In collaboration with Ignition Brewery, Sydenham Library is proud to bring you a new frontier in shared reading: Tales On Tap. calicolibraries.com/events/tales...

Have you heard about the Adult Reading Challenge? Weekly prompts to inspire you next book choice. Here are just a few of them on display at Crofton Park library. Pick up a pack today. libraries.lewisham.gov.uk/digital-cont...

Everything is awful but the creativity behind some of these handmade posters gives me a glimmer of hope in humanity.

Join Aiesha from @tishreadslit at 11am on the first Saturday of the month at Sydenham Library for Reading in Colour! Reading in Colour is a free family story time which celebrates children’s books calicolibraries.com/events/readi...

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 calicolibraries.com/events/black...

Every day we all have to think about one of the most irredeemable cunts in the history of the world. What’s he doing? What’s he said now? How will it affect your life? What will be left once he’s finished smashing it all up? It’s unconscionable

Looking forward to attending this later today.

Might you be interested in reading and chatting about a couple of poems in a friendly group? If so, then do come along to the Library every other Friday from 4pm The session will be very informal calicolibraries.com/events/1541

Norway's approach to getting kids reading has much to teach us this year, says Truda Spruyt in our recent Comment piece 👇 #BookSky

Profits go down: We regret to announce that we have to destroy the world. Profits go up: We're delighted to announce that we have to destroy the world.

Whoever came up with the name “Ewok Powell” to describe Tommy Robinson should take the rest of the year off.

There are those, both here and in the United States, who struggle to persuade both library professionals & politicians who fund them, that the value of a local public library is its provision of reading material and a place to read, for local people. This ridiculous announcement hurts in every way.

I love this clip of Horn and friends from The Producers doc doing a scratch version www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBWY...

Yes, JD. Let’s ask them if they think a stay at home mom, avowed Christian, and widow of a veteran deserved to be shot in the face and left to bleed out in her own car after dropping her 6-year-old off at school, for the crime of looking out for her neighbors. Let’s ask everyone running for office.

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

"Having an excellent library nearby is thought to offer physical, cognitive and social participation benefits" mainichi.jp/english/arti... new research in Japan finds more library books = less social care

A Poster advertising public libraries Painting: Harvey Dunn. 1923. #Libraries #Art

Good news! 📢 The artists are staying! V22 has taken on the ownership of their building from the council, retaining Dalston’s culture quarter! Thanks to everyone who got in touch to support the artists & Curve Garden. 👇 Article from March explains the history. www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025...

Habeas corpsed.

The electorate sends a ‘Go Left Old Man!’ message to Starmer, albeit with a ‘not too far left!’ caveat

You’re telling me that right wing voters that Labour was trying to appeal to voted for a right wing party anyway and left wing voters decided not to vote for Labour because they’re too right wing now? Who could have possibly predicted this.

🎵HEAD LIKE A HOLE, BLACK AS YOUR SOUL🎵

Well today was a mixed bag; someone I thought had died had not, which kinda made up for everything else being utter pants.

Every voter for 21 Councils, 6 Mayors, & 1 by-election has a statutory right to a comprehensive & efficient public library service, creating opportunities & growth. Yet budgets were cut -53% since 2010. What are candidates saying about libraries? www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Not every story had a happy ending.... ....but they can make thrilling reads. Whether you're into horror, crime, science fiction or the classics we have books for everyone at our libraries.

📚 Mimi & Bibi – A Feel-Good Ukulele Duet 📍Crofton Park Library 🔗 For information and booking (if applicable) follow this link calicolibraries.com/events/mimi-...

‘Spring in Islington’ Melissa Scott -Miller.

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

Join us at Manor House Library for a very special event with Lee Wellings. He'll be reading from & answering questions about his new book Football Fables, a collection of witty, poignant & occasionally furious short stories about the state of football today. 🔗 >> app.tickettailor.com/events/calic...

I see Trump has entered his Lance Corporal Jones era. Don’t Panican! Don’t Panican!

Well, yeah, you’re Cary Grant.

Good morning. if you're struggling to engage with the all the madness at the moment. Pop your head into your local library, if you can, buy a book from your local bookshop. And disappear into another world. Time for a brew. @waterstonesoxf.bsky.social @librariesconnected.bsky.social

You don’t need to leak false information. If it is false, you are just making it up. So either it is a leak of truthful information or it is someone making something up.

Do you want to see public #Libraries move up the political agenda? We are seeking a Policy, External Affairs and Research Director to advocate for the #Library sector at national and regional levels of government. Apply by midnight on 6 April. www.librariesconnected.org.uk/jobs-and-opp...

"devastating" "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. 👩‍⚕️👩‍🚀 👩‍🏫 👩‍⚖️👩‍🎨 👩‍💻 👩‍🚒

Need access to a computer, printer, or Wi-Fi? 💻✨ We provide free computer use, affordable printing, and high-speed Wi-Fi across all our locations. Plus, thanks to our partnership with CatBytes CIC, we offer digital skills workshops to help you stay connected and confident online. buff.ly/KHyPFt1

French Senator Claude Malhuret: "Washington has become Nero’s court, with an incendiary emperor, submissive courtiers and a jester high on ketamine... We were at war with a dictator, we are now at war with a dictator backed by a traitor."

Give up ignorance for Lent! Go to the Library and be tempted by awesome books for 40 days! Great for puns "The Librarian Lent me this book!" teenlibrarian.co.uk/2017/03/01/g...

It is March 2, 2025. My plan was to leave the world on March 2, 2024. What a difference in a year. I still have bad days. But reasons to stay are easier to find each day. Thankful for family, for friends, for library kids who ARE going to save the world. Once a library kid, always a library kid 💚

Across the board rave reviews for this beauty. Letters of bewildered gratitude from fans who can't understand how they passed a portal into a world where superdeluxe, expanded, mega-annotated remasters of their all-time fave below-the-radar masterpiece exist in the corporeal realm. It's what we do.

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I literally can’t believe that we’re hearing the case being made for austerity again. After it destroyed growth, destroyed communities, trashed public services & gave us all this far right backlash to deal with. These smug rich men still saying Reeves should make the case for more cuts🤦‍♀️ #r4today