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Ian Elmslie
Tuesday 11 February, 7pm.
Carnegie Library
Join the party and tuck into a cornucopia of ticklish memoirs, celebrating fifty glorious years of legalised love, and starring some unforgettable meetings with pionqueers, and personal heroes, heroines and icons from the world of entertainment. Organised by The Friends of Carnegie Library, welcoming tea and coffee from 6.30pm.
Black Men's Theatre Performance
Tuesday 11 February, 6pm
Brixton Library
Saturday 15 February, 1pm
Streatham Library
What happens when 25 Black Men with lived experience of emotional health issues commit to sharing their thoughts and feelings with one another and decide to be creative in a small rehearsal room?
We want you to be engaged, educated, inspired, empowered, informed and healed in some way during and after experiencing this performance event. We want you to experience what we have experienced!
Events organised by Tony Cealy www.tonycealy.com #oldermensdrama
Creative Catalyst Lab
Beginning Wednesday 12 February, 10am to 3pm. Brixton Library
B3 Media’s New Talent Development Programme - Creative Catalyst is our new programme partnered with TalentLab to help young (18-25 year old) emerging Lambeth BAME creatives who want to break out into film, storytelling, VR and cross-media platforms. We’re looking for 12 finalists aiming to get their careers to a flying start and on the fast track.
For more information contact Marc Boothe marc@b3media.net
 Homosexuality: Power and Politics
Friday 14 February, 7pm. Brixton Library
Join the Radical Readers reading group to discuss Homosexuality: power and politics by Gay Left Collective.
After the leading organisations of 1970s radical sexual politics - the Gay Liberation Front and the Gay Marxist Group - imploded or dissolved, the Gay Left Collective formed a research group to make sense of the changing terrain of sexuality and politics writ large. This anthology combines the very best of their work, exploring masculinity and workplace organising, counterculture and disco, the survivals of Victorian morality and the onset of the HIV/AIDS crisis. For a copy of the book and to join the discussion please contact the library on 020 7926 1056.
 LGBT+ fair at the Library
Saturday 15 February, 11am to 4pm
Tate South Lambeth Library
Arts, crafts, books and more at Tate South Lambeth Library’s LGBT+ Fair. The Friends of Tate South Lambeth Library’s own arts and craft fairs have become a popular feature of the neighbourhood, this time with a gay flair! The Vauxhall neighbourhood is after all famed for its LGBT+ friendly environment.
The Fair kicks off with LEAP’s Drag Queen under 5s Storytime so it’ll be a thoroughly family friendly big Gay day out in the library.
 Lambeth LGBTQ+ Zine Fair
Sunday 16 February, 12pm to 5pm
Brixton Library
A zine and small publishing fair of LGBTQ makers, artists and writers. From Holy Titclamps and Homocore, to Red Hanky Panky and Nancy, LGBTQ+ zines have been popular since the days of punk! With a burgeoning current scene we welcome dozens of zinesters and queer distros to Brixton Library. There’ll be an individual zines stall too for anyone bringing their own zine, so get out your scissors and glue!
Agamemnon Otero
Monday 17 February, 7pm
Durning Library
Five blocks on the Vauxhall Gardens Estate have their own clean energy. Agamemnon Otero MBE, co-founder and director of Brixton-based Repowering, will tell us how the charity enables communities to fund, install and manage this and other projects.
6.45 for 7.15pm at the Durning Library. Light refreshments. Everyone is welcome. There is no admission charge, but a £2 donation towards costs is invited.
 Queer Alphabet Soup
Wednesday 19 February, 7pm
Tate South Lambeth Library
An evening of LGBT+ Spoken Word. Back for a second year! QAS is a series of readings, poetry and performance from literary queer novelists, poets, performance artists and writers. Featuring readings and performances from Adam Mars-Jones, Swithun Cooper, Amelia Abraham and more...Join us for a great night – All free!
 Image courtesy of Lambeth Archives
Thursday 20 February, 7pm
Lambeth Town Hall, Brixton Hill,
SW2 1RW
An introduction to the historical records of LGBT+ held at Lambeth Archives. This will include examples from some of the collections held by Lambeth Archives: press cuttings, GLF election literature, personal collections of ephemera, posters for LGBT+ events, programmes and posters for performances by LGBT+ theatre groups such as Gay Sweat Shop at Oval House and material associated with squatting from the 1980s. As a historical record it is far from complete. Part of the discussion will be around how Lambeth Archives can be more effective in collecting the history of the community.
 Snow Q
Friday 21 February, 7pm.
Clapham Library
Snow Q is a re-imagining of Hans Christian Andersen’s much-loved fable, The Snow Queen, combining poetry, original music and visuals. This live literature performance was inspired by Andersen’s enigmatic tale of friendship, love and loyalty to explore contemporary themes of social isolation, gender, sexuality, migration and exile.
At the centre of Snow Q are lifelong friends Gerda and Kai, two lost young people. When winter comes, ice enters Kai’s heart and when Kai disappears, Gerda embarks on a quest to rescue their lost friend, meeting a wise, at times acerbic, Crow who tells stories in an extraordinary hybrid language of English and Polish.
