All posts by Friends of Carnegie Library

Look up at bedtime

Author Event

Mark Westmoquette

Tuesday evening 11 August, 7pm - 8:30pm at the Carnegie library

This will be a remarkable journey through 20 wondrous 5-minute stories and stargazing activities for parents, grandparents, teachers or librarians to connect children with the majesty of the cosmos:

• Discover the pull of gravity

• Realise that we’re all made of star dust

• Delight in tales about the origin of the constellations

• Learn to expand our breath to the edge of the universe

• And so much more!

Packed with stunning illustrations by Kiki Kita, this extraordinary collection of meditations, mindful reflections, myths and calming activities are perfect for the whole family.

Grounded in science, this book from astrophysicist Mark Westmoquette invites you to help children discover the wonders of life.

Organised by the Friends of Carnegie Library in cooperation with the Lambeth Library Service

Admission free

Book on eventbrite (helps with planning, thanks)

Christopher Bowden

Author Event, Uncategorized

The Colour of Money

Tuesday Evening, 14 July 7-8:30pm (6:30 for tea and cake)

Christopher Bowden writes fascinating novels set in and around our time and place.

HIs latest novel is The Colour of Memory.

An artist’s chance discovery of an old notebook while on a walk in the woods raises questions: Who wrote it, why is it in code, what secrets does it hide? And why does it include the address of a house that does not exist?

Please attend for an audience with Chris to discuss his latest novel and his growing body of fiction, which is quietly putting contemporary South East London on the fictional map.

Admission is free, and tickets are not strictly necessary, but we ask that you register for an invite on Eventbrite, to help with planning.

Organised by the Friends of Carnegie Library in cooperation with the Lambeth Library Service

Julia Hawkins – On Loneliness

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How to overcome loneliness and isolation and enjoy solitude - a photographic project

Tuesday evening, 9 June - 7pm (6:30 for tea & cake)

The book contains 49 stunning portraits of unique individuals (including the author herself).

Through her photographs and interviews, Julia explores themes of loneliness with her subjects, of feeling invisible, misunderstood and alienated, as well as discoveries of unexpected paths to understanding and connection. This is a wonderful way to confront and learn to talk about what is afterall a universal experience at the edge of all of our lives.

Julia Hawkins is a London-based editorial and documentary portrait photographer, one of the winners of the Royal Photographic Society’s Portrait of Britain Award in 2024 and author of On Loneliness, photographs and interviews on the universal experience of loneliness.

Please join Julia and our wonderful audience for what promises to be an enlightening presentation and discussion.

Admission is free.

Please register for a place with Eventbrite, because this is very helpful for planning.

Organised by the Friends of Carnegie Library, in conjunction with the Lambeth Library Service.

God’s Little Artist with Sue Hubbard

Uncategorized

Tuesday evening, May 12 • 7 PM - 8:30 PM

The Friends are delighted to welcome back novelist and art critic Sue Hubbard to discuss God’s Little Artist, a biography in verse of Welsh painter Gwen John (1876 - 1939).

As with many female painters of the time, John’s work was often overshadowed by that of her male contemporaries, especially her brother Augustus John. God’s Little Artist is a celebration of her, her passionate life and work, illustrated with precision, authenticity and the keen painterly eye of a poet, novelist and art critic.

This promises to be a fascinating evening.

Admission free.

Organised and hosted by the Friends of Carnegie Library, grateful for assistance from the Lambeth Library Service

Reservations are not strictly necessary, but we do ask people to register at Eventbrite, to help with planning.