The libraries in Lambeth closed at 1pm today.
Susanna Barnes, the Head of Libraries, gave this statement:
"The rate of infection is just too high and is a real risk to staff and public. As soon as the rate reduces to a reasonable level we will reopen."
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Library services still on offer!
The library is currently not open for regular visits due to covid-19 restrictions - but there are services still available.
Opening Hours: Monday to Saturday 11am to 4pm
(to maintain social distancing and keep everyone safe you will need an appointment to use the library)
to make an appointment call:
020 7926 6050
Services on offer:
PCs, printing, photocopying and scanning
Select & Collect - Reserve books online or get in touch and the librarians will help you select items
Home Library Service - the library can deliver books to you if you are housebound and cannot get to a library.
There is an extensive online service on offer for you to enjoy. For ebooks, audiobooks, film streaming and more visit:
I love my library: an animated poem by Scroobius Pip
Watch Scroobius Pip's animated poem 'Library' - commissioned by Chris Hawkins for BBC 6 Music's celebration of libraries and performed live on his show in November 2014:
Ruskin Park Summer Fete
First Draft: Lambeth new playwriting competition
Sixteen Feet Productions present an opportunity for aspiring and emerging writers to showcase new work. They welcome submissions from anyone who lives, works or studies in Lambeth.
There is a category for young writers of 21 and under.
The selected plays will be rehearsed with a professional cast and director and staged as part of the Lambeth Readers and writers Festival on 30th and 31st May 2014 in the new performance space at the Library Building, Clapham. Continue reading First Draft: Lambeth new playwriting competition
Exhibition: Eliot Now 3rd March – 26 April
An exhibition of words and pictures inspired by TS Eliot’s Old Possums Book of Practical Cats, made by children from Brixton primary schools.
The artworks will be on display in the Carnegie Library Gallery from the 3rd March to the 26th April 2014. Continue reading Exhibition: Eliot Now 3rd March – 26 April