Snow Q is touring in February
Tickets on sale now - £5 (+ booking fee) more on the door. Age 13+. Approx running time 60 mins, followed by discussion.
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Kiley Reid
Monday 24 February, 7pm
Brixton Library
Quoted as the ‘buzziest book of 2020’, Such a Fun Age by Kiley Reid hit the best-sellers on publication in the US and now here too. When Emira is apprehended at a supermarket for 'kidnapping' the white child she's actually babysitting, it sets off an explosive chain of events. Her employer Alix, a feminist blogger with the best of intentions, resolves to make things right. Join Kiley, over from the US for a short time only, in conversation at Brixton Library.
 Michael Cashman
Wednesday 26 February, 7pm
Brixton Library
Michael Cashman has lived many lives, all of them remarkable: as a beloved actor of stage and screen; as a campaigner for gay rights; as an MEP and as a life peer. Acting on stage and screen, he finds his most defining role as Colin in Eastenders, making television history as one half of the first gay kiss ever broadcast on a British soap.
‘Butlin’s, child abuse, West End theatre, Abba, sex, drugs, prejudice, travellers’ tales, EastEnders, activism and bravery, gay kissing, gay nightlife, gay pride, tabloid skulduggery, more enjoyable gossip than you could shake a rainbow flag at’ – Bookseller book of the month
Join Michael in conversation at Brixton Library.
 The Wave
Friday 28 February, 6.30pm
Clapham Library
The Wave, an evening of LGBTQ+ artists showcasing their stories. Liyah Mai Leoni has teamed up with Lambeth Libraries to bring you all another showcase of amazing talented literature based LGBTQ+ creatives.
The Wave is an ever growing collective of individuals with an abundance of good energy, good vibes and inclusiveness which is felt throughout the evening as they deliver their stories and poetry told through their narrative. Jump on The Wave once again and join them. See you all there!
Events for Children
Harry Potter Book Night
Thursday 6 February
Calling fans of all ages, its the 6th annual Harry Potter Book day! Join us in the library to celebrate J.K. Rowling’s wonderful novels – and pass the magic on to those who are yet to discover these unforgettable books. The theme for Harry Potter Book Night 2020 is the Triwizard Tournament.
In Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire, Harry and three other champions must face challenges that will test them in different ways. Wizards, witches and Muggles from around the world are invited to take part in a tournament of their own, competing in enchanting games, making magical crafts and testing their skills with an array of activities.
Wands at the ready … let the magic begin! #HarryPotterBookNight
 Drag Queen Storytime
Friday 7 February, 10.30am.
Clapham Library.
Saturday 15 February, 11am.
Tate South Lambeth Library.
Wednesday 19 February, 10.30am. Streatham Library.
Tuesday 18 February, 10.30am.
Minet Library.
Tuesday 25 February, 10.30am.
Brixton Library.
Drag Queen Story Time is where fairy tales come to life. Presented by real Queens. This event will capture the imagination and fun of the gender fluidity of childhood. DQST allows children to imagine the world in which people can present as they wish. Where dress up is real.
With songs, arts and crafts and storytime - there's fun to be had for all ages. It's a standard storytime, with a bit of extra glitter.
 Code Club
Sundays, 3pm to 4pm
West Norwood Library
Starting Sunday 9 February 2020, join us for Code Club! Do you have a favourite computer game? Would you
like to learn how to make your own computer games? At Code Club, you can learn how to make cool games, animations, and websites too!
For more information contact West Norwood Library on 020 7926 8092
 Once Upon A City
Tuesday 18 February, 10:30am to 11:30am. West Norwood Library
In the North of the City, a Princess has a huge dilemma. She has many splendid and hilarious jokes which she has practiced to perfection, but everyone in the palace is either too busy or too serious to laugh at them. In desperation she sets off into the vast city to see if there is anyone out there who loves jokes as much as she does.
Join us in this interactive storytelling session, Once Upon A City…, as we follow the story of one brilliant princess in her journey from the North to the South of the City to meet another, equally brilliant princess. Bring your imagination and your best jokes with you as we head off on a storytelling adventure together for 4-7 year olds and their grown-ups.
Rainbow Craft sessions
Decorate your very own Rainbow and Unicorn Cupcakes session for children!
Tuesday 18 February, 2pm.
Durning Library
Design your own Rainbow Necklace or Bracelet craft session for children
Wednesday 19 February, 2.30pm to 3.30pm. Upper Norwood Library
Thursday 20 February, 2.30pm to 3.30pm. Carnegie Library
 Reading Well for Children
Launching February 2020
Lambeth Libraries
The Reading Well for Children book list supports the mental health and wellbeing of children aged 7–11, providing children and their families and carers with information, advice and support for coping with feelings and worries, daily life and getting through a tough time.
Ask in your library for more details.
From our friends
 The Novels That Shaped Our World
Stories have the power to change us. The BBC asked a panel of leading writers, curators and critics to choose 100 genre-busting novels that have had an impact on their lives, and this is the result. Explore the list of 100 Novels That Shaped Our World. Why not take a recommendation - all available from your local library.
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