Crofton Books, 375 Brockley Road
The shop recently reopened after a temporary closure to install a new heating system and it is now open Monday - Saturday (excluding Wednesdays).
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The shop recently reopened after a temporary closure to install a new heating system and it is now open Monday - Saturday (excluding Wednesdays).
Click here to follow them on Twitter.
The Phantom Phonebooth: Mystery Micro Library for Kids
Given the success of the first one, which regularly overflows with donations and the lack of any better ideas for what to do with these boxes, this is a brilliant idea.
Thank you to Jeff for the photo. If you know more about its origins, please post the details below.
Library Tales, 28th November
William Somerset: Gentlemen, gentlemen... I'll never understand. All these books, a world of knowledge at your fingertips. What do you do? You play poker all night.
- Se7en
Petition launched to save three Lewisham libraries
Lewisham Council recently launched a consultation, asking residents which of three unpalatable options is the best way to cut local library services.
A Unison-backed campaign, Save Lewisham Libraries, has launched a petition, urging people to say "none of the above."
Click here to sign the petition.
Lewisham launches new consultation on the future of our libraries
Lewisham Council has launched a consultation about further changes to the borough's library services, as part of its bid to deliver cost savings. The library service has been asked to deliver £1m of savings over the next two financial years.
In short, the Council proposes three options:
A) to sub-contract library services to a private provider
B) to reduce opening hours
C) to convert more libraries to the community-led model, which is in place at libraries like Crofton Park. The libraries in Deptford, Lewisham and Downham would be preserved as Council-led "hub" libraries, while Forest Hill, Torridon Road and Manor House libraries would become community libraries.
In BC's view, reducing opening hours is totally unacceptable if libraries are to remain a useful study resource. The groups that have kept Lewisham's "community libraries" open deserve great credit for their hard work and ingenuity, but these libraries are ersatz in comparison to the Council-led ones, getting by on meagre resources. This would be a poor option.
The consultation notes that Lewisham Council does not favour option A) because it is unlikely to deliver the scale of savings that the others promise, but for library users it is the least worst option and might deliver some service improvements.
To take part in the consultation, click here. Thank you to Sara for the link.
The Lewisham Story Festival
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| Dinosaur Roar author Paul Strickland will host a workshop at Crofton Park Library |
Created by local non-profit company, Story Matters, there will be a range of activities, including workshops, nature trails, author visits and storytelling sessions.
The venues include Crofton Park Library, Hill Station Cafe, Hilly Fields, Lewisham Shopping Centre, New Cross Learning and Telegraph Hill.
Story Matters says: "Come prepared to join in, and for children and parents/carers to be able to enjoy workshops and activities together."
Click here for details.
Brockley's Premier League status confirmed
OK, so it may be a little devalued by Chelsea's league win, but the Premier League trophy is still a big deal. Brockley resident and Barclays employee has managed to wangle a visit from the trophy to Crofton Park Library, to help with their fundraising efforts. A donation of £1 to have your picture taken with it is suggested.
Bookwatch Nights
Liz writes:
Crofton Park library will remain open until 9 pm on Thursday April 23 to celebrate World Book Night. You will be able to return and borrow library books, using the self issue machine. It is an opportunity for you to see the transforming library and cafe. The cafe, Green and Tasty will be open, serving hot drinks and snacks.
You can donate books and small electrical goods. There will be a book swap, bring an unwanted book and take a different one home.
At 8 pm, we will be holding a reading group style discussion on the City Reads book Rivers of London. This weekend is a good time to read the book, it's an easy, thought provoking read.
There may not be a copy in the library, but you can download it from Amazon onto your Kindle reader or app for £1.99. Come and tell us what you thought.
Lewisham Way micro-library wins PM award
The creator of London’s smallest library which is housed in a disused red telephone box has been named a Point of Light on World Book Day by Prime Minister David Cameron.
Sebastian Handley, 46, launched the Lewisham Micro Library 15 months ago on the corner of Lewisham Way and Tyrwhitt Road in Brockley. It is London’s smallest library and is open 24 hours a day, 365 days a year and has proved a huge success in his local community with hundreds of visitors.
Sebastian is the latest recipient of a Point of Light award, which recognises outstanding individual volunteers, people who are making a change in their community and inspiring others.
Each day, someone, somewhere in the country is selected to receive the award to celebrate their remarkable achievements.
