Events | Blackfen Community Library

Hub Workshop

by Sharon Marriott | 7 May, 2025 | Youth | 0 Comments

Our workshops are held in a fun and active environment. Learn new skills, improve your mental fitness and make new friends! Big variation of topics and best of all they are all free! This one is all...

May Half Term

by Sharon Marriott | 7 May, 2025 | blackfen community announcement, Family | 0 Comments

Come and join us this half term for lots of fun activities from Lego Art to Gem Art to a Dino Dragon Party and Stay n Play!! Book everything on Blackfen Community Library Eventbrite. We hope to see...

Book Amnesty 6-17 May

by Sharon Marriott | 1 May, 2025 | Books | 0 Comments

Join our Book Amnesty happening from 6th to 17th May. This is your chance to rummage through your bookshelves and homes and discover any books that you may have lying around and no longer need....

Family Cooking Workshop

by Sharon Marriott | 30 April, 2025 | Family | 0 Comments

Bring your child along for our family friendly child cookery workshop. Come and learn how to make a lentil shepherds pie and banana pancakes. All the ingredients and equipment will be supplied....

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Kintsugi

by Sharon Marriott | Aug 15, 2022 | blackfen community announcement

In partnership with the charity Kintsugi Hope, we are launching a new course which will take place at Blackfen Community Library. Kintsugi Hope is a charity launched by Patrick Regan and his wife that aims to break our silence surrounding the topic of mental health...

FREE Kid’s Lunches

by Sharon Marriott | Aug 4, 2022 | blackfen community announcement, Rooted

Are you or do you know someone who is struggling with rising costs? Finding it difficult to feed the kids in the school holidays? We can help! Come into Rooted Coffee House and order lunch for your kids for free. If you are too embarrassed to ask, come in and see our...

Pirate Gem is coming to Blackfen!!!

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 22, 2022 | blackfen community announcement, Family

Look out for Gemma's Pirate Party with Pirate Gem from CBeebies Swashbuckle on Wednesday 17th August and come along to Gemma Hunt's Storytime and Book Signing on Wednesday 17th too. Both events are bookable on our Eventbrite page - book early so you don't miss out!...

Rooted Pop Up at Lark in The Park

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 21, 2022 | blackfen community announcement

Come and visit us at Lark in The Park 28th July to 1st August. Loads 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!

Kids’ Summer Activities

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 21, 2022 | blackfen community announcement, Family

This summer keep your children busy by bringing them to Blackfen Community Library. Our Summer Reading Challenge is in full swing now and we have lots of prizes and treats to give away to those who read. Come and try our Treasure Hunt - can you find all the characters...

Blackfen Summer Fayre

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 20, 2022 | blackfen community announcement

Don't miss out on our Summer Fayre on August 13th - it's going to be lots of fun with stalls, street food, face painting, prosecco bar, crafts, characters, live music, raffle and lots more....

Free Food for Kids

by Sharon Marriott | Jul 19, 2022 | Family

To help you out this summer - check out this list of deals for kids...

New Books In…

by Paula | Jul 12, 2022 | Books

New books: At Blackfen Community Library we have a wide range of new books, some of these include: Watch Her Fall by Erin Kelley Another Kind of Eden by James Lee Burke Finding Ashley by Danielle Steele Box 88 by Charles Cumming and many more... The genre of each...

Messy Church: The Beach

by Sharon Marriott | Jun 29, 2022 | Event

Come and join us for our next FREE Messy Church Party based on 'The Beach'. Book via Eventbrite.

Summer Reading Challenge

by Sharon Marriott | Jun 29, 2022 | blackfen community announcement

Get ready for Gadgeteers, arriving at Blackfen Community Library this summer. Starting on Sat 9th July to 10 Sep 2022. Science is all around you! What do you love doing? Are you a brilliant baker? Or a mega music fan? Are you the tech wizard amongst your friends? Join...