Tag Archives: Croydon Central Library
Council’s £150,000 for digital zone with 12 libraries part-closed
The council has been given a £150,000 Government grant to create what its propaganda department calls “an energy-efficient, accessible digital discovery zone” at Croydon Central Library. Croydon Council currently has responsibility for 13 public libraries around the borough (Upper Norwood … Continue reading
History Detectives at Croydon Central Library, Apr 5 and 12
Short-staffed libraries forced to close their doors until 2022
Croydon’s libraries, already operating on much-reduced opening hours, will close their doors tonight and not re-open until Monday, January 3, at the earliest. The closures leave students working towards exams in the New Year and other residents denied access to … Continue reading
Studio Upstairs creativity workshop, Central Library, Oct 1
Green Spaces Open Day Nature Talk, Central Library, Jun 8
Woodland Trust Talk, Croydon Central Library, Jun 8
Green Spaces Open Day, Croydon Central Library, Jun 8
Charity worker named winner of short story competition
A Croydon-based charity worker is one of 21 regional winners of the City of Stories writing competition, a scheme which inspired people to re-engage with libraries in record numbers. Deborah Torr, aged 24, who works for the international development charity … Continue reading
Youth poetry tour examines Dystopia and Utopia in Croydon
The Young People’s Laureate for London, Caleb Femi brings his first tour to inspire 13 to 25-year-olds to pursue poetry and establish their own collectives at Croydon Central Library tomorrow. From 2pm, there will be workshops sessions on the theme … Continue reading
Hidden talents have been discovered by writing competition
A Croydon-based children’s book editor is one of the 19 winners of the City of Stories writing competition, launched by Spread to Word, and the Association of London Chief Librarians, to discover hidden talent in London libraries. The competition followed … Continue reading
London laureate is making a return visit to Central Library
Caleb Femi, the Young People’s Laureate for London, is to make a return visit to Croydon Central Library next month. Femi’s tour dates of outer London are to be announced tomorrow, Setpember 28 – which is National Poetry Day. A … Continue reading
Young laureate ‘brings the conversation’ to Croydon’s backyard
Caleb Femi, the Young People’s Laureate for London, will end his outer London tour by visiting Croydon Central Library this Wednesday, July 5. Femi is on a mission to inspire young people to express their voices thorough poetry. Part of … Continue reading
Let’s make our libraries the cornerstones of our communities
VOTE 2014: TIMOTHY GODFREY, spokesman on arts and culture for the local Labour group, outlines his party’s policy for the borough’s marginalised and privatised public library service Something has gone terribly wrong at Croydon libraries. When the then Labour Council … Continue reading
Carillion cuts jobs just weeks after taking over libraries
Up to eight professionals working across Croydon’s network of 13 branch libraries face redundancy, just a few weeks after a firm of builders which had never pitched for the job took over the running of the borough’s libraries. Four of … Continue reading