When BT started offering the iconic red K2 British phone boxes through their ‘Adopt a Kiosk’ scheme, Sebastian decided to buy one for just £1 on behalf of the Brockley Society. The old BT telephone boxes are Grade II listed ’buildings’ and were designed by Sir Gilbert Scott, the designer of Battersea Power Station and Tate Modern in the 1920s. Using £500 of his own money, Sebastian added extra lights in the ceiling, laid carpet on the floor and opened it up to the public.
The Lewisham Micro Library launched in November 2013 and operates as a community book exchange- a free resource where people who take a book are encouraged to give another back to the library. The library has seven shelves altogether, housing over 200 books from fiction and reference books to a whole shelf dedicated to children’s books, and is looked after by two librarians. The library has been so successful that Sebastian aims to create another micro library near Farringdon.
Sebastian is the 237th winner of a Point of Light award which has been developed in partnership with the hugely successful Points of Light programme in the USA and was first established by President George H. W. Bush. Over 5,000 US Points of Light have been awarded and both President George H. W. Bush and President Barack Obama have publicly supported the partnership with Points of Light UK which honours shining examples of volunteering across the country.
Prime Minister David Cameron said:
“Sebastian’s innovative idea has become an incredible resource for all ages in his community. I’m delighted to recognise Sebastian with a Point of Light on World Book Day.”
Sebastian said:
'It’s lovely to be recognised like this, but the Lewisham Micro-Library wouldn't have been such a success without the help of Clare Cowen and Dijana and Danijel Pavlic. All I did was the initial setting up - the real achievement was the myriad of tiny contributions by ordinary passers-by who stopped to talk and share, who gave without any motive other than to enrich everybody else. The Lewisham Micro Library stands as a quiet and functional little monument to the fact that generally people are decent'.
Testament of Youth, February 25th
Testament of Youth: did you read the book or see the film?
There will be a discussion group led by Becci Tan, to review the film and the book and examine some of the issues raised, including the glory of war, the horror of war and the contribution of women during WW1.
It will be held on Wednesday February 25, 1-
3 pm at Crofton Park Community Library. Enter by the side gate and ring the door bell.
Refreshments will be provided and there will be a retiring collection in aid of the library running expenses.
Green & Tasty opens tomorrow
We're been coming here every Christmas with our lovely trees and we enjoy it so much that we wanted to stay all year round!
We have an exciting, delicious menu and real coffee and our prices are seriously good plus which you can enjoy the lovely Crofton Park Library where something is bound to be going on, grab a coffee and a sandwich along with your books! Come and see us in the library.
State of Play
John Trent: God's not supposed to be a hack horror writer.
- In the Mouth of Madness
Ampersand will be running a twice monthly newspaper reading group in The Deptford Lounge.
If you like discussing what's in the news, or have an opinion on current events then this is for you. If you have no idea what's happening in the world and want know more – it's for you too.
Once a month the things discussed can also be suggested to actors in The Lounge who will create a show based on your ideas.
There will also be tea, coffee and the chance of a good old natter.
Everyone is welcome. Come whenever you are available, or to them all.
The news group will run from 9:30 am to
11:30 am on:
17th October, 14th and 28th November, 5th and 19th December, 9th and 23rd January and on through the rest of 2015.
New Cross library fundraiser with AL Kennedy
Author and comedian, AL Kennedy will be attending a fund-raising evening on 27th October at New Cross Learning (AKA New Cross Library), reading from and signing her new book All The Rage.
Tickets in advance from Brown Paper Tickets – £10 full price, £8 concessions. There will be refreshments available.
New Cross Learning, with the support of Bold Vision, has secured a two-year lease, but has to fund its running costs, so however terrible Kennedy's Guardian column may be, please go along.
World Book Night in Greater Brockley
Lewisham and Crofton Park are vying for your attention on World Book Night, April 23rd. First up, Lewisham Council writes:
The award winning Glass Mill Leisure Centre in Lewisham has been chosen by The Reading Agency as the London venue to host a World Book Night event.
The event will include performances and readings from award winning crime author, Dreda Say Mitchell and Nadeem Masood, author of ‘Making Pandemonium’, an insider’s account of being a volunteer performer at the London 2012 Olympics.
