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The Louder I Will Sing – Lee Lawrence, 12 October 7pm

Author Event
Lee Lawrence photo by Smoking Monkey

Join Lee to discuss his award-winning biography and the event that changed Brixton forever.

What would you do if the people you trusted to uphold the law committed a crime against you? Who would you turn to? And how long would you fight them for?

On 28th September 1985, Lee Lawrence's mother Cherry Groce was wrongly shot by police during a raid on her Brixton home. The bullet shattered her spine and she never walked again. In the chaos that followed, 11-year-old Lee watched in horror as the News falsely pronounced his mother dead. In Brixton, already a powder keg because of the deep racism that the community was experiencing, it was the spark needed to trigger two days of rioting that saw buildings brought down by petrol bombs, cars torched, and shops looted.

But for Lee, it was a spark that lit a flame that would burn for the next 30 years as he fought to get the police to recognise their wrongdoing. His life had changed forever.

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Lambeth Libraries and Archives events September 2021

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Library Services from September
Lambeth Libraries are putting in place plans to remove the need for appointments to visit your library. We have kept appointments in place as cases of Covid have been higher in Lambeth than neighbouring boroughs. We are also aware that many of our readers are still very cautious about visiting community settings and appreciate what we have done to keep your library as safe as we can. We hope to remove the need for appointments in early September and we will also be re-introducing many library activities during September and October. Thank you all for your patience during what has been a really difficult time for everyone. We appreciate your support and understanding.

Lambeth Online Services still continue...

Libby Magazines
Oxford Dictionary of National Biography

Whether its borrowing Books, Audiobooks, Magazines or Comics, we have an amazing amount available for free with your library card. If resources such as the Oxford Dictionary of National Biography is your thing check out our extensive online resources.

Ruskin’s relevance today for how we live, work, and see the world – author Andrew Hill, 14 September, Tuesday evening 7pm (in the library!)

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John Ruskin, best-known and most controversial intellectual of the Victorian age, was an art critic, a social activist, an early environmentalist. He was also a painter, writer, and a determined tastemaker in the fields of architecture and design. By championing JMW Turner and the Pre-Raphaelites, he ensured that their flame continued to burn long beyond his death in 1900, even as his own reputation faded.

Research for his award-winning book Ruskinland: How John Ruskin Shapes Our World took Financial Times columnist Andrew Hill from Herne Hill to the Lake District, from Venice to Florida's Gulf Coast, as he traced the influence of Ruskin and his ideas.

This event is now an in-person event at Carnegie Library! (but if circumstances change and this is not possible, it will be online via Zoom. If the event reverts to online - we will update you accordingly).

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Join delightful author and comedian VG Lee on Tuesday, 10 August 7pm – all welcome!

Author Event

Oh You Pretty Thing! with VG Lee

Oh You Pretty Thing with VG Lee

Tuesday 10 August, 7pm
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VG Lee is the critically-acclaimed author of five novels and two collections of short stories. In 2012, Lee was nominated for a Stonewall Award for writing. Join VG Lee to discuss her second short story collection, Oh You Pretty Thing!

Lee is also one of the judges for the prestigious LGBTQ+ Polari Prize. Event organised by the Friends of Carnegie Library

Evening opening hours restored!

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From 19 July evening opening hours were restored. You can find details of all the new hours on the Libraries webpages. Extra cleaning and social distancing is in place as the infection rate in Lambeth is still quite high and face covering is requested during visits.  The appointment system remains in operation, to control numbers in the building and keep staff and users safe, but it is easy to get an appointment so just call your local library when you want to visit. If you want to book a PC this can now be done online again, but you can also call or email your local branch to book an appointment.

From 16 August overdue and loan charges will be reintroduced and the loan period will revert to three weeks for books. Email notifications will be reinstated to let you know when an item needs to be returned or renewed or a requested book is ready for collection. Do check your library account to make sure we have the right email address for you. Please check before 16 August that your items are in date and return them to the library or renew them to avoid getting charges. Reservation charges will also be reintroduced from this date.

Summer Reading Challenge

August is the annual Summer Reading Challenge for children; the library reading scheme encourages children aged 4 to 12 years old to set themselves a reading challenge of six books over the summer. This prevents the summer ‘reading dip’ and motivates children to keep reading, to build their skills and confidence. Children must be a library member to take part but don’t worry if you haven't done it yet, you and the children can join here and it’s free. The Lambeth Library Service is offering a fantastic line up of other events and activities for you to do online during August too. If you have any questions please don't hesitate to contact  libraries@lambeth.gov.uk. Free online resources are still available for you to enjoy so happy reading / listening / watching / learning!