Events

After the creation of the London Borough of Lambeth in 1965, Lambeth’s new Department of Architecture and Planning, led by Ted Hollamby, went on to design some unusually diverse and distinctive council housing across the borough.

The session starts with 30 minutes of play and socialisation from 10 am.

At 10:30 am library staff will lead with songs and rhymes, especially for babies and toddlers.

Join our librarians in the children’s library for our interactive wriggle and rhyme each Tuesday and Thursday morning.

A Clapham resident of 30 years, Jessica Forde is a licensed mudlark, fossil and flint tool searcher. Come and see her finds, and hear stories from her adventures exploring the river banks of London, the wilds of Norfolk, and beyond!

Join London Fire Brigade Museum curators at his drop-in open morning at our 1930s listed Memorial Hall, which commemorates firefighters who have lost their lives in the line of duty.

Join our librarians for sessions of songs, stories, and rhymes.

Join our librarians for songs, stories, and rhyme sessions

Good Things Foundation are giving away SIM cards via Lambeth West Norwood library for adults (over 18) who need smartphone access or to be able to text for job seeking etc

Clear Community Web host 

A club designed to support children learning to read, struggling readers, and those learning English. The sessions are led by a retired school teacher and provide personalised guidance to help children build confidence in reading.

Adult book group reading mostly adult fiction, both contemporary and classic, prize-winning authors, fiction in translation and occasionally non-fiction books. All books are selected from the Library’s Reading Group Collection.

Stanley, the celebrated adventurer who located the supposedly lost Dr Livingstone, provides an

Do you know where you come from? East Surrey Family History Society can help you start your journey to find more about your black heritage or unknown family members or any Lambeth ancestors.

Do you enjoy football and want a chance to borrow a good quality football? Lambeth Libraries are excited to have teamed up with the Alive and Kicking Organisation and become an official @weareakuk Football Library!

A sociable adult knitting and crochet group. Bring your own knitting/crocheting or use needles, hooks, wool and knitting patterns provided by the group. Help is on hand for any knitting/crocheting queries.

Noisy and joyful from the first beat, these playful drumming sessions let little ones tap, shake, and stomp their way through rhythm, sound, and movement - Free refreshments provided. 

Explore the National Theatre’s Archive, which holds a treasure trove of materials. On this tour you will get hands-on with the NT’s history and learn about what the Archive does and what it collects.

Are you between the ages of 7 and 11 and love to read? Then join our book club to talk about books, write reviews, make new friends, and have a blast with fun activities! Light refreshments provided.

Chatterbooks is a reading group with a difference. Each month we talk about what we've been reading, play games and do lots of activities all around the wonderful world of books. This is aimed to target 4-11yr olds.

Catch up on all your learning with qualified trainer at the library. All welcome.

16yrs plus!