World Book Night, now in its fourth year, is run by The Reading Agency, the charity with a mission to give everyone an equal chance to become a reader. 12,500 copies of 20 specially printed World Book Night titles, totalling 250,000 books, will be given by a network of volunteer reading enthusiasts and institutions focusing on reaching 35% of the population who don’t read for pleasure.
The Crofton Park Library team says:
For this year's World Book Night, the reading groups and book clubs of Crofton Park will be celebrating together. It is an opportunity for bookworms to meet each other; make new friends; share what they have been reading over the past year; and be inspired to try new genres and authors.
The celebration will be held on Wednesday April 23, at Crofton Park library at 8 pm. Each.group should bring one copy of each of the books they have read over the past year. (If you read them on Kindle or borrowed them from the library, can you bring a print of the cover?) it will be exciting to see what the other groups have been reading and to share recommendations.
There will be a quiz, loosely based on this year's world book night books. You can see which ones here: http://www.worldbooknight.org/books.
Although books are provided by Lewisham Council, Crofton Park library is a community library, run by the community for the community. The library relies on donations of books that can be sold to raise funds to keep the library going.
Everyone is invited to bring unwanted books to the library on April 23. Allison Davis, the library manager, has suggested that there is a book swap and the remaining books will be donated to the library.
There will be cheese and wine. Entry is £5, payable at the door.
Gospel to Garage - Black History Month
The Black Panther Newspaper 3-28 October 2013 - This small exhibition contains rare and original Black Panther Newspapers from 1969-71. Supervised readings are available upon request but you will need to wear gloves!
Gospel to Garage 3-28 October 2013 - A new artwork by N. Kidd and Rosanna Mary Thompson, specially commissioned by NXL. This huge work takes a retrospective look at the importance and influence of black music in the Western world in the 20th century – as well as our entire exhibition space!
New Cross Library summer season for kids
Our summer reading challenge for kids is themed ‘Creepy House' and starts from 30th July. Get creative with arts and crafts (mainly Thursdays 2-4pm), magical mystery walks and picnics every Friday (11am-2pm; just turn up).and storytelling sessions (mainly Wednesdays 2.30-3.30pm).
For Alice in Wonderland lovers, the final storytelling event will be a Mad Hatter’s Tea Party on Wednesday 28th August.
We are continuing the usual programme throughout July and August – including our free and very well attended Baby Bounce sessions, street dance, zumba, knitting and poetry workshops.
You can read the full summer calendar here.
Time Enough at Last for New Cross People's Library
Lucia, from the New Cross People's Library writes:
Thursday 7th of March is World Book Day and we will be holding a Book Exchange, a write-in for the Bridport prize (flash fiction, poetry and short stories) and an exhibition of Extreme Reading Photos.
The write-in will start at 6pm, Book Exchange will run from 6:30pm to 8:00pm and is the perfect opportunity to pick up some new reading material. Bring along a book of your own (or a pile) and try to convince someone to swap it with you. Refreshments will be available.
Over the whole of World Book Day week we will be be holding an exhibition of Extreme Reading photos. We are trying to encourage reading by making it fun and inviting by adding a little spice to such an everyday occurrence, and we want you to take part! Please send us photos of where and how people can read in the most peculiar, strange, weird and extreme ways.
All entries need to be in by 28th February 2013. Photos can be sent to newcrosspeopleslibrary@gmail.com. We will print them for you. Be creative and have fun!
We're also holding our Big Book Sale on Sunday 10 March.
Underneath New Cross Learning, within the endless catacombs of the Lewisham Historical Society, we have accumulated a store of thousands and thousands and THOUSANDS of books, and the time has come once again to sell some off! If you’ve been to one of our Big Book Sales before you will know that they are among the best places in London to pick up new reading material. Get there early for sweet deals. Hardbacks £1. Paperbacks 5 for a £1.
Lewisham Library makeover
Lewisham Council writes:
Lewisham Library is to undergo some refurbishment to its ground floor.
From Wednesday 23 January, the library will close for one week to allow the installation of a more environmentally friendly entrance. The two existing doors will be replaced with sliding doors leading into the lobby area. This change will reduce the heat that is currently lost when the two existing doors open outwards or inwards independently.
While this work is being undertaken, library staff will complete the installation of self-service terminals and rearrange the lay-out of the ground floor with more seating and books.
The library will reopen on Thursday 31 January at 9am. Regular users of Lewisham Library can return their books, DVDs, CDs or games to any of the other Lewisham libraries.
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