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Do you know what's happening in your local library? Keep up-to-date with news of new services and facilities as well as coming events and regular activities that are taking place all the time in our libraries.

The Central Reference Library is now open again providing a full range of services.

The Broscars!

Derek Landy’s book Skulduggery Pleasant was named Best Book at the borough’s first children’s book awards, ‘The Broscars’. At an Oscars-style ceremony, awards were given for best action sequence, best male and female character, as well as the top award for best book. Click here for more details of the "Broscars" 2008.  (Press Release July 2008 - Reading gets the red carpet treatment in Bromley)

Coming Events

• National Year of Reading: National Year of Reading events
• Central Library: Exhibition Diary 2008
• Central Library: 2 October 2008 - Lunchtime Concert - Autumn Delights
• Central Library: 31 October 2008 - Horrible Halloween Show
• Central Library: 18 December 2008 - Lunchtime Concert - A Christmas Cracker        

Regular Events in Libraries

Regular activities for children include:

• Baby Bounce and Rhyme
• Stay 'n' Play and All Join In
• Storytimes
• Toddler Time.

We also host reading groups for adults, children and teenagers, a variety of computing skills classes for beginners, including:

• E-Mail for beginners
• Internet training for beginners
• Computer Clubs
• Older and Bolder computer club

All our libraries hold information and books on Skills For Life.