February is LGBTQ+ History Month
 Welcome to Lambeth Libraries annual LGBTQ+ History Month festival full of events and activities throughout the borough... Below are a selection of the 20+ events happening during the month - get a full programme on our website or on Facebook. For all bookings please visit Lambeth Libraries Eventbrite page
 Saturday 4 February, 1pm to 4pm
Brixton Library, SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
The Bayo Wellbeing Project Presents: Finding Your Joy. A fun, creative and highly engaging workshop led by Dennis L Carney for Black LGBTQIA+ young people (18 to 30). Supported by partners: The Ubele Initiative, Mind & Black Thrive Global.
 Saturday 11 February, 12pm to 4.30pm Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
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. All welcome.
Throughout February we have some great writers visiting Lambeth Libraries.
 Tuesday 14 February, 7pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
Join Tom Crewe to discuss his latest novel set in Victorian England and the times of Oscar Wilde, which opens a history previously undiscussed.
 Wednesday 15 February, 7pm
Streatham Library. SW16 1PN
Booking via Eventbrite
Join Julia Armfield to discuss her latest novel, Our Wives Under The Sea, and LGBTQ+ representation in literature today.
 Our reading groups are hosting some great book discussions this month, in particular The Radical Readers will be discussing Fabulosa!: The Story of Polari by Paul Baker (10 February, Brixton Library) and our LGBTQ+ book club discuss C+nto & Othered Poems by Joelle Taylor (24 February, Online).
 Lambeth Links open a discussion on Going into the Care Closet? (16 February, Brixton Library) asking do we need to go back in the closet when we get old? Lesbians Talk Issues (23 February, Brixton Library) is a talk and workshop remembering British Lesbian life in the 1990s and we celebrate LGBTQ+ Cinema with a classic screening at the Tate South Lambeth Library Film Club – LGBTQ+ History Month Special (27 February, South Lambeth Library).
At Brixton Library on Fridays 10, 17 and 24 February, 4 to 5pm, you can Experience the Virtual Reality story of Kindred, based on the true story of one aspirational LGBTQ+ parent’s ground-breaking journey through the adoption process. Age13+
 Of course LGBTQ+ History Month is for everyone, and all ages, and we also have a programme for children with stories of equality, diversity and understanding during our Library under 5 sessions.
Families from the LGBTQ+ community are welcomed and invited to help read and co-lead sessions. Contact Tina at tfellows@lambeth.gov.uk if interested and willing.
Throughout Half Term libraries will also be putting on special Rainbow craft sessions for children - contact your local Library for details.
 Lambeth Libraries Zoey Dixon and Sheffield Libraries' Liz Chapman talk about some of the great new LGBTQ+ books and other gems that you might have missed for babies, children and teens on Wednesday 22 February, 6pm, in an Online Facebook podcast: @Lambethlgbtqhistorymonth
 Saturday 25 February, 10am to 4pm
Tate South Lambeth Library. SW8 1QP
10am to 1pm: Pride Month activities for families, Drag King Story time*, Art & Craft activities with Morley College, Eat the colours of the Rainbow - cupcake decorating with chef Rima
1pm to 4pm: Art and wellbeing stalls, Craft activities with Art4Space
*Drag King session bookings via LEAP
Art Exhibition
 Showing 1 to 27 February
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Exhibition available during Library opening hours
An open group art exhibition and a series of events celebrating LGBT+ History Month.
Thursday 2 February, 6pm to 8pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ.
Booking via Eventbrite
LGBT+ LIFE! exhibition launch party with performance and poetry. Hosted by Andreena Leeanne, Black Lesbian Lived Experience Speaker and poet. Interviews with the artists and poetry from The Mollusc Dimension, British-born Chinese, transqueerian performer and Walki non-binary artist, photographer, poet and musician.
Free refreshments. BSL interpreter.
From our Friends
 Thursday 9 February, 7pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
This introductory interactive lecture will be of particular interest to anyone involved in Education/Community Safety/Criminal Justice/Mental Health. A fully interactive 2 hour presentation takes the audience on a 5,000 year journey of history and healing, stopping along the way to discuss attitudes and behaviour. This session is highly recommended for teens (especially those facing exclusion), parents, educators and anyone interested in exploring effective community based solutions. |
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Other Library Events
 Wednesday 8 February, 1pm to 5pm
Brixton Library, SW2 1JQ
Brixton Library and Lambeth Council wish to invite you to our upcoming Workwear Event in collaboration with ihateironing. The library is facilitating the donation, free cleaning, and lending of professional workwear to low income job seekers in the Lambeth and larger South London area.
