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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

🎲🐉 Ready for an epic adventure?Join The Meat Shields for a thrilling Dungeons & Dragons session at Deptford Lounge. Whet...
15/10/2026

🎲🐉 Ready for an epic adventure?

Join The Meat Shields for a thrilling Dungeons & Dragons session at Deptford Lounge. Whether you're a seasoned adventurer or completely new to the game, everyone is welcome.

No experience needed, and there's no need to bring anything. Pre-made characters and dice will be provided. Drop into a world of monsters, magic and heroic quests, and stay for as much or as little of the adventure as you like.

📅 Saturday 14 November
⏰ 11am-4pm
📍 Deptford Lounge
🎲 Suitable for beginners
📝 Booking required

Part of , Lewisham Libraries' celebration of sci-fi, fantasy and speculative fiction.

Meet Zahra Falasiri () , whose sculptural work The Living Loop imagines a world where connection is visible, undeniable ...
13/10/2026

Meet Zahra Falasiri () , whose sculptural work The Living Loop imagines a world where connection is visible, undeniable and essential to life.

In Zahra's imagined world, three unique beings exist side by side. Each has its own identity, colour and form, yet none can survive alone. They are linked by an unseen force carrying life, energy and memory, a reminder that connection is not something we create, but something that already exists all around us.

Created from fresh flowers, foliage, branches, fruit and vegetables, The Living Loop transforms familiar natural materials into strange and imaginative living creatures. What is usually overlooked becomes impossible to ignore.

Through this work, Zahra invites us to consider the relationships that sustain us and the invisible systems that connect people, communities and the natural world.

✨ See The Living Loop as part of Imagined Worlds throughout November at Catford Library.

We’re looking for local artists and creatives to showcase their work. Whether you're exhibiting for the first time or ar...
12/10/2026

We’re looking for local artists and creatives to showcase their work.

Whether you're exhibiting for the first time or are an experienced artist, your work is welcome.

Get in touch with us in Downham Library or email [email protected]
for more information and to discuss exhibiting your artwork.

We're back for a Sensory Play and Make session as part of our SEND Families Sessions at Downham Library.Join us Saturday...
11/10/2026

We're back for a Sensory Play and Make session as part of our SEND Families Sessions at Downham Library.

Join us Saturday 17 October, 2.30-3.30pm.

This is a fun, relaxed and structured session with free play moments and crafty activities. This month is themed around buildings and construction! Inspired by Lanisha Butterfield's wonderful Flower Block, we'll create our own newspaper skyscrapers. There will be lego, duplo and kinetic sand to play with too.

Booking is encouraged, but drop-ins are very welcome. Find the link here: https://lewisham.events.mylibrary.digital/event?id=354584

This Black History Month, explore our curated non-fiction collection on Libby.From history and politics to memoir, cultu...
11/10/2026

This Black History Month, explore our curated non-fiction collection on Libby.

From history and politics to memoir, culture and activism, these books offer powerful insights into Black experiences, achievements and contributions, past and present.

Borrow for free with your library card and deepen your understanding through the voices of historians, writers, thinkers and changemakers.

Available now on Libby. 📱✨

📚🧹 Stories, bookmarks, new library members and plenty of community spirit! We loved being part of the Bellingham Green c...
10/10/2026

📚🧹 Stories, bookmarks, new library members and plenty of community spirit! We loved being part of the Bellingham Green clean-up.

Soon you'll be able to borrow litter-picking kits from Lewisham Libraries too. Ready to make a difference in your neighbourhood? Watch this space! 👀💚

We are so happy to be hosting the launch of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library next week at The Library at Deptford Loun...
09/10/2026

We are so happy to be hosting the launch of Dolly Parton's Imagination Library next week at The Library at Deptford Lounge.

Join us to celebrate Dolly's enduring literary legacy, a global book gifting scheme for children under 5 now available to all Lewisham families. Like her, we know the power of reading in improving children's outcomes and we'll be joined by incredible local partners working to promote a love of books across the borough.

Come for live music, storytelling, face painting, crafts and more.

Thursday 15 October
2-5pm

09/10/2026

✨ Warning: this recap may cause excessive smiling! 😄 A look back at all the fun, creativity and community we've shared together. Libraries are places to belong, connect and make memories. You are loved and wanted here. ❤️📚

🎨 Artist Spotlight: Taddea Tinchon (.tin)Stranded explores the blurred space between dreams and reality, memory and emot...
08/10/2026

🎨 Artist Spotlight: Taddea Tinchon (.tin)

Stranded explores the blurred space between dreams and reality, memory and emotion.

Two figures share the same dreamlike landscape but seem to experience it differently. Water flows through the piece as a symbol of change and uncertainty, while a stranded fish becomes a poignant reflection on vulnerability and loss.

Soft colours and open space give the work the feeling of a fading memory, inviting us to reflect on connection, distance and what it means to feel out of place.

See Stranded at the Imagined Worlds exhibition throughout November at Catford Library.

📚💙 It's Dyslexia Awareness Week!We've put together a special collection of ebooks and audiobooks for teens on Libby, fea...
06/10/2026

📚💙 It's Dyslexia Awareness Week!

We've put together a special collection of ebooks and audiobooks for teens on Libby, featuring compelling stories, relatable characters and inspiring reads by dyslexic authors and advocates.

Whether you're looking for your next page-turner or prefer listening on the go, there's something for everyone to discover.

Browse the collection on Libby and find a story that speaks to you. ✨

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199/201 Lewisham High Street
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