Artizan Street Library and Community Centre - City of London Libraries

15/09/2026

Well done to everyone who took part in this year's ! Lots of completers this year, which is great to see. 🥳

10/09/2026

Barbican Library - City of London Libraries is hosting a fun, easy‑going digital skills session on Tuesday 22nd September. Perfect if you’d like to try online shopping, understand cloud storage, get confident with internet banking or explore chatbots.

The session starts at 4.30pm, followed by the usual drop‑in from 5.30–7pm.
Everyone welcome - come along and learn something new in a relaxed setting.

09/09/2026

Have you booked your place yet? 🪡

🧵✨ FREE COMMUNITY SEWING WORKSHOP — THIS SATURDAY! ✨🧵

Come along and learn practical hand-sewing, clothing repair & upcycling skills! ♻️🪡

📅 Saturday 12th September 2026
🌅 Morning: 10am–1pm
🌞 Afternoon: 1pm–4pm
📍 Artizan Library, 1 Artizan Street, London, E1 7AF

💚 FREE to attend!
🤟 BSL interpreter provided.

Learn different hand stitches, repair your clothes and discover ways to give old clothes a new life. Perfect for beginners and anyone wanting to build their sewing skills!

⚠️ Spaces are limited — book your place now before they’re all gone!

🔗 Book here: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/deaf-couture-cic-121153972530

Please share with anyone who might be interested! 🧵✨♻️

08/09/2026

Curious about fun activities for under‑fives in the City of London? Drop into the Best Start in Life Stay & Play at Artizan Library!

Meet other families, explore local support, and enjoy a relaxed play session. It’s a great chance to find trusted advice and discover what’s available for little ones across the City.

Thursday 22 September, 10–11.30am
Artizan Library Stay & Play — everyone welcome!

04/09/2026

We’re happy to share that Speak Street is bringing new free English learning sessions to Artizan Library, in collaboration with our friends at the City Food Club.

🗣️ All English levels welcome
📅 Thursdays, 12:30–1:30pm
📆 Starting 8 September 2026
📍 Upstairs at City Food Club, Artizan Library (E1 7AF)

The classes are friendly, relaxed and open to everyone. You don’t need to book, just come along and join in.

If you have questions, email [email protected] or message 07716050181.

Come practise your English, meet people, and feel part of our community!

03/09/2026

Babies + food = adorable chaos. Want some guidance before the splatters begin?

Come along to the free Starting Solids workshop that's being held at Artizan Library, Wednesday 16 September, 10am–12pm.

It’s free, friendly and full of tips to help you introduce solids with confidence.
Scan the QR code to book your spot!

02/09/2026

Browse our capsule collection of Large Print books from Barbican Library. Visit the City of London Libraries catalogue for more Large Print titles and reserve them for pick-up at Artizan Library for free.

02/09/2026

Welcome to our September book of the month on Libby, Make Life Happier by Mark Williamson. This book aims to help make your life that bit happier. It is not just typical self-help advice, crucially, the book combines actions you can do to improve your own happiness with actions that also benefit others.

You can borrow this eBook anytime with no waiting lists.



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01/09/2026

We're very excited to be hosting free hand-sewing repairs and upcycling workshops with Deaf Couture C.I.C. (Divine Couture London LTD-Alina G Koztepe)! Scan the QR code or visit https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/deaf-couture-cic-121153972530 for more info on how to book a place.

🧵✨ NEW FREE COMMUNITY WORKSHOPS! ✨🧵

I’m so excited to share something I’ve been working hard on throughout the summer through Deaf Couture C.I.C. a series of FREE community workshops focused on hand-sewing repairs and upcycling. 🪡♻️

These workshops are funded by Town Legal LLP , whose generous support has made it possible for me to offer them free to our local community. 💙

Through Deaf Couture C.I.C., I will be organising and preparing the workshops, providing the materials and teaching hand-sewing repair and upcycling skills.

The workshops will be hosted with the support of Artizan Street Library & Community Centre, and I’m really looking forward to welcoming members of our local community.

📅 First workshop: Saturday 12th September 2026
Location: 1 Artizan Street, London, E1 7AF
🎟️ Tickets are FREE, but places are limited!

UPCOMING WORKSHOPS & BOOKINGS
Scan the QR code to see dates, times & book your FREE place.
Follow Deaf Couture C.I.C. on Eventbrite for new workshops!
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/o/deaf-couture-cic-121153972530
A huge thank you to Town Legal LLP Town Legal LLP for funding these workshops and to Artizan Street Library and Community Centre for their support. 🙏💙

Please share this post with anyone who might be interested in learning how to repair and upcycle their clothes.

I hope you’ve all had a lovely summer, and I can’t wait to see you at the workshops!

🧵 Deaf Couture C.I.C.

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17/08/2026