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Discover events and activities for all ages as we celebrate the National Year of Reading 2026 https://libraries.lewisham.gov.uk/browse

29/05/2026

🚼📖 DIY Baby Book Making workshop.
📆 4 and 11 June.
🕜 Right after our Baby Bounce sessions at The Library at

Chat with other parents, get crafty and find out about the free Sharing REAL parent programme. Helping you grow your child's love of books from the beginning.

Got a record you love? 🎧Bring it. Play it. Share it.Bring Your Own Vinyl📍 Deptford Lounge🗓 Saturday 13 June | 6–8pmStep ...
23/05/2026

Got a record you love? 🎧
Bring it. Play it. Share it.

Bring Your Own Vinyl
📍 Deptford Lounge
🗓 Saturday 13 June | 6–8pm

Step behind the decks, swap music stories, discover new sounds and connect with fellow vinyl lovers in a friendly, inclusive space. Expect great tunes, good company and an easygoing community vibe — dancing very welcome if the mood hits 💃🕺

💿 Want to play? Sign up on arrival (10 slots available)
👂 Just want to listen? No vinyl? Come along anyway.
Adults 16+
🎟 Book your ticket via the Raised Voices link in our bio

Downham Library has partnered with to offer a sensory cinematic play session for SEND families this May half term. The ...
20/05/2026

Downham Library has partnered with to offer a sensory cinematic play session for SEND families this May half term. The nature themed session is inspired by neighbouring Downham Fields and the fleet of parakeets in nearby Hither Green Cemetery.

🗓️ 30 May 2026.
⏱️ 2.30-3.30pm.
📍Downham Library, at Downham Leisure Centre BR1.

The session will be flexible but structured. It will take place upstairs in the library in the gallery space and meeting room. There will be a screening of some short films (with a bingo game) then free play and sensory light games. There will be a chilled soft seating area plus a colouring and duplo table away from the main activity. It will be a chance to engage with cinema in a relaxed, hands-on, fun and judgement free space. Everyone is welcome to come and go throughout the session.

The session is free, but spaces are limited so booking is essential. More information and booking here: https://lewisham.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=338310.

📚 New findings from the BookTrust 's family survey shows something hopeful: families love reading together. But it also ...
18/05/2026

📚 New findings from the BookTrust 's family survey shows something hopeful: families love reading together. But it also reveals something worrying: daily shared reading has dropped significantly.

The survey makes one thing clear: families want to spend more time with books, but growing pressures are making it harder.

That’s where your local library comes in. We’re here to make reading together easy, joyful and completely free.

With your free library card, you can:

📖 Borrow books your child will love— from audiobooks and tactile board books to dual‑language picture books, comics and so much more.

🎶 Join our Storytimes — share stories, sing nursery rhymes and build early language skills.

📱 Access online resources — ebooks and audiobooks at the tap of a button, at home or on the go.

Pop in for a chat about how we can help you build strong reading habits with your little ones — and give them the best start in life.

What does a creative life sound like when you listen back? 🎶Join authors Lloyd Bradley, Dan Hancox () and Emma Warren (_...
16/05/2026

What does a creative life sound like when you listen back? 🎶
Join authors Lloyd Bradley, Dan Hancox () and Emma Warren (_emmalwarren_) for an in‑conversation panel exploring how music shaped their teenage years and led them to their creative paths. Through stories and shared listening, they’ll be playing tracks they’ve personally chosen — charting the sounds, scenes and moments that influenced their work, politics and cultural thinking.
📅 Saturday 13 June
🕓 4–5.30pm
📍 Deptford Lounge
🎟 Book now via the Raised Voices link in our bio

🎧✨ Tune into our BorrowBox eCollection ✨🎶Celebrate the power of music and storytelling with our specially curated collec...
14/05/2026

🎧✨ Tune into our BorrowBox eCollection ✨🎶
Celebrate the power of music and storytelling with our specially curated collection – perfect for getting you in the mood for Raised Voices or simply deepening your love of sound.
From music memoirs and cultural deep dives to audiobooks that bring stories to life, there’s something to inspire everyone. 🎤📚
💡 All titles are free to borrow with your library card via BorrowBox
Not a member yet? No problem!
👉 Sign up online through our website and get instant access to BorrowBox and all our e-resources.

📽️London Community Video Archive: Screening and Talk📍Deptford Library🗓️Thursday 28th May⏰6:00 - 8:00pmA visual tour thro...
12/05/2026

📽️London Community Video Archive: Screening and Talk
📍Deptford Library
🗓️Thursday 28th May
⏰6:00 - 8:00pm
A visual tour through the London Community Video Archive’s ( ) footage from Albany Video, including film Beyond Our Ken, lead by filmmaker and researcher Edward Webb-Ingall.

Albany Video was a video production and distribution company based in The Albany Theatre just across the road from Deptford Library, operating from the mid 70’s to the early 90s. They made several productions for Channel 4, and focused on topics of activism, community and social justice. The London Community Video Archive (LCVA) collects, preserves and shares community videos made between 1969 and 1994 in London and the South East. 

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Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.

💚 Mental Health Awareness Week 💚Taking care of your mind matters — and the right book can make a real difference.Explore...
12/05/2026

💚 Mental Health Awareness Week 💚
Taking care of your mind matters — and the right book can make a real difference.
Explore our collections of adult and teen mental health titles on Libby, with stories and support for every stage of life. 📚✨
Libby gives you access to thousands of eBooks and audiobooks – all free with your library card.
Not a library member yet? You can join online via our website and start borrowing straight away.
Read. Listen. Take a moment for yourself. 💭💚

📽️Another Catford Screening with Director Q&A📍Catford Library🗓️Saturday 16th May⏰2:30 - 4:30pm Another Catford is a docu...
12/05/2026

📽️Another Catford Screening with Director Q&A
📍Catford Library
🗓️Saturday 16th May
⏰2:30 - 4:30pm
 
Another Catford is a documentary film which traces Catford’s journey from an agricultural past, through its heyday as an entertainment centre in the early 20th century, to post-war rebuilding and beyond.

The screening will last 1 hour, after which there will be a post-screening Q&A with director Ben Honeybone!

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Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery. 

📽️Local Filmmakers - Short Films Screening  + Q&A📍Deptford Library🗓️Thursday 21st May⏰6:30pmA short film showcase of the...
11/05/2026

📽️Local Filmmakers - Short Films Screening  + Q&A
📍Deptford Library
🗓️Thursday 21st May
⏰6:30pm

A short film showcase of the filmmaking talent in Lewisham! From Japanese paper theatre to a spontaneous pilgrimage to Switzerland, in content these films span across countries and creative forms, but they were all made here in Lewisham. Followed by a Q&A with the local filmmakers.

a border of flat stones - Dir. Cáit McClay and Éiméar McClay

Cupids - Dir. Nick Grills

A Friend of the Devil - Dir. Freddie Christie

Marcia’s Medium Matchmakers - Dir. Randa Ray

Poplars - Dir. Alexandros Vounatsos

SNEEZE - Dir. Gareth Brierley, Fiona Creese and Maya Willcocks

The Spider’s Thread - Dir. Aya Nakamura

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Programme supported by Film Hub London, managed by Film London. Proud to be a partner of the BFI Film Audience Network, funded by the National Lottery.

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