News & Events
All the latest news and events from Blackfen Community library
New Books Just In!
Looking for a new book to read? This month we have lots of new books. Here are three titles, fiction and non-fiction. The River Murders – James Patterson and James O. Born The first is the latest release from James Patterson, The River Murders. When a local private...
Keep Our Community Library Open!
Please help to do this by completing the Bexley libraries consultation. We are more than just a library. We are a safe and friendly space for the whole community acting as a hub, providing free services to people of all ages, where, for example, you can read or borrow...
We are Open!
We are so excited to not only open our doors to the public again but to be able to welcome you into our Rooted Coffee shop. It’s been a long 6 months and we are so looking forward to seeing some familiar faces and hopefully some new ones! Before lockdown we were...
Join the Summer Reading Challenge at Blackfen Community Library and receive a prize
This year the Summer Reading Challenge has gone online to allow everyone to take part, even if they can’t get to their local library. As we have been able to reopen Blackfen Community Library we would love to see you in person to borrow books as part of the...
Click & Collect
We know some people are still anxious about the current situation but we don't want that to prevent you from enjoying our books. If you are happy to leave your home for a walk in the fresh air but don't want to come in to the library, we have a new service for you....
Join the Silly Squad – Summer Reading Challenge 2020
This year the Summer Reading Challenge has gone online to allow everyone to take part, even if they can’t get to their local library. The Summer Reading Challenge website is free to access and a place for children to rate and review the books they are reading as they...
Frequently Asked Questions about Blackfen Community Library reopening
Blackfen Community Library is delighted that the government has announced that libraries will be able to open – with social distancing measures in place – from 4 July. In line with this we will be open from 10am on Tuesday 7 July. From that date we will be open...
Welcome back!
Blackfen Community Library is delighted that the government has announced that libraries will be able to open – with social distancing measures in place – from 4 July 2020. In line with this we will be open from 10am on Tuesday 7 July. From that date we will be open...
Book Delivery Service
During this time of lock down, we are all trying to find ways to pass the time. That is why we are going to be offering a book delivery service. You can check which books we have available in our collection by visiting https://www.readingcloud.net/, log in [if you...
Review of A Pocketful of Holes and Dreams by Jeff Pearce
Reviewed by Pat, Blackfen Community Library volunteer. Jeff Pearce was Born in the Slums of Liverpool in 1953 and from the moment he could walk he worked with his mother selling secondhand clothes on a market stall. Leaving school at the age of fourteen, unable to...
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