Corbett Community Library

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A Volunteer-led Community Library Arts & Heritage Centre serving the community of Catford, Hither Green and Lewisham since 1907 https://linktr.ee/corbettcommunity

CorbFest 2026 from Friday 10 to Sunday 12 July is at: - Torridon Convenience Store - Corbett Community Library - Abbotshall Healthy Living Centre - St Andrews Church and Hall - Mi & More.
Some reading recommendations from our volunteers and staff: The Secret of Golden Island by Natash Farrant What you are looking for is in the library by Michito Aoyama I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman The Heaven & Earth Grocery Store by James McBride Some Thing In The Water by Catherine Steadman You Are Her by David Nicholls Orbital by Samantha Harvey Biblio Maniac by Robin Ince Kick Flip Volume 1 by L D Lapinski and Logan Hanning Someone You Can Build a Nest In by John Wiswell Conundrum by Jan Morris Small Bomb at Dimperley by Lissa Evans
The site for the Archibald Corbett Library was formerly tennis courts, and was donated by Archibald Corbett. The £4,500 construction cost was donated by philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. “… presumably would have made good use of the new Library which opened in Torridon Road in 1907. The local council had wanted to build one for several years, and Corbett was willing to donate land, but they were short of funds so it wasn’t until Andrew Carnegie – world famous philanthropist and serial builder of around 3,000 libraries – stepped in with a donation of £4,500 that it finally came into existence. Sadly for the estate’s tennis fans it was the recreation ground that Corbett offered up for the new building: maybe he figured the new Mountsfield Park over the other side of Brownhill Road was close enough to provide for healthy exercise.” Extract from the history of the Corbett Estate on the Corbett Society website - see: https://thecorbettsociety.org.uk/the-estates/catford-hither-green/
Page one of the leaflet of Corbett Community Christmas events 2025 lists the Christmas Tree Festival, the Corbett Christmas Fair, and Christmas at Abbotshall.
Photo of Corbett Community Library with a double rainbow arcing directly into it
On Saturday 3rd May we look forward to welcoming you here for our annual Spring Makers Market and VE Day Celebration. We have 26 stalls outside and in with artists, makers and bakers, face painting, a raffle, 40’s music, jerk chicken, cakes, tuck shop, our lovely outdoor coffee shop and more! We love hosting artists here and sharing the work of the talented people that live in and around the Corbett Estate. We also have some live 1940’s singing with local, talented resident Ros at 4pm, followed by the raffle at 4.30pm. NOTE: Our usual services will be extremely limited on Saturday 3 May. There will only be book returns available - no borrowing or computer access. Apologies for the inconvenience.
FREE - yes, free - events at #Lewisham Libraries in April. Events include a Community Afternoon Tea at our place on Wednesday 9 April from 1pm. Hot drinks, soup, cake, games. A great chance to chat, relax and meet new faces. #DementiaFriendly For more on all events see https://libraries.Lewisham.gov.uk/events
As we closed the library on 19th March 2019 (ahead of the official lockdown order) we took this last picture as we shut the front doors. We left free books outside and a family chose from the selection.
Lewisham Libraries are awarded London Library of the Year in the 35th British Book Awards.
March events + activities at our place. Pop in for: - Books to borrow / buy - Use copier / computer - IT skills - Yoga Tai Chi Pilates - Storytime - Braiding for girls - Bereavement group - Writing group - Councillors’ Surgery - Free Toilet For more scan QR code or visit linktr.ee/corbettcommunity
Poster with board games, tumbling dice, etc on a black bag round and large red text announcing ‘Games Night’. Calling all men! Join us on Saturday 1st March at 7pm to 9.30pm for a FREE evening of games, refreshments and good company. Play your favourite games and meet friends, new and old. Card games, board games and dominoes available.
On Saturday 22 February Darcel Osei will be running a free information session about the perimenopause! Learn about changes, symptoms, and how to best support yourself through it!
Graphic with a light blue background and dark teal text. Everything on the page is centred. From top to bottom: [Corbett Community Library logo] Book of the Month February [cover of The Midnight Library by Matt Haig]
6x5 grid of book covers entitled 'Corbett Community Library Books of 2024, Chosen by our staff and volunteers' Books are: The Lonely Londoners by Sam Selvon, Winter of the World by Ken Follett, The In Crowd by Charlotte Vassall, Small Things Like This by Claire Keegan, Mr Ma and Son by Lao She, The Trees by Percival Everett, The Heart's Invisible Furies by John Boyne, The Fraud by Zadie Smith, Original Sin by P.D. James, Rogue Protocol by Martha Wells, Never by Ken Follett, Whispers in the Sand by Barbara Erskine, Service Model by Adrian Tchaikovsky, Cold Comfort Farm by Stella Gibbons, The Theory of Everything Else by Dan Schreiber, Sweet Bean Paste by Durien Sukegawa, Jan Morris: Life From Both Sides by Paul Clements, The Great Level by Stella Tillyard, Keeper of the Enchanted Books by Charlie N. Holmberg, Not Your Sidekick by C.B. Lee, Sweet Pea by C.J. Skuse, Dark Angel by Sally Beauman, 31 Dream Street by Lisa Jewell, Heaven is So Real! by Choo Thomas, A Prayer for the Crown-Shy by Becky Chambers, Good Morning Holy Spirit by Benny Hinn, Days at the Morisaki Bookshop, First Impressions by Charlie Lovett, Lessons in Chemistry by Bonnie Garmus, The Midnight Library by Matt Haig
Today - Saturday 14 December -is the last Saturday we’re open until 2025. So get here for your Advent reads and quality bargain books. We’re open on Monday 16th, Tuesday 17th, and Thursday 20th, as usual.
The Winter Mini Challenge begins Sunday 1st December! The Marvellous Makers are back for another awesome reading challenge. If you took part in Summer Reading Challenge, welcome back! Keep up your amazing work by adding another reading badge to your belt. If you are new, hip hip hooray! It’s great to see you here. We hope you have fun reading. Remember, there’s a reading superstar in all of us. The Challenge starts on 1 December 2024 and ends on 20 February 2025.
The library was opened by Mrs ECB Philpott, who was the wife of the vicar of nearby St Andrews Church which open in 1904. The site for the library, which was donated by Archibald Corbett, had been tennis courts, and the £4,500 cost of construction was donated by Andrew Carnegie.