Calico Projects

Calico Projects is the trading name of registered charity (1180229). Calico receives no funding from local or national government to sustain the libraries, instead it has to raise the funds to support three historic buildings in Lewisham and run vital community services from them. These are buildings that need to be warm, well-lit, clean, tidy and safe, costs that run to tens of thousands each year, before you even consider the library functions themselves – over 40 pcs and three photocopiers across the three sites, plus superfast broadband capable of taking up to forty users at a time and software to manage use and safety.

We can part fund this through renting out studio space and community space for hire, but we need your help to cover the shortfall and keep us moving forward and filling the gaps as more and more government services are cut.

Gone are the days when libraries were simple book-loaning buildings and centres for information, we are now important community buildings that provide the sort of services no longer available from services that have been cut or dismantled entirely – legal aid, citizens advice, job centres, community centres etc.