Events | Blackfen Community Library

Quiz Night 14 March

by Sharon Marriott | 11 February, 2025 | blackfen community announcement, Event | 0 Comments

Join us for a fun fundraising event on Friday 14th March 7.30pm (doors open 7.15pm). Sign up as a team: maximum 8 adults. The cost is £5 per person and all the proceeds go back into the running of...

Messy Church Party

by Sharon Marriott | 20 February, 2025 | blackfen community announcement, Event, Family | 0 Comments

Come and join us for our Messy Church Party on Saturday 8th March 2pm. With singing, crafts, games, story, fun and food. Book your space via our Eventbrite...

Meet the Author & Book Launch: Simon Sandys-Winsch

by Sharon Marriott | 19 February, 2025 | Event, New books | 0 Comments

Discover the rich tapestry of the Tudor era through Simon Sandys-Winsch's new illustrated dictionary, where words come alive with tales of intrigue, innovation, and iconic figures. This captivating...

Seed Talk & Seed Swap

by Sharon Marriott | 11 February, 2025 | blackfen community announcement, Event | 0 Comments

Come along to hear Pip from Woodlands Garden Centre, West Kingsdown tell us all about how to look after our gardens and allotments. Find out all about propagation and seeds and even swap your seeds...

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We are Hiring!

by Sharon Marriott | Aug 16, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Youth

We are recruiting for an 'Assistant Youth Worker' and a 'Social Media and Digital Marketing Lead' to join our team and help us develop our offer to the community. Find more details: Assistant Youth Worker Job Description Social Media and Digital Marketing Job...

Book Reviews

by Sharon Marriott | Aug 11, 2023 | Book Reviews

Book Review: A Time for Mercy by John Grisham In ‘A Time for Mercy’, we meet up again with Jake Brigance the brilliant young defence lawyer, working in Clanton, Mississippi who we first read about in Grisham’s earlier novel “A Time to Kill” (if you haven’t read that...

Gold Volunteering Award

by Sharon Marriott | Aug 9, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Volunteering

We do value our Volunteers at Blackfen Community Library and wouldn't be able to run the library, Rooted or the activities/events we do without them. We were delighted to receive the Valuing Volunteers GOLD award in recognition of how we look after our volunteers. We...

Author Louise Fitzgerald

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 13, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Books

We would like to say a HUGE thank you to Louise Fitzgerald for giving us some copies of her new book 'The Quickest Bedtime Story Ever' for our Children's Section. Louise is going to be coming to the library in August for a special Interactive Storytelling of her book...

Well Done to our Volunteers!

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 13, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Volunteering

We do value our Volunteers at Blackfen Community Library and wouldn't be able to run the library, Rooted or the activities/events we do without them. We were delighted when they were nominated for all their hard work at the Bexley Volunteer Excellence Awards. A...

Summer Holiday Activities

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 12, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Family

This summer come and join us at Blackfen Community Library for lots of activities to keep your kids amused all summer. Whether it's coming to watch our Science Show with FizzPop Professors, doing craft activities, Archery, meeting authors, playing and building with...

Summer Reading Challenge

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 12, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Books

Get ready for The Summer Reading Challenge, arriving at Blackfen Community Library this summer. Starting on Sat 8th July to 8 Sept. Children are being asked to read 6 books. As they read library books, they will collect stickers for their folders. If they want to read...

Meccano Day

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 4, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Event, Family

See working models using Meccano. Get hands-on by building your own Meccano models in our Make It With Meccano workshop! The workshop is suitable for participants aged 8+ and instructions for some easy-to-build starter models will be provided, or you can do your own...

Kemi – Professional Aunty

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 3, 2023 | blackfen community announcement

Come and join us for our Sparkles Babies group with Kemi, The Professional Aunty (a midwife and health visitor). Ask any questions you might have and get support. Kemi will also bring her weighing scales if you need to get your baby weighed. No need to book - just...

Lark in The Park

by Sharon Marriott | Jun 21, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Event, Rooted

Come and visit us at Lark in The Park 27th July to 31 July. Lots of activities happening for all the family. Check out www.larksidcup.com for all the latest info and this year's programme. We hope to see you there!