other venues nearby to check out. #Catford #SE6 #Lewisham

Spookiest night of the year at our place: Fri 31 October, 5-8pm. Crafts, activities, tasty treats & witches' brew. Drop in on your way round trick-or-treating, show us your awesomely scary costumes, and see how the library transforms after dark! All ages welcome, make a donation to enter.

Aharr me hearties! It’s story time again! Join legendary pirate Jacky and her lucky parrot this Saturday 4 October at 11.15am for an hour of pirate-themed storytelling and craft! Landlubbers of all ages welcome!

Say hello to our newest customers - the doors are big enough, we're sure they'll fit in (if they're tidy)! Now we're busy wondering what police horses read...

not to hype my own books, but this is the exact audience my Spidey books are for tbh -- sort of an age level up from the early Percy Jackson books reader -- there's a good amount of slice of life in addition to the superheroing, and a lot of humor

There's a double rainbow leading into the library! Sadly we have no actual gold, but we have plenty of gold and gold-themed books (and as we all know, all books are a kind of treasure anyway!)! Come and have a browse and maybe take something home!

Save theatre, libraryes, parkes, indie bookestores, museums, cinema, local restaurantes, coffee shoppes, meetinge places, qualitye public educacioun, communitye marketes, lyve musique, weirde places, goode places. All the thinges that corporate logic ys so eager to distorte and remove.

New on our KS2 poetry book list: Chicken in the Kitchen by Neal Zetter, illustrated by Emily Ford schoolreadinglist.co.uk/genres/poetr...

In GLOAM by Jack Mackay, after moving to their grandmother's remote home, Gwen is forced to be brave to protect her siblings from an evil babysitter w/something to hide. An atmospheric spooky & suspenseful book about the power of family will thrill #MGLit horror fans. @penguinschoollib.bsky.social

“I’ve borrowed hundreds of ebooks.” 📱 One patron shares her newfound love of ebooks and how she’s found some amazing reads from our suggested lists. Thank you for sharing your Library love! Haven’t tried ebooks or audiobooks yet? Start today👉 buff.ly/P3QcKrs

#DisabilityPrideMonth may be wrapping up but these stories and voices should be shared all year long! Explore the booklist to discover picture books, graphic novels, novels, and more for readers of all ages centering the disability experience.

Happy #SocialMediaDay2025. Make your social media feed a better, happier, funnier, more joyous place by following more libraries, archives, museums, bookshops, galleries, and all the other lovely heritage institutions. ❤️

We agree! 📚

Libraries are all about inclusivity and should provide diverse reading materials, in many different formats, in order to fully meet user needs. Audiobooks are incredibly accessible and powerful reading mediums. They deserve a seat at the table.

Have you heard about #ReadingWell for Families? The new booklist from @readingagency.bsky.social is designed to support parents and carers through pregnancy and early years. Head to your local #Library to explore further! readingagency.org.uk/get-reading/...

Made from 100% endpapers and artworks from @nhmlibraryarchives.bsky.social collections.

It's National Crime Reading Month! Come and read a summer mystery from our collection - if you dare to cross the crime scene tape…

It's #HiVis2025 and we're supporting @readingsight.bsky.social and the RNIB Library in promoting accessible library services that can assist people living with visual impairment. Every hour, another person in the UK goes blind, with around 2 million people in the UK living with sight loss.

It’s our Spring Makers’ Market & VE Day Celebration. 26 stalls with makers, bakers, face painters, raffle, 40’s music, jerk chicken, cakes, tuck shop, coffee shop… 4pm - live 40’s singing with Ros. 4.30pm - Raffle. St Andrews Church Hall has a ‘Forgotten Treasures Sale’ with extra craft stalls.

Of the children who took part in #BookTrustStorytime this year, we estimate that: ⭐ 34% were new to the library or setting ⭐ 51% were from lower-income households ⭐ 59% returned to the library or setting after their initial visit ⭐ 38% signed up for library membership (2/3)

🎉 We’ve partnered with @carnegiemedals.bsky.social for a fantastic giveaway! One lucky winner will receive a selection of 2025 shortlisted books, filled with powerful stories for secondary students. Enter now for your chance to win: buff.ly/b13jLHZ Giveaway closes 14th May 2025

May is Zombie Awareness Month. Don't want your patrons and students to have their brains eaten by the undead? Sharing this list of picture books, early readers, middle grade, and YA titles just might save their lives. #EduSky

"In today’s society, libraries stand out as among the last truly public institutions. Providing access to resources without financial, social, or physical barriers, public libraries make a unique contribution to promoting individual and collective flourishing throughout the communities they serve."

