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Woodberry Down Library is reopening today after a couple of weeks closed due to emergency repair work. Go along from 2pm, or join in from 4pm with the Woodberry Down Winterfest -- we're going to have storytime and crafts!
Woodberry Down Library REOPENING Wednesday December 4th, 2-6pm! With Woodberry Down Winterfest storytime & craft on Wednesday December 4th from 4pm.

ALT Woodberry Down Library REOPENING Wednesday December 4th, 2-6pm! With Woodberry Down Winterfest storytime & craft on Wednesday December 4th from 4pm.

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Join us at Hackney Central Library on Thursday 28 November from 6-8pm for our first Hackney Libraries Writers Showcase! Writers new and established will be reading from across all of our different writing groups. Book tickets here: tinyurl.com/HKNYWRITES
Hackney Writes: Join us for our first ever Hackney Libraries Writers Showcase! Featuring participants from across our writing groups. Hackney Central Library E8 1GQ, Thursday 28th November, 6pm to 8pm.

ALT Hackney Writes: Join us for our first ever Hackney Libraries Writers Showcase! Featuring participants from across our writing groups. Hackney Central Library E8 1GQ, Thursday 28th November, 6pm to 8pm.

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So looking forward to this on Saturday 17 August! Book your place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/948110412…
Juliet Coley BCAe@iamjulietcoley7 Aug 2024
The abundance of talent that will be at Hackney Central Library at our event sponsored by Young LIT Stars and @hackneylibs on Sat 17th Aug from 12 to 4. You will meet Jayce Joyce, a 6 year old author fr Birmingham. Tickets FREE fr Eventbrite: The Children’s Black Book Fair UK 📚
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Celebrate the contribution to life in Hackney of refugees, migrants and people seeking asylum, with Hackney’s Refugee Week 2024 programme A series of events next week will raise awareness and celebrate the contributions of refugees, migrants and people seeking asylum in Hackney.
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Join Hackney Libraries this Wednesday, 17 July in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month 2024, as we host an online exclusive conversation with author @theotherveda about her writing and her fantastic novel What Will People Think? Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/943544425…
Author photo Vedashree Khambete-Sharma

ALT Author photo Vedashree Khambete-Sharma

What Will People Think? book cover

ALT What Will People Think? book cover

A green background with black text that reads: What Will People Think? Hackney Libraries in conversation with Vedashree Khambete-Sharma Online: 6.30pm to 8pm Wednesday 17 July

ALT A green background with black text that reads: What Will People Think? Hackney Libraries in conversation with Vedashree Khambete-Sharma Online: 6.30pm to 8pm Wednesday 17 July

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Really excited for this next Wednesday evening –– don't forget to book your place in this free, online discussion with @theotherveda!
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@CorvusBooks12 Jul 2024
Booking is now live for the first online event of What Will People Think! 🎉@theotherveda in conversation with @hackneylibs on Wednesday 17th July, 6:30 - 8pm Book here eventbrite.co.uk/e/what-will…

What Will People Think?

Hackney Libraries in conversation with Vedashree Khambete-Sharma

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Just ✨TEN DAYS✨ to go till the launch of our Great Hackney Libraries Quest! Children of all ages can take on exciting challenges this summer to earn stamps and win bronze, silver & gold certificates - and be entered into a prize draw! Find out more: lovehackney.uk/great-hackney…
An illustration of three children ready for Carnival, with text above them that reads: The Great Hackney Libraries Quest Summer 2024 Carnival!

ALT An illustration of three children ready for Carnival, with text above them that reads: The Great Hackney Libraries Quest Summer 2024 Carnival!

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Join Hackney Libraries on Wednesday 17 July in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month 2024, as we host an online exclusive conversation with author @theotherveda about her writing and her fantastic novel What Will People Think? Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/943544425…
What Will People Think? Hackney Libraries in conversation with Vedashree Khambete-Sharma – graphic with event details, author pic and cover pic of What Will People Think?

ALT What Will People Think? Hackney Libraries in conversation with Vedashree Khambete-Sharma – graphic with event details, author pic and cover pic of What Will People Think?

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Kicking off Refugee Week 2024, we will be featuring extracts from @eithnenight book Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain. Eithne Nightingale documents the lived experiences of people who have migrated to the UK as children over the past century.
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Join authors @sheelabanerjee and @lucyfulford in conversation about their books What’s In A Name? and The Exiled, taking in empire, migration, racism, caste and belonging. Book your place: eventbrite.co.uk/e/897204060…

Writing the Personal: Powerful stories of empire, race and migration

Join authors Sheela Banerjee and Lucy Fulford in conversation about their books What’s In A Name? and The Exiled

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Full house at Hackney Central Library last night for the launch of Un Amor, written by Sara Mesa & translated by Katie Whittemore. Huge thanks to @peirenepress, @romancerobooks @CervantesLondon & @EmbSpainUK for collaborating and helping to host this fantastic evening!
Audience at Hackney Central Library

ALT Audience at Hackney Central Library

Panel discussion at Hackney Central Library

ALT Panel discussion at Hackney Central Library

Book signing at Hackney Central Library

ALT Book signing at Hackney Central Library

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Fascinating lecture at Dalston CLR James Library on Wednesday evening by Professor Cecil Gutzmore on Jane Austin and the place of slavery in her novel Mansfield Park.
Professor Cecil Gutzmore asks: What's this, or any other, Afrikan-Jamaican doing talking about novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817) focused on her 1814 novel, Mansfield Park?

ALT Professor Cecil Gutzmore asks: What's this, or any other, Afrikan-Jamaican doing talking about novelist Jane Austen (1775-1817) focused on her 1814 novel, Mansfield Park?

