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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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...

New Club for Kids starting…

by Sharon Marriott | Jun 16, 2022 | blackfen community announcement

Are you creative? Do you enjoy colouring? Sticking? Cutting? Making things? Being imaginative? Are you aged under 16? Then this club is for you! Join us each Wednesday from 3pm with your parent/carer to our drop in creative session. We will supply all the materials...

Free Financial Advice

by Sharon Marriott | Jun 14, 2022 | blackfen community announcement

Financial Advisor James Westpfel will be offering free financial advice to the community on a Friday Morning 10-12pm. Just pop in to Rooted Coffee House to have a chat.

We’re going to BexFest

by Sharon Marriott | Jun 10, 2022 | blackfen community announcement, Rooted

Rooted Coffee House and Blackfen Community Library are going to BexFest on 18-19 June. Make sure you come and visit us - craft, design a badge, keyring or mirror, meet our mascots, take part in challenges, buy a Barista drink and tasty treats... Don't miss out 12pm -...

BSL Coffee Club

by Sharon Marriott | May 31, 2022 | Regular Groups and Activities

A Coffee Club for British Sign Language users and their friends and family. Meeting at Blackfen Community Library Tuesdays 1-3pm. Led by Sarah R from Bexley Deaf Centre. Come and catch up with others over a Barista drink and lunch or tasty treats!

Jubilee Events at Blackfen Community Library

by Sharon Marriott | May 18, 2022 | blackfen community announcement

Join us during the first week of June as we help Her Majesty the Queen to celebrate her Platinum Jubilee. We will be holding several events for you to get involved in! Tuesday 31st May 11am - 12pm we will be having a Jubilee Coffee Morning. Come and buy a Barista...

Welcome Coffee Morning

by Sharon Marriott | May 12, 2022 | blackfen community announcement, Regular Groups and Activities

Are you new to the area or do you know someone who is? If you are a refugee or an asylum seeker and you don't know many other people yet or you want to meet up with other people in the same situation as yourself, come along to Rooted Coffee House in Blackfen Community...