Lambeth Readers and Writers Festival 2024
 Friday 7 June, 7pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
Celebrate the 10th anniversary of the Booker Prize winning novel, A Brief History of Seven Killings with Marlon James.
 Tuesday 11 June, 6.30pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
Join us for a fantastic night with author Onyi Nwabineli and Jade Bentil to discuss Onyi's new novel: Allow Me to Introduce Myself.
 Tuesday 11 June, 7pm
Carnegie Library, SE24 0DG
Booking via Eventbrite
Join author and journalist Peter Watts to discuss musicians and music fans’ street of dreams - Denmark Street. Event organised by the Friends of Carnegie Library.
 Tuesday 18 June, 6.30pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
Join Artist Jeremy Deller revealing his inspirations, passions and practices of one of the UK’s foremost contemporary artists.
 Thursday 20 June, 6.30pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
Love & Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain with Jason Okundaye.
 Monday 24 June, 6.30pm
West Norwood Library, SE27 9JX Booking via Eventbrite
Join Julia Armfield, the bestselling author of Our Wives Under the Sea, to discuss her stunning new book - Private Rites - in conversation with award winning poet Peter Scalpello, author of Limbic.
 Thursday 27 June, 6.30pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
Join Musih Tedji Xaviere, a Cameroonian fiction writer based in the UK, to discuss her debut novel, These Letters End in Tears.
Exhibitions
 Showing 5 June to 14 June
Durning Library. SE11 4HF
Exhibition available during library opening hours.
Felix H. Wilkinson is an artist's collective based in South London. ‘Scavengers’, curated by members Duncan McAfee and Lesley Hilling, is an exhibition framework exploring a range of ideas about collage, from traditional analogue cut and paste to contemporary screen-based image works that explore the possibilities of virtuality and endless copying and pasting.
Closing party/private view Wednesday 12 June, 6pm to 8pm.
Booking via Eventbrite
Further info: felixhwilkinson.co.uk
 Showing until 22 June.
Carnegie Library, SE24 0AG
Exhibition available during Library opening hours
All are welcome to this retrospective exhibition from the painter, librarian, and human rights activist Louise Martin. A long-term Lambeth resident, Louise's work was informed by her meditations on the natural world.
 Showing 6 to 30 June
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Exhibition available during Library opening hours
Arresting art works made from abandoned materials found on skips and street corners. Artist Jo Gibbs “transforms the unwanted to the sublime” (Vogue), with sculptures and collages that are a brilliant mix of fun, politics, surrealism and surprises. The common theme is her passion for the environment, recycling, and sustainable materials.
Official opening and drinks reception
Thursday 6 June, 6pm. Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ. (Sponsored by Brixton Brewery).
Get Creative workshop. Thursday 13 June, 6pm to 8pm. Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ. Booking via Eventbrite
Join Jo for a workshop where you’ll be able to make your own art with avocado skins!
Further information: jogibbslondon.com
From Our Friends
 Saturday 1 June and Sunday 2 June, 11am to 5pm
Downstairs at The Department Store, Brixton, SW9 8FR
Book a Free ticket
Join Black Culture Market for their exciting June event for Spring Black Culture Market is the destination to support and shop from Black-owned businesses in Brixton.
 Thursday 6 June, 7pm
Whirled Cinema, 259-260 Hardess Street, SE24 OHN
Booking via website
Doors open 7pm Documentary starts 8pm. A film to commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Fall of Fascism in Portugal
Viva Portugal is a Franco-German documentary made in 1975 and adapted for British audiences by film collective Cinema Action. It depicts the momentous events that followed the overthrow of the fascist regime on the 25th April 1974.
Introduced by Alvaro de Miranda, a Loughborough Junction resident and Portuguese exile who participated in the film’s production. |
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Events for Children and Young People
 Thursday 30 May, 3pm to 4pm
West Norwood Library, SE27 9JX
Booking via Eventbrite
Join the bestselling author of So Much and Full, Full, Full of Love, Trish Cooke, as she introduces her new Rapunzel inspired story The Magic Callaloo. Join for a storytelling session that will inspire creativity from the smallest readers in the family to those growing in confidence with independent reading. Ages 4+
 Friday 31 May, 10.30am
West Norwood Library, SE27 9JX
Booking via Eventbrite
Join Stephanie Taylor as she reads from her new book I'm Going to be a Princess! A warm and witty celebration of the lives of amazing Black women. Kids also get a chance to create their very own crowns.
