As someone interested in learning, culture, and the arts, we've compiled this list of local museums, galleries, and art sites on the web you might be interested in. Sites such as the South London Art Map and South East London Film Clubs Network give more comprehensive listings of their respective genres across South London than this site can offer; the rest of the links are to more 'local' cultural facilities and services.
Continue reading Local Arts, Museums, and Galleries: Get your Taste of Culture →
Herne Hill is surrounded by a wonderfully diverse set of community organisations. The Friends of Carnegie Library welcome and work with those groups to highlight and promote each other's aims and events.
The links below point to just some of them... Continue reading Local Societies →
You might think it, but the Carnegie Library is not the only library in South London worth visiting. Straddled between Lambeth and Southwark Boroughs, the Carnegie has many friends in the neighbourhood. This page lists them. Continue reading Nearby Libraries →
We love our library. And we're doing everything we can to ensure it remains as relevant to our community today as it was when it first opened over 100 years ago. We take heart that there are numerous groups, societies, government departments, unions, campaigners, and library associations that share our vision. They have issued guidance for libraries transitioning to community-owned status; provide suggestions for making best use of library resources; and challenge us to think what else a library can be.
The links below point to just some of them. Continue reading Promoting Libraries – There’s a whole world helping us out there →
The Friends Carnegie Library keeps in contact with and supports the activities of other Library Friends groups across Lambeth. This page features descriptions and links to further information about those groups, as well as a number of other UK and international 'Friends of Carnegie Library' groups you might accidentally confuse us with Continue reading Local Library Friends + Don’t Confuse us with: Links →
Links to local area community groups
The Friends of Carnegie Library works with the following local community groups:
Other Library Friends groups
The Friends of Carnegie Library keeps in contact with and supports the activities of other Library Friends groups across Lambeth. This page features descriptions and links to further information about those groups, as well as a number of other UK and international 'Friends of Carnegie Library' groups you might accidentally confuse us with Continue reading Local Library Friends →