Lambeth Libraries' Children's Festival
 The 2022 Lambeth Libraries Children and Young People’s Readers and Writers Festival is here for all young people. Whether it's reading, writing or rhymetime, come and join us. You’ll be amazed at the fun you and your children can have in your local library. For all bookings please visit Lambeth Libraries Eventbrite page.
 We Are Maths Explorers
Wednesday 1 June, 11.30am
South Lambeth Library. SW8 1QP
A Knight's Journey
Wednesday 1 June, 2pm to 3pm.
Minet Library. SE5 9QY
Booking via Eventbrite
Superhero Shapes
Saturday 4 June, 2.30pm to 3.30pm.
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
Angular Architecture
Friday 10 June, 4pm to 5pm
Upper Norwood Library. SE19 1TJ
Booking via Eventbrite
Creative Writing Workshop
Saturday 18 June, 11am to 12pm
West Norwood Library. SE27 9JX
Booking via Eventbrite
 Throughout June we have some great authors for school children to meet - to book your school in, just email Sandra at sdavidson@lambeth.gov.uk
Venessa Taylor – Baller Boys
Monday 6 June, 10.30am
Durning Library
Lorna Liverpool - Kaa’hina and the Star People
Wednesday 15 June, 10.30am
Streatham Library
Tips on Setting Up Your Own Business with Cobra Online
Wednesday 15 June, 10am to 11am
Online via MS Teams
Windrush Stories with the BCA
Monday 20 June, 10.30am
Brixton Library
 From Monday 6 June
Brixton, Clapham, Durning and West Norwood Libraries
Do you enjoy football and want a chance to borrow a good quality football? Lambeth Libraries are excited to have teamed up with the Alive and Kicking Organisation and registered libraries have become an official @weareakuk Football Library! From Monday 6 June you can borrow a football for one week at our participating Libraries. You will need to be a library member to borrow a football. If you are not a library member do not worry, it’s easy to join.
 All Lambeth Libraries under 5s Wriggle and Rhyme sessions will celebrate the
Queen’s Platinum Jubilee with crafts and stories. Please feel free to dress up!
Tuesday 7 June
Brixton Library, 10am to 11am
Clapham Library, 10am to 11am
Minet Library, 10.30am to 11.15am
Streatham Library, 10am to 11am
Wednesday 8 June
Carnegie Library, 10.30am to 11.15am
West Norwood Library, 10am to 11am
Thursday 9 June
Upper Norwood Library 10.30am to 11.15am
Friday 10 June
Durning Library 10am to 11am
South Lambeth Library 10am to 11am
Waterloo Library 10.30am to 11.15am
 Thursday 9 June, 3.30pm
South Lambeth Library. SW8 1QP
Come to the library to make your own craft guitar, uke or banjo! We will
have ukulele music playing as well!
You can borrow a ukulele from Tate South Lambeth Library too with your
library card at any time.
 Saturday 11 June, 10.30am
Streamed Online: facebook.com/
lambethlgbtqhistorymonth
Past Carnegie Kate Greenaway’s judges Liz Chapman (Sheffield Libraries)
and Lambeth’s Zoey Dixon are back to chat more about some of the new
and upcoming LGBTQ+ interest books aimed at children and young people.
 Lambeth Libraries bring you some great children's authors to read to children and have fun with crafts. Author Stephanie Ward tells the story of Arabella and the Magic Pencil (14 June) at 10am Brixton Library, followed by a special craft event; author Anya Glazer gives a fantastic reading of Otter Vs Badgers (16 June) at 10.30am Upper Norwood Library and award-winning illustrator Leigh Hodgkinson leads a Martha Maps it Out Storytelling and Workshop session (29 June) 11am South Lambeth Library.
 Thursday 16 June, 4.30pm to 6.30pm
West Norwood Library. SE27 9JX
Are you a young person with a business idea, future entrepreneur or would like to know what skills are required to set up your own business? Come along to this business workshop where Rachel, Library Business Support Officer will offer advice, tips and support to get started.
 A range of storytelling, arts and crafts will be hosted to commemorate
Refugee Week for children of all ages.
Saturday 25 June, 11am
Streatham Library
Saturday 25 June, 2pm
Brixton Library
Sunday 26 June, 3pm
West Norwood Library
 Saturday 25 June, 2.30pm to 4.30pm
West Norwood Library. SE27 9JX
In celebration of the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee the Pirates Circus Workshop
and Theatre Show brought to you by Splats Entertainment, is inspired by
the retiring Long John Silver and his Caribbean wife settling in a bustling
seaport where merchants from around the world mix.
