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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 15/09/2026

📚 Brand New Teen Fiction! 📚 📍 Forest Hill Check out our latest selection of brand new teen fiction! Discover exciting stories, unforgettable characters and plenty of adventures for young adult readers. 📖✨

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 14/09/2026

📚✨ Brand New Adult Fiction! ✨📚 📍 Forest Hill You asked for more new books, and we listened! 🎉 Check out our brand new selection of adult fiction — perfect for your next great read. 📖❤️ Pop in, have a browse and discover your next favourite book! 📚

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 14/09/2026

Sydenham Library’s community of cunning crafters are back for the autumn of 2026! Once again we’ve got an exciting programme of creative endeavour: everything from flower boxes to pin cushions. calicolibraries.com/events/creat...

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 12/09/2026

1 day to go. Indie Press Fair, Sun 13 Sept, Manor House Library. Sunny today, not so much tomorrow, so a Grade II* Georgian manor house full of books and 12 indie presses is the move. Talks and panels are nearly full, £8 entry, book today. Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/indie...

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 11/09/2026

2 days to go. Indie Press Fair, Sun 13 Sept, Manor House Library. 12 presses, talks from Koushik Banerjea and Nell Osborne, plus 2 panels. £8 entry includes food, a free drink before 2:15pm, and booking onto all sessions. Last call, 25 spaces each. Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/indie...

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 11/09/2026

📚 It's Book Club Day! Your local Calico library reading groups: Sydenham: 1st Tue, 5pm Manor House: 1st Thu, last Thu, 2nd Sat Crofton Park: last Thu, 6pm Forest Hill: last Wed, 6pm + Poetry Open Mic last Sun, 2pm Front to Black (w/ Naz Project London): last Tue, Sydenham, 5:30pm #BookClubDay

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 10/09/2026

3 days to go. Indie Press Fair, Sun 13 Sept, Manor House Library. Two panels: Translation and Creative Practice with Erica Hesketh, 1:45pm. Success in Small Press Publishing with Neil Griffiths, 5:30pm. Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/indie...

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 09/09/2026

4 days to go. Indie Press Fair, Sun 13 Sept, Manor House Library. Two author talks on the day: Koushik Banerjea on Animal Nightlife at 2:50pm, and Nell Osborne on Ghost Driver, winner of the 2026 Queen Mary Small Press Fiction Prize, at 3:50pm. Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/indie...

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 08/09/2026

5 days to go. Indie Press Fair, Sun 13 Sept, Manor House Library. £8 entry includes food from Hand Made Food, a free drink before 2:15pm (pay bar after with wines from Theatre of Wine), and booking onto all four talks. Just 25 spaces per talk, so book now. Tickets: tickettailor.com/events/indie...

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 05/09/2026

Big publishing isn't the only way books get made. Meet the indie presses doing it differently at Indie Press Fair, Sun 13 Sept, Manor House Library. £8 gets you in, a drink, and four talks/panels. Get tickets today www.tickettailor.com/events/indie... or head to the link in our bio

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 04/09/2026

📚 Brand New Books! 📚 📍 Forest Hill Check out our brand-new selection of children’s books! 🌟📖 Packed with exciting stories, adventures and plenty of new favourites waiting to be discovered. Pop in and take a look! 📚✨

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 01/09/2026

📣 Sydenham Library closure update We are sorry to report that the electrical works at Sydenham have over run and we will now be closed until Thursday September 3rd. We understand that this is very frustrating for our users and we apologise for the inconvenience and short notice.

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 27/08/2026

Your entry ticket also gets you free access to four talks and panels with the people actually making the decisions in small press publishing. Indie Press Fair, Sun 13 Sept, Manor House Library. Sunday 13 September, Manor House Library. Get tickets today www.tickettailor.com/events/indie...

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 25/08/2026

Family Open Day at Hither Green Social Club. Sun 30th Aug, 2pm. Free entry: bouncy castle, food, raffle, football cards, bingo, Open the Box, disco from 7pm, live music from Georgia Gallagher 4-6pm. 19 Beacon Road SE13 6EQ, 5 min from Hither Green station.

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 23/08/2026

Small presses. Big voices. 📚 The Indie Press Fair, Manor House Library, Sun 13 Sept, independent publishers under one roof, 4 free talks and panels, & a Georgian building with 250+ years of history behind it. £8, includes a drink and a refreshment break. www.tickettailor.com/events/indie...

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 10/08/2026

Indie Press Fair. Sun 13 Sept, Manor House Library, doors 1pm. Independent publishers, four free talks and panels, and a Georgian library newly restored. £8 entry, includes a drink and buffet food. Tickets and details: calicoprojects.com/indie-press-...

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 10/08/2026

We love our volunteers, and we love to throw a party - so twice a year we throw a party for our volunteers! We had a great time celebrating at Sydenham Library, complete with bookish pub quiz. Huge thanks to our volunteers for all they do, and to Ignition Brewery for kindly donating quiz prizes!

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 25/06/2026

📣 Library Closure Update Sydenham and Manor House Libraries will be closed on Thursday 25th June. Crofton Park will be open until 1pm. At present, Forest Hill is set to remain open, this may change throughout the day and over the course of the week as we assess the risk.

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 24/06/2026

New books for all ages at Crofton Park Library

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 23/06/2026

Temperatures inside Sydenham Library are forecast to reach unsafe levels. For the safety of the public, our staff and volunteers, we have taken the difficult decision to CLOSE Sydenham Library on Wednesday and Thursday.