Lydia reads Mansfield Park to audience

ALT Lydia reads Mansfield Park to audience

Professor Cecil Gutzmore takes the mic

ALT Professor Cecil Gutzmore takes the mic

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Really looking forward to hosting @RozKaveney next Thursday!
Love Hackney@LoveHackney16 May 2024
To honour the first Trans+ History Week, @hackneylibs are celebrating Hackney trans+ authors Join poet Charlotte Geater to discuss Roz Kaveney’s poetry collection The Great Good Time & activist history Thurs 23 May, 6-7:30pm Hackney Central Library FREE orlo.uk/CVvem
Trans+ History in Hackney - Poet and librarian Charlotte Geater in conversation with local writer and activist Roz Kaveney.

ALT Trans+ History in Hackney - Poet and librarian Charlotte Geater in conversation with local writer and activist Roz Kaveney.

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Thrilled to be collaborating with @PeirenePress and @romancerobooks on this fantastic event. Many thanks to @ICManchester, @CervantesLondon and @EmbSpainUK for supporting. Look forward to seeing lots of you there!
Love Hackney@LoveHackney9 May 2024
Join Spanish author Sara Mesa & translator Katie Whittemore for a discussion of Un Amor, a simmering story of obsession & small town unease , the first of Mesa's novels to be published in the UK Thurs 30 May, 6-8pm Hackney Central Library Book FREE here orlo.uk/Q8mRu
Join Spanish author Sara Mesa and translator Katie Whittemore for a discussion of Mesa's book Un Amor, a simmering story of obsession.

ALT Join Spanish author Sara Mesa and translator Katie Whittemore for a discussion of Mesa's book Un Amor, a simmering story of obsession.

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Join us at Hackney Central Library next Thursday, 11 January from 6.30-8pm to discuss life in Hackney since the Windrush scandal with Cllr @carolewilliams , @GlendaCaesar, @ppvernon and Jacqueline McKenzie. Book your free place here: eventbrite.com/e/71301764396… @LoveHackney
A green graphic with photographs of four speakers and the words 'Windrush 75: The Windrush Scandal. Cllr Carole Williams hosts Glenda Caesar, Jacqueline McKenzie and Patrick Vernon'

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This Black History Month, Ken Wilson-Max, former writer-in-residence at @GPI_Archive, will be at Stamford Hill Library on Thursday 26 October at 2pm reading the GPI’s two children’s books. Book your place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/stories-w…
A black graphic with a photograph of a smiling man holding two books. The text reads: Black History Season in Hackney Libraries Stories with Ken Wilson-Max Thursday 26 October 2-3pm Stamford Hill Library Portland Avenue N16 6SB Join award-winning author Ken-Wilson Max for a family storytelling session at Stamford Hill Library. Suitable for ages 5+ Drop in on the day, or follow the QR code to book your place! More events still being announced: keep up to date at www.lovehackney.uk/black-history-season-events

ALT A black graphic with a photograph of a smiling man holding two books. The text reads: Black History Season in Hackney Libraries Stories with Ken Wilson-Max Thursday 26 October 2-3pm Stamford Hill Library Portland Avenue N16 6SB Join award-winning author Ken-Wilson Max for a family storytelling session at Stamford Hill Library. Suitable for ages 5+ Drop in on the day, or follow the QR code to book your place! More events still being announced: keep up to date at www.lovehackney.uk/black-history-season-events

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We are really looking forward to Black History Season, which begins next month! Find out what's happening across Hackney Libraries and beyond here: lovehackney.uk/black-history…
A colourful display on a board to celebrate upcoming Black History Season

ALT A colourful display on a board to celebrate upcoming Black History Season

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Cllr Carole Williams will host Jacqueline McKenzie, Patrick Vernon and Glenda Caesar to discuss the lasting impact of the Windrush scandal on Hackney communities, and explore the next steps in terms of justice and compensation for victims. Book your place: tinyurl.com/bdfdd59r
A green background with the words: Windrush 75: The Windrush Scandal / Cllr Carole Williams hosts Glenda Caesar, Jacqueline McKenzie & Patrick Vernon. There are three images of the guests, followed by the words: '6.30-8pm Wednesday 4 October, Hackney Central Library, 1 Reading Lane E8 1GQ

ALT A green background with the words: Windrush 75: The Windrush Scandal / Cllr Carole Williams hosts Glenda Caesar, Jacqueline McKenzie & Patrick Vernon. There are three images of the guests, followed by the words: '6.30-8pm Wednesday 4 October, Hackney Central Library, 1 Reading Lane E8 1GQ

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As part of Black History Season we will be welcoming Dr Ronx to Dalston CLR James Library and Hackney Central Library over the October half term. Join us for an interactive tour around the human body through their brilliant new book Amazing Bodies! tinyurl.com/56ctwn6r
Dr Ronx is smiling, wearing a blue suit and holding out their book Amazing Bodies

ALT Dr Ronx is smiling, wearing a blue suit and holding out their book Amazing Bodies

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In search of some #SummerReadingChallenge books? “The Everything Kids’ Joke Book” is not to be missed! A fun book bustling with intelligent, hilarious jokes. In addition to jokes there are a lot of facts and tips. Read on tinyurl.com/2p9u5s8b
Image of the Book cover with cartoon images of a girl in a yellow dress, another girl in blue top, trumpet and glasses and nose moustache mask. White background with the title of the book in green yellow, purple and burgundy colour. Libby app logo with burgundy background and writing " Borrow ebooks & audiobooks in white.

ALT Image of the Book cover with cartoon images of a girl in a yellow dress, another girl in blue top, trumpet and glasses and nose moustache mask. White background with the title of the book in green yellow, purple and burgundy colour. Libby app logo with burgundy background and writing " Borrow ebooks & audiobooks in white.

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