 Wednesday 29 June, 4pm
Online Event: Booking via Eventbrite
Are you a fan of Tom Gates? – test your knowledge… Join Sandra and Angela in our monthly online quiz For 8 to 12 year olds. |
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Events for adults at the library
 Throughout June we have some great writers visiting Lambeth Libraries both in person and virtually, here's a taste of June’s highlights:
For Fiction lovers you are in for a treat with Internationally bestselling crime author Karen Rose (6 June) talking online about her latest novel Quarter to Midnight and the amazing Leila Mottley (14 June) in the UK from Oakland, California, to discuss Nightcrawling at Brixton Library – her book already marked as a must-read of 2022. During June we also have Gerald Jacobs (14 June) at Carnegie Library on Pomeranski – a slice of south London life and authors West Camel and David F Ross (17 June) are in Conversation at South Lambeth Library.
 For those interested in short stories, plays and biography then we have that covered too: poet Helen Bowell (8 June) brings the City of Stories short story project to a finale at Streatham Library with a writing taster session and readings; local playwrights, Sandra Wareham, Marilyn Rogers, Sheila Rose and others read excerpts from their plays at Brixton Library in Neighbourhood Voices (15 June) and biographers Marion Molteno, Helen Marquard and Caroline Studdert bring the month to a conclusion with Women who've written books about interesting Women (28 June) at Clapham Library.
 Sunday 19 June, 7pm
Clapham Library. SW4 7DB
Tickets £13 + booking fee (concs available). Booking via Wegottickets
Anglo-French acoustic five-piece folk band Topette! are back for their first UK tour since 2019. Featuring top English and French Bal-folk musicians, it's irresistible to ears and feet alike Topette bring a fantastic summer sound to Clapham Library – A delight for any folkies.
 Monday 20 June, 7pm
Durning Library. SE11 4HF
Booking via Eventbrite
Antiques Roadshow expert and publisher Mark Hill talks about some interesting things found. Event organised by the Friends of Durning Library.
 Windrush Day is celebrated each year on 22 June. In Lambeth Libraries we have a whole programme of events at Brixton Library to discuss the lives of the Windrush Generation, their struggles and triumphs.
We kick off with A Windrush Story with author Tony Fairweather (16 June) where Tony launches his new book, Twenty-Eight Pounds Ten Shillings - A Windrush Story. The week proper then gets going with An Evening with Dr Velma McClymont (20 June) discussing writing and her novel Little River, then Tony Cealy bring us Windrush Playback Stories (21 June) and the week concludes with a fantastic performance of Legacy and Hope by Pegasus Opera (25 June).
 City Reels is a summer workshop for people living in Lambeth to gather, learn and develop different types of field recording skills. Over four sessions, we will make our own field recordings of the local area, try out different kinds of microphones and experiment with alternative methods of listening. Each session will take a different theme and skill, and there will be plenty of time to discuss and share our sound recordings over light refreshments at the end.
Thursday 23 June, Brixton Library,
SW2 1JQ
Thursday 30 June, Coldharbour Studios, Southwell Road, SE5 9PG
Thursday 14 July, Brixton Library,
SW2 1JQ
Thursday 4 August, Coldharbour Studios, Southwell Road, SE5 9PG
All sessions 5.30pm to 7pm. Free and all equipment provided. Book your place here.
 Saturdays 4 June and 18 June (and fortnightly thereafter), 9.15 to 10.30am
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Brixton writers Saturday get-together at the library. Writing exercises, discussion, time to work on your current project and share ideas. Bring pen/cil and paper. Contact Matilda mbentley@lambeth.gov.uk
 Would you like to learn ESOL at Clapham Library? Contact us Tel: 020 7926 0717 or email at Claphamlibrary@lambeth.gov.uk to book a place or for more information.
 Would you like to learn ESOL at Streatham Library? Contact MI ComputSolutions on Tel: 020 7501 6450 or email at StreathamLibrary@lambeth.gov.uk to book a place or for more information.
From Our Friends
 Saturday 4 June and Sunday 5 June, 11am to 5pm
Downstairs at The Department Store. 248 Ferndale Rd, London SW9 8FR
Free booking via Eventbrite
The Black Culture Market is Downstairs at The Department Store this Summer. Supporting emerging entrepreneurs and new black businesses with opportunities to showcase and sell their products. You can meet a hand-picked selection of traders who will be different each day.
This is a free event.
 Tuesdays 21 June for 4 weeks
9:30am to 11:30am
Liz Atkinson Children's Centre, 9 Mostyn Rd, SW9 6PH.
Learn ways to support your young children with books, early writing, songs, and rhymes. Find out how to make use of all the print around you in your home, in the street, and in the shops.
For parents with children aged 16 months to 4 years, there will be a creche provided.
Book now to register your interest and someone will be in touch! Please note this is a 4 week group.
 National Writing Day is 23 June, so grab your pens, pencils and laptops and make your voice heard as you join First Story in the annual celebration of the power and pleasure of creative writing. Whether you're a young writer, a teacher, a parent or anyone in between, National Writing Day is for you. There are some fantastic resources below created in collaboration with BBC Teach to help you start planning. Watch this space for additional resources, including from our incredible partners. |