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 23/06/2026

Temperatures inside Crofton Park Library have already reached 30 degrees . For the safety of the public, our staff and volunteers, we have taken the difficult decision to close Crofton Park Library today.

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 21/06/2026

NEW JUNIOR FICTION BOOKS 📍 Forest Hill Library Fresh reads are now on the shelves! 📚 Adventure, mystery, fantasy and more — whatever stories you love, there’s something to discover. Pop in and choose your next book ✨ #Libraries #JuniorFiction #ChildrensBooks #ForestHillLibrary #LoveReading

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 20/06/2026

Thank you for the amazing discussion at Courage, Conversations, Collage this weekend! We marked the start of Refugee Week with a great panel and creative collage session at Sydenham Library as the second event in our Sanctuary in Sydenham series, kindly made possible by Borough of Sanctuary.

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 20/06/2026

Book recommendation of the week - "Anything by Terry Pratchett" from Manor House Volunteer Arisha.

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 19/06/2026

NEW CRIME COLLECTION 📍 Forest Hill Library Fresh crime reads are now on the shelves 📚 Mysteries, thrillers and page-turners ready to borrow. Pick up a book from your favourite author or discover a new one. 🔍✨ #ForestHillLibrary #CrimeBooks #Libraries #Reading #BookCommunity

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 19/06/2026

BRAND NEW ADULT FICTION 📍 Forest Hill Library New fiction has arrived on our shelves 📚 From thrilling page-turners to captivating stories and new authors to discover — come and find your next read ✨ #ForestHillLibrary #AdultFiction #Libraries #Reading #BookCommunity

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 18/06/2026

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

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 18/06/2026

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. ✨ #ForestHillLibrary #ChildrensBooks #BoardBooks #PictureBooks #JuniorFiction #Libraries

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 17/06/2026

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!

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 17/06/2026

This Pride Month, check out our Queerness & Colonialism reading list at Sydenham Library in partnership with Rainbow Migration 🌈

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 13/06/2026

📚 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!

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 07/06/2026

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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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 06/06/2026

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.

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 06/06/2026

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

Copies of Barbara Pym novel 'Jane and Prudence' donated to Crofton Park Library by the Barbara Pym Society

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 04/06/2026

Join Udochi from NAZ Project London on 30th June for our next meeting of the Front to Black book group! This month, we're discussing The Seers by Sulaiman Addonia. It's short, it's thought-provoking, and you can pick up your copy from Sydenham Library. See you there!

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 04/06/2026

It's official! Our first ever Calico Press publication, In the Bag of Stars, has landed ✨ Keep an eye out soon for copies of In the Bag of Stars at your local Calico library!

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 03/06/2026

It's Brockley Max! Gratitude to Moira Tait for launching the festival 25 years ago; Rosie, and the Max volunteers for their commitment; Jo and the Year 2 children at Beecroft School, Jacqueline, Carry, the volunteers and Make Mee Studio for providing the artworks and events at Crofton Park Library

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 03/06/2026

We've just refreshed the New Non-Fiction display shelves down at Sydenham Library. Now presenting: A history of London pubs! Two Scottish lads conquering the music industry! An ode to the Korean corn dog! And travel guides to far-flung places like Barbados! Venice! Scotland! Come and have a look...

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 02/06/2026

✨ Brand New Children’s Books ✨ 📍 Forest Hill Library New Picture Books, Early Readers, and Junior Fiction titles have arrived on our shelves 📚🌈 Perfect for bedtime stories and young readers looking for their next adventure! #ForestHillLibrary #ChildrensBooks #LibraryLife #ReadingForFun

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 02/06/2026

Join us to celebrate Refugee Week in the second event of our Sanctuary in Sydenham series! The theme of Refugee Week 2026 is Courage. ‘At a time when some seek to divide and blame, Refugee Week 202 calicolibraries.com/events/coura...

Sanctuary in Sydenham poster featuring Courage, Conversations, Collage celebrating Refugee Week with library logos

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 01/06/2026

Here at Sydenham Library we've got hot books and we've got cold books... so however you're feeling about the weather, we've got something for you. (We've also got ice creams and fans.)

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 01/06/2026

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 calicolibraries.com/events/summe...

A colourful collage of fruit and paper nature cutouts with the event title and details

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 31/05/2026

Once a month, the local councillors from Sydenham Ward hold a drop-in advice surgery at Sydenham Library. Come along with any local issues you have and speak to your representatives. No need to book. calicolibraries.com/events/local...

Sydenham Ward local councillors drop-in surgery flyer showing three councillor photos and event details at library

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 31/05/2026

Join Selce (South East London Community Energy) for a free session at Sydenham Library where you’ll learn simple tips to save money on your energy bills by making your home more energy-efficient. N calicolibraries.com/events/energ...

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 30/05/2026

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 Callig calicolibraries.com/events/brock...

Group of people learning Chinese calligraphy, holding red paper with black Chinese characters at workshop table

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 30/05/2026

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. calicolibraries.com/events/brock...

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 29/05/2026

Iglootree is partnering with the Melsonian Arts Council to put on a new, free, tabletop roleplaying game convention in South East London. Come join Iglootree for a free day of tabletop roleplaying calicolibraries.com/events/danco...htt

DANCON tabletop RPG convention poster featuring fantasy characters, dragons, and adventure scenes - June 6th 2026, 11am-3pm, free entry

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 29/05/2026

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 28/05/2026

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Calico Libraries @calicolibraries.com · 28/05/2026

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