Crofton Park Library

📚 Brockley Max Mindful Calligraphy Art

📍Crofton Park Library

Get creative with Chinese calligraphy and learn brush techniques in this fun, hands-on art session at Crofton Park Library on Friday 29th May, 11am-12pm.

Learn the ancient art of Chinese Calligraphy brush strokes and characters from artist in residence Carry Hornby. Whether you’re a beginner or an expert, this event is sure to inspire and captivate. Immerse yourself in the beauty and tradition of Chinese culture through the art of calligraphy. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to explore a new form of artistic expression!

All materials provided. Suitable for adults and children aged 9+.

🔗 For information and booking (if applicable) follow this link https://calicolibraries.com/events/brockley-max-mindful-calligraphy-art

📚 Brockley Max Ukulele Jam Session

📍Crofton Park Library

Strum and socialise at a ukulele jam with Jacqueline Grant! Whether you’re a seasoned pro or just starting out, join Jacqueline for a free lunchtime jam session of great music and community vibes.

Meet Jacqueline from 12-2pm on Monday 1st June at Crofton Park Library. No pressure, just a friendly group of grown-ups playing songs from the Ukulele Wednesdays songbook. Grab your uke and let’s play! You can access the songbook here. (https://ukulelewednesdays.wordpress.com/songbook/)

🔗 For information and booking (if applicable) follow this link https://calicolibraries.com/events/brockley-max-ukulele-jam-session

📚 Summer Solstice Collage Workshop

📍Crofton Park Library

Join us at Crofton Park Library on June 20th, 2026 at 11:00am for a fun and creative collaging workshop. Whether you’re a beginner or a pro, come along to make some cool summer-themed collages, share ideas, and enjoy a relaxed, friendly vibe. All materials will be provided, so just bring your creativity and good mood!

This workshop is aimed at KS1 children’s abilities, and the collages of fruit and vegetables will be kept and curated into a young people’s recipe book.

🔗 For information and booking (if applicable) follow this link https://calicolibraries.com/events/summer-solstice-collage-workshop

On Saturday 16th May, The Guardian newspaper published its ultimate TOP 100 Novels. More than 150 authors, academics and critics from around the world, were asked to pick their top 10 novels of all time.
Is your favourite on the list? Our Tuesday team struck out with their favourite reads being nowhere on the list!
https://www.theguardian.com/books/ng-interactive/2026/may/12/the-100-best-novels-of-all-time

There are over 260 bee species in the UK, mostly solitary bees; 24 are types of bumble bee and only 1 that makes honey!
On World Bee Day, we celebrate bees and other pollinators, without which we would be in big trouble
Here are some of our favourite bee books, and our local beekeepers hard at work

Here's our latest selection of new books at Crofton Park Library

each month our libraries take in hundreds of new titles. To make space for them we have to w**d out some of the 'unloved' books.......they look very sad sitting on their shelf with no-one to read them!