We had a great time at #ElthamLibrary last week, joined by students from Ealdham School in celebrating #BlackHistoryMonth with an interactive African drumming workshop 🪘 It was great to see the children enthusiastically learning about the harmony of music and culture 🎶

It was a pleasure to host our 2026 author Luan Goldie at #ElthamLibrary last week! An evening in conversation all about the chosen read ‘These Streets’, it was a fantastic evening, including an engaging Q+A with the audience, readings and more. Thank you to our partners! 📚

Huge thank you to Tori from @fantheglorywit1 for sharing her talents with us at #ElthamLibrary last week! The fan show for youth celebrates young people in the borough alongside #BlackHistoryMonth! More to come of this later on 👀 🪭 #LoveYourLibrary

Teens enjoyed a fun and free collage workshop themed around the Elthamread 2026 pick 'These Streets' by Luan Goldie at #ElthamLibrary last week! So much creativity and lots of thoughts about belonging and growing up 🏠 📚 🎨 #LoveYourLibrary

This year we held a Junior Elthamread Story writing competition for ages 8-11 for the first time! ✍️ The theme of the stories was ‘Where I live’, inspired by the 2026 pick ‘Tidemagic’. The entries are on display in the library, well done to all! 📚 #LoveYourLibrary

Children from Gordon School enjoyed a visit to #ElthamLibrary to meet the Junior Elthamread author Clare Harlow. Her book ‘Tidemagic: The Many Faces of Ista Flit’ is the 2026 pick and has been a huge hit with our young fantasy lovers! 📚 #LoveYourLibrary

We loved having author Efua Mills-Robertson to share her stories with Eltham CE at #ElthamLibrary this week! In celebration of #BlackHistoryMonth, the children learned about Ghanaian-British culture, heritage and family values through interactive storytelling 📚

We had a great time at #ElthamLibrary for Fun Palace! Attendees used the provided materials, to make, create and connect; the resulting mural is now on display in the library. A huge thank you to Miriam for making this happen! 🎨📚 #LoveYourLibrary #FunPalaces

We have such fun making at #ElthamLibrary’s #MessyMorning! This week we used different colours, materials and shapes to make rockets 🚀 to mark #BlackHistoryMonth 🎨✏️ Join the fun every Monday from 10-11am to make friends, borrow books + #Craft! 🎨📚 #LoveYourLibrary

October is #BlackHistoryMonth, here at #ElthamLibrary we are celebrating the achievements, rich culture and heritage of the black diaspora with a new display in the adult library. There are books across a variety of genres to be perused and borrowed! 📚 #LoveYourLibrary