Get involved
There are lots of ways you can get involved and support your local community through Blackfen Community Library. Please take a look at the options below, if you have a different skill, experience or idea to offer we’d love to hear from you. Please email hello@blackfencommunitylibrary.org.
Volunteering with us
The work of Blackfen Community Library is made possible by a team of great volunteers who work alongside the paid staff to deliver services for our local community. There are lots of opportunities for volunteering at the library including supporting staff with the library services and administration, organising book stock, being an IT buddy, helping with the regular groups/activities and lots more.
If you’re interested in joining the team, we’d love to hear from you. Please click on the positions below to find out more and complete the expression of interest form.
Volunteering opportunities and events
Jobs and volunteering positions
For details of the roles and duties along with a form to apply, follow the links below.
Become a friend of Blackfen Community Library
Help us keep improving Blackfen Community Library and Rooted Coffee House. We want to provide more for our visitors and local community but our current funding is limited. You can help. £35 can help us continue to provide a great community hub, regular groups and events. Help us keep improving Blackfen Community Library and Rooted Coffee House. We want to provide more for our visitors and local community but our current funding is limited. You can help. £35 can help us continue to provide a great community hub, regular groups and events.
In return you will get:
- Free reusable Rooted Coffee House cup and 10% off all drinks with your cup
- 10 free printouts or photocopies
- 1 free book from our sale rail
- 1 fine waiver
- 10% off all ticketed events
- 10% off venue hire
- Free book bag
£35 per year
Giving books
We welcome all donations of new books. Please drop books to the front desk during our opening hours.
Donate
Co-op Local Community Fund
Did you know that you can support us at Blackfen Community Library every time you shop at the Co-op in Blackfen? Every time a Co-op member buys Co-op branded products and services 1% of what they spend goes to support local causes through our Local Community Fund. Last year, £17m went to more than 4,000 local causes. Find out about Co-op membership in-store or online at www.coop.co.uk/membership and don’t forget to select Blackfen Community Library as your cause.
Donate
Bexley
Community Lottery
Bexley Community Lottery is an exciting weekly lottery that raises money for good causes in Bexley – like us! You can support us and be in with a 1 in 50 chance to win a prize each week, with a top prize of £25,000! Find out more at www.bexleycommunitylottery.co.uk/
Donate
Amazon Smile
Donate to Blackfen Community Library every time you shop with Amazon. AmazonSmile is the same Amazon you know. Same products, same prices, same service. But Amazon donates 0.5% of the net purchase price (excluding VAT, returns and shipping fees) of eligible purchases to the charitable organisation of your choice. Start supporting us today by signing up at www.smile.amazon.co.uk. You will find us under our registered charity name; New Generation Community Trust.
Donate
PayPal Giving Fund
Support us through the PayPal Giving Fund 100% of donations made here go to us – no deductions, no fees. Find out more: www.paypal.com/uk/fundraiser/hub
Via bank transfer
New Generation Community Trust
Sort code: 30-98-97
Account: 39265268
Please quote ‘donation’ as reference.
