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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...
Review of ‘Handle With Care’ by Jodi Picoult
Reviewed by Rhiannon, Rooted Coffee House member of staff. Every expectant parent will tell you that they don’t want a perfect baby, just a healthy one. But what happens when you’re not given the choice? Jodi Picoult excels in her book ‘Handle with Care’, as she...
Review of The Help by Kathryn Stockett
Reviewed by Jayne, Blackfen Community Library member. This book has been on my bookshelf for years and I’d never got around to reading it. I’m not a big novel reader, I prefer non-fiction. However, a global pandemic seemed like a great time to sate my curiosity about...
Review of ‘My Grandmother Sends Her Regards & Apologies’ and ‘A Man Called Ove’ by Fredrik Backman
By Blackfen Community Library member Mel I first discovered Fredrik Backman when I picked up and read 'My Grandmother Sends Her Regards & Apologies'. These books are real treasures with a wonderful sense of humour and heartache in equal measure køb viagra. Fredrik...
Review of ‘As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning’ by Laurie Lee
By Chris D., Blackfen Community Library Volunteer. My second book review is of an old favourite of mine that I could read again and again – ‘As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning’ by Laurie Lee first published in 1969. This is a slim novel of roughly 200 pages and it...
Review of ‘I Let You Go’ by Clare Mackintosh
By Chris D., Blackfen Library Volunteer. In these uncertain times, what better way to escape from it all than with a good book – a happy feel-good novel or a gripping page-turner – either one will transport you for a while to a different place and take your mind off...
Covid-19 Update
We will be closing from 5pm Friday 20th March for the foreseeable future. Please follow our facebook page for updates. We will be extending loan dates and you will not incur any fines for the period that we are closed. Check out our facebook page for updates...
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