Events | Blackfen Community Library

Bonding with your Baby

by Sharon Marriott | 25 August, 2026 | blackfen community announcement, Family | 0 Comments

Come and join Gill, an ex health visitor to gain some expert advice on bonding with your baby! No need to book - just come along. Starting Wednesday 9th Sept 11am-12pm at Blackfen Community Library...

The Shine Course is back

by Sharon Marriott | 24 August, 2026 | blackfen community announcement, Youth | 0 Comments

The SHINE Course is starting again at Blackfen Community Library on Wednesday 30th September 2026. If you have girls aged 11-15 (at secondary school) then sign them up now via Eventbrite! The Shine...

The Strength Course is back

by Sharon Marriott | 24 August, 2026 | blackfen community announcement, Youth | 0 Comments

A fun and interactive 6 week personal development course for boys ages 11-15 (in secondary school) starts Thursday 1st October 2026. Through fun activities, the sessions will help to develop a...

Coffee & Health

by Sharon Marriott | 24 August, 2026 | Event | 0 Comments

Come and join Samten, a professional nurse, for an informal chat about health related topics over a coffee. The first session at the end of August is focussed on Skin Health. Meeting every last...

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Book Buddies are back!

by Sharon Marriott | Sep 1, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Family

Book Buddies is starting back up again! Come along and sign up for free one to one reading support for your child. On a Tuesday and Wednesday 3.45pm - 4.45pm at Blackfen Community Library. This is a fun group to support reading and education for children. It is run by...

Children’s Clubs start back soon

by Sharon Marriott | Sep 1, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Family

So the Summer Holidays are over but we still have lots of fun and exciting activities for your children to enjoy during Term Time. No need to book (except for Kids Craft Time on a Tuesday), come along to our sessions with your kids. Activities for Babies, preschoolers...

Quiz Night Coming Up

by Sharon Marriott | Sep 1, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Event

Join us for a fun fundraising event on Friday 29th September 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 our commmunity library. Rooted Coffee House will be open selling...

The Shine Course is back

by Sharon Marriott | Sep 1, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Youth

The SHINE Course is returning to Blackfen Community Library on Monday 25th September. If you have girls aged 11-15 then sign them up now via Eventbrite! The Shine Course is a fun and interactive 7 week personal development course. Through fun activities, the sessions...

Parenting Support Zoom

by Sharon Marriott | Sep 1, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Family

Are you a parent? Would you like some support on how to parent your primary aged child? Then join our Zoom. With advice and support from a trained counsellor and experiences and stories from other parents - find the support you need. Thursday 21 September on Zoom 8pm....

Budgeting Workshop

by Sharon Marriott | Sep 1, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Event

Are you struggling in the current financial market or want some help with money saving ideas? Then come along to this informal workshop with James our Financial Advisor. He will be offering lots of tips on how to save money and how to make the most of the money you...

Summer Reading Challenges to do at home

by Sharon Marriott | Aug 24, 2023 | blackfen community announcement, Family

We have recorded some challenges for you to try at home with the SRC Characters. Get active - challenge your friends and family - what can you do? Can you design your own challenges? Come and show us at the library....

Borrow a Ball

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

We are officially a Ball Lending Library. We have teamed up with Alive & Kicking UK. They have supplied us with 10 footballs, netballs and basketballs. Would you like to play with a ball but can't afford to buy one? Then pop along to Blackfen Community Library...

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...