The new name for V22 Libraries.
Calico offers library services and community facilities to the people of South East London.
We run Forest Hill, Manor House, Sydenham and Crofton Park libraries.
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NEW CHILDREN’S BOOKS
📍 Forest Hill Library
Fresh arrivals are now on the Children’s shelves 📚
From Board Books and Picture Books to exciting Junior Fiction, there’s plenty to discover for young readers. ✨
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Not only do we have great books for Pride Month, we've got great zines too! Here's just a few of our favourite zines to browse in the Lewisham Community Zine Library this June!
You can find the Zine Library at Sydenham Library until the end of June, and then in Forest Hill Library in July
This Refugee Week, we invite you to take part in the Simple Act of reading a book! Simple Acts are small ways we can all learn more about the experiences of refugees and show solidarity with the community. Stop by Forest Hill Library to pick up a book or suggest one for us to display!
This Pride Month, check out our Queerness & Colonialism reading list at Sydenham Library in partnership with Rainbow Migration 🌈
📚 Councillors Sign Up at Forest Hill Library
Following their Surgery today, Councillors Peter Bernards, Annabelle Roberts and Fergus Navaratnam-Blair signed up for their library cards 🎉
Great to welcome them and share the benefits of library membership 📖✨
Not a member yet? Pop in and join!
What a difference a week makes. If you are missing the scorching weather why not try one of our ‘Red-Hot Reads’. No sunscreen required!
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Our Junior Book Clubbers flexed their social conscience and enjoyed a morning of litter picking and book discussions last week. They collected 11 bags of rubbish!
The young bookworms are reading The Night Bus Hero by Onjali Q. Raulf and The Girl Who Speaks Bear by Sophie Anderson next.
Join Barbara and friends at Sydenham Library to celebrate Windrush Day 2026 with a fun, free session full of stories and activities about the trickster spider Anancy, perfect for ages 4-9 (siblings we
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To celebrate 2nd June the birthdate of 20th century novelist Barbara Pym, the Barbara Pym Society represented by local members Sandra and Judith have gifted 6 copies of Pym’s ‘Jane and Prudence’ and hand delivered them to us.
More info on Barbara Pym’s life and work at barbara-pym.org
Get silly, get musical, and go bananas at Crofton Park Library! Join local author, musician, and performer Gareth P. Jones for an interactive event inspired by his book Cindergorilla!
This event is
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Join Barbara and friends at Sydenham Library to celebrate Windrush Day 2026 with a fun, free session full of stories and activities about the trickster spider Anancy, perfect for ages 4-9 (siblings welcome). All children must be accompanied by an adult.
This event will feature stories and activities about Anancy/Ananse/Anansi from multiple cultures and countries.
No need to book - just drop in!
Get silly, get musical, and go bananas at Crofton Park Library! Join local author, musician, and performer Gareth P. Jones for an interactive event inspired by his book Cindergorilla!
This event is free, but booking is essential. Perfect for ages 5-10. All children must be accompanied by an adult for the entire duration.
This event is kindly made possible by the Friends of Crofton Park Community Library.