Fancy a chat? We’re listening. Just pop into our place for a chat with a trained listener. That’s all. No catch. No hype. No problem. Just pop in for a chat: Mon: 9-11am; 1-5.30pm Tues: 9-10am; 1-5.30pm Wed: 1-5pm Thurs: 9am-5.30pm Sat: 10am-1pm A cuppa awaits. #IWillListen

It’s StoryTime at our place on Thursday 10 April from 9.30am to 10am. Interactive story time sessions for under 5s as we read you some of our favourite stories and have a singalong! #Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13 #Lewisham

Easter Braiding Workshops at our place: Wednesday 10 April from 2.30pm to 4.30pm: corbettcommunity.org.uk/listing/east... Thursday 11 April from 11am to 1pm: corbettcommunity.org.uk/listing/east... #Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13 #Lewisham

Check out everything going on at our place in April. There's something for everyone, so come along and join in.

🎉 Exciting news for libraries and museums! The Department for Culture, Media and Sport has announced £30 million in funding for projects across England! 📚🏛️ This will help with upgrades and going green. 🌿 Learn more: Museums funding 👉 buff.ly/8tnpKsZ Libraries funding 👉 buff.ly/XAoTdky

'Wonderful Things Start at the Library' is a new campaign from Libraries Connected North West that emphasises the sheer range of activities and services offered by the modern public #Library service. It is run by Creative Concern. creativeconcern.com/work/celebra...

Today and every day, Trans Kids Are Our Kids. Every reader deserves to see themselves in a book. #BookSky #EduSky #TransDayofVisibility Discover books that center trans stories and voices: penguinschoollibrary.com/TransBooklist

FREE - yes, free - events at #Lewisham Libraries in April. Events include a Community Afternoon Tea at our place on Wednesday 9 April from 1pm. Hot drinks, soup, cake, games. A great chance to chat, relax and meet new faces. #DementiaFriendly For more on all libraries.Lewisham.gov.uk/events

It's NEVER too late to return a library book! 😉 #overdue #LibraryLife #MarquetteU

So ... are you a Page Mage or a Library Rat? 📚 #Readbooks

🙌 Our wonderful book supplier Scholastic are giving away shortlist packs that will allow even more young readers to shadow the #Carnegies2025! 📖✨ Find more information and how to enter here: shop.scholastic.co.uk/the-carnegie...

Free to download PDF reading list for Year 6 – perfect for promoting #ReadingForPleasure or holiday reading challenges. Includes titles by Tom Palmer, Jasbinder Bilan, Michael Rosen & more. 📥 Download here: buff.ly/zZXXST4

5 years ago today. Thinking of the 5th anniversary of the Covid-19 lockdown, as we closed the library on 19th March 2019 (ahead of the official order) we took this last picture as we shut the front doors. We left free books outside and a family chose from the selection.

'A library is more than a place with books, it is a lifeline' Yet the UK is losing 40 libraries a year - BBC research www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Ooo, Lewisham Libraries are awarded London Library of the Year in the 35th British Book Awards.

Want to read a book but can’t afford to buy it? ❌ don’t pirate/steal it ✅ join your local library and borrow the book for FREE. If the library doesn’t have the book you want, ask if they can buy it. You get to read. Authors get paid. Libraries stay open. ✨ Triple win ✨ #BookSky #Library

We were going to share urgent library news, but it will have to wait. Happy MAR10 Day!

It’s essential that disability & neurodiversity are present within the imaginary worlds children inhabit in nuanced & authentic ways. Here’s our 2025 Cripping the Library post for #WorldBookDay sharing books & stories by disabled & neurodivergent creators www.touretteshero.com/2025/03/06/s...

Get the picture? The community jigsaw is coming along. Pop in to add to it. Who will put the final piece into place? #Catford #SE6 #HitherGreen #SE13

March events + activities at our place. Pop in for: - Books to borrow / buy - Use copier / computer - IT skills - Yoga Tai Chi Pilates - Storytime - Braiding for girls - Bereavement group - Writing group - Councillors’ Surgery - Free Toilet For more scan QR code or visit linktr.ee/corbettcommunity

Always helpful to have good quality, representative and insightful data, this time, to highlight the important role of libraries in digital access, equity and skills. Take a look at @lorensbergs.bsky.social Public Libraries 2024 survey results 👇