At the event, you will find examples of
the high quality, professional garments donated to our cause, ready to be borrowed and worn by jobseekers,
representatives who will be happy to explain our initiative and assist with the process of donation or borrowing and free refreshments for you and your guests. For more info contact Abibat at aolulode@lambeth.gov.uk. We look forward to having you join us!
 Tuesdays, 7 and 21 February, 1pm
Tate South Lambeth Library. SW8 1QP
The South Lambeth Library fortnightly film club is back with free screenings on Tuesdays at 1pm. Refreshments £1. For more information contact SouthLambethLibrary@Lambeth.gov.uk
 Tuesday, 14 February, 7pm
Carnegie Library, SE24 0DG
Booking via Eventbrite
Join Jessica Moor to discuss her latest novel Young Women - a razor-sharp novel that slices to the heart of our most important relationships, and asks how complicit we all are in this world built for men.
Event organised by the Friends of Carnegie Library
 Saturday 18 February, 1.30pm to 4pm
Brixton Library, SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
Join us at Brixton Library for a spoken word 'Open Mic' afternoon. The mic will be open to all ages. Register by email: tonybhappydrums@gmail.com
First 19 booked will perform 1-3 poems each. As children will be present, please keep the language PG.
 Monday, 20 February, 7pm
Durning Library, SE11 4HF
Booking via Eventbrite
Professor Hall discusses the trans-Atlantic slave trade and its embedding of ideas of racial difference and inequality in culture today.
Event organised by Friends of Durning Library. Refreshments £3 donation
 Tuesday 21 February, 7pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
Join author Kevin Jared Hosein in conversation with Ayanna Lloyd Banwo to discuss his stunning new novel Hungry Ghosts - a mesmerising book about violence, religion, family and class, rooted in the wild and pastoral landscape of colonial central Trinidad.
Events for Children and Young People
 Why not join a club at your local library this year - just drop into the library to ask.
Love books and reading? Then this is for you! Monthly themes, quizzes, meet friends… a great reading club for 7 to 11 year-olds.
West Norwood Library - Every Wednesday from 1 February, 4pm to 5pm
Brixton Library - First Monday of each month from 6 February, 4pm to 5pm
Waterloo Library - Second Wednesday of each month from 8 February,4.30pm to 5.30pm
Carnegie Library - Last Monday of the month from 27 February, 4pm to 5pm
Chatterbooks Online Quiz
Celebrate Chinese New Year- The Year of the Rabbit. Come and join Sandra and Angela in this fun quiz about Chinese New Year. Wednesday 22 February, 4pm. Book via Eventbrite
Lambeth Libraries host Homework club. Free homework help, free internet access and books:
Clapham Library: Thursdays 4pm to 5pm
South Lambeth Library: Fridays 4pm to 5pm
Streatham Library: Mondays 4.30pm to 5.30pm
Upper Norwood Library: Thursdays 4pm to 5pm
Waterloo Library: Thursdays 4pm to 5pm
West Norwood Library: Mondays 4pm to 5pm
Time goes by so quickly. It’s already 2023! Explore Learning will be running a workshop on telling the time, reading clocks, and working out time changes, so your kids can keep track of the time with ease.
Brixton Library - Saturday 4 February, 12pm to 1pm and Tuesday 14 February, 12pm to 1pm. Ages 5 to 7 years
Chess club for all abilities
South Lambeth Library - Every Wednesday, 4pm to 5pm
Carnegie Library - Every Saturday, 2pm to 4.30pm
Do you like experiments and all things science? Join our science club
South Lambeth Library - Every Saturday, 3pm to 4pm, Ages 5 and above
 Mondays, 6 and 13 February, 10am to 11.30am
Tate South Lambeth Library, SW8 1QP
Unity Matters CIC will be delivering another exciting round of Munch Brunch Story & Rhyme Time at South Lambeth Library for parents with children under 5.
Each week parents will receive a free story & rhyme session, free brunch, free crafts, books and a recipe kit to take home to make a healthy evening meal (in partnership with Healthy Living Platform) To get an idea of our previous sessions please check out our Instagram page.
If you live in the South Lambeth Area and are being affected by the Cost of Living Crisis, please book your place on 07508074921 or email Angela at unitymatterscic@gmail.com.
 We'd love Lambeth Children to share their love of reading and to vote for their favourite book in The National Children's Book Award. Simply pop into Brixton Library, borrow a book from shortlisted the book collection and vote.
You can read as many books as you like!
Closing date for entries 15 April 2023 |
