The Friends of Carnegie Library (FoCL) was formed in 1999 to protect Andrew Carnegie’s gift of a free public library on Herne Hill Road. Following a vigorous campaign to prevent closure, the main aims of FoCL today are to revitalise the library itself, and to protect the lovely Edwardian building and keep it in the public domain.
In 2012 the building was earmarked by Lambeth Council as a candidate ‘community hub’. A Project Group was formed to develop proposals including a business plan to generate enough commercial (rental) income to meet the upkeep of the building, while leaving space for the library and other community activities. The Project is under way (January 2014) and will have its own website shortly.
Meanwhile there are updates in the Friends’ newsletter which can be found on their website, along with details of the many events that take place in the library throughout the year.
Visit the Friends of Carnegie Library website.
There are many regular events that take place at the Carnegie Library:
Book at Breakfast – the first Saturday of every month
Book Group – the first Monday of the month, 7-8pm
Chess Club – every Saturday, 2.45-5pm
Councillor’s surgery with Cllr Carol Boucher, every Saturday, 2.30-3.30pm
Craft circle – every Saturday, 12-2pm
Ruskin Readers, adult literacy sessions – Mondays 7-9pm & Wednesdays 2.30-4.30pm
Silver Surfers – first and third Wednesday of the month, 10am-12pm
Story telling for under fives, every Friday, 10.30am-12pm
Tea, cake and gardening, every Saturday, 11am-2pm
