The Friends of Carnegie Library present

Live and in-person in the Carnegie Library - Tuesday, 8 February - 7pm

Join Paul Burston to discuss The Closer I Get.

Paul was a founding editor of Attitude magazine and has written for many publications. He is the founder and host of London’s award-winning LGBT+ literary salon Polari and founder and chair of The Polari First Book Prize for new writing.

His latest novel is a compulsive, disturbingly relevant, twisty and powerful psychological thriller and a searing commentary on the fragility and insincerity of online relationships - danger can lurk just one ‘like’ away….

Admission free - but please register: Eventbrite

Online Event Presented by the Friends of Carnegie Library

Tuesday, 11 January - 7pm

Join author Robert Dawson to discuss his book Leaves in a Holocaust Wind - Looking at the fate of Gypsies and Roma people under the Nazi's.

Booking via Eventbrite

The Friends of Carnegie Library present

Tuesday, 14th December - 7pm to 8:30 pm

Discussing his book...focussing on the question of musical creativity...how musical invention comes about...collaboration and sharing of imagination between musicians...how music communicates meanings....

Join the Friends of Carnegie Library for this fascinating talk and insight into musical creativity.

This is an in-person event, we encourage mask wearing and social distancing. We are also live streaming the event on the Carnegie Library Facebook page

Laura Miles is the author of Transgender Resistance: Socialism and the fight for trans liberation and other articles. She is a former lecturer and LGBT rep on the national executive committee of the University and College Union, and is an active socialist and LGBT+ campaigner. She lives in Wakefield with her partner and her dogs.

This event is part of Transgender Awareness Week and is organised by the Friends of Carnegie Library.

The event is in-person in the library and Live streamed on Carnegie Library Facebook