 Sunday 2 June, 10am to 4.30pm
West Norwood Library and Picturehouse Cinema, SE27 9JX
To celebrate the 25th Anniversary of The Gruffalo (and 15th anniversary of the film of the book) the Gruffalo themselves will be coming along to meet young book lovers at regular intervals between 10am and 4.30pm. The library will also have loads of free Gruffalo activity and colouring sheets.
There will be Toddler Time screenings of the film throughout the day (£3.30 per child, free for adults) but meeting the Gruffalo and doing the activity sheets etc is free.
Screening booking via Website
  Tuesday 11 June is a day for play!
All Lambeth Libraries
Play opens up a whole world of possibilities and that's why Lambeth Libraries will be celebrating play on 11 June. Drop into your local library and join us in a game or two. We have some fantastic things lined up and here are just some of the highlights...
Carnegie and Minet Libraries will have games from around the globe, enjoying traditional games from different countries, board games and a library treasure hunt!
Clapham Library, 10.30am to 6pm
A special rhyme time at 10.30am followed by games all day including: Bucket Ping Pong, Hula Hooping, Giant Connect 4, Board Games and more… and why not try out our VR headsets! At 3.30pm our very own Brixton Immortals Dominos Club will be teaching and demonstrating how to play a mean hand of dominos.
Waterloo and Durning Libraries will have Software Animation Balloon Race, soft toy hunt, Puzzles and board games.
West Norwood Library, 4pm to 5.30pm Join us for a fun and engaging Boxercise session. Kids will learn important fitness skills that will benefit them in the long run. We also have a variety of board games and Maths Exploring, Mini Assault Course for Kids and for ages 12+, a Video Game Tournament.
Check out the activities at all our local Lambeth Libraries. All welcome!
Other Library Activities
 Saturday 1 June, 1pm to 4pm
Tate South Lambeth Library. SW8 1QP
Join us to celebrate Portuguese speaking communities in Stockwell. Arts and Crafts for all ages, dance, quizzes, traditional crafts and well-being activities. Everyone welcome.
 Tuesday 4 June, 12pm to 7pm
Streatham Library, SW16 1PN
Join Team Lambeth to celebrate National Volunteer Week. Explore a vibrant array of organisations keen to offer fulfilling volunteer opportunities across our borough. Come along and be a part of something special in Lambeth, and together let's make a difference!
 Monday 24 June to Saturday 29 June (during library opening hours)
Carnegie Library, SE24 0DG
Bring clothing items you don't want, to swap for those you do or just take something away! Clothes for babies, children, teens and men especially needed. Drop off clothes from Wednesday 19 June.
 Friday 28 June, 10.30am
West Norwood Library, SE27 9JX
Get ready to live, laugh, and learn at The Third Age! We offer a delightful variety of activities and fascinating guest speakers that promise to keep your curiosity piqued and your spirits high.
 Wednesdays, 10am to 4pm.
Streatham Library, SW16 1PN
Every Wednesday a cost-of-living link worker will be onsite, providing support to residents experiencing financial hardship.
Windrush Day
 Saturday 22 June is Windrush Day First started in 2018 the day celebrates the contribution that Caribbean people and their families have made to the UK.
 Showing Tuesday 4 June to 31 July.
Streatham Library, SW16 1PN
Exhibition available during Library opening hours
An exhibition that commemorates the 75th anniversary of the arrival of Empire Windrush in 1948, and the contributions Caribbean migrants have to Britain over the decades.Learning Through The Arts invites everyone to celebrate Windrush.
 Saturday 22 June
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Join Stockwell Good Neighbours to celebrate the Windrush Generation of Lambeth - always a fun day!
 Tuesday 25 June, 1pm to 4.30pm
Tate South Lambeth Library. SW8 1QP
Join the South Lambeth Library Classic Film Club to celebrate Windrush through film - always with a cup of tea. Everyone welcome. Email South Lambeth Library for further details. |
