Emma Slade Edmondon & Nicole Ocran

Tuesday evening, 8 October - 7pm to 8:30pm

at the Library (free admission)

Authors Emma Slade Edmondson and Nicole Ocran, hosts of the podcast Mixed Up, discuss what it truly means to be of mixed heritage.

Emma and Nicole want to break down barriers and open up a deeper dialogue of the mixed-race experience. Although this book was born out of a desire to speak directly to the mixed-race community, they discovered there is something in it for everyone. Whether you are mixed, you know someone mixed, if you have ever considered dating outside of your race, if you’re a parent committed to sharing a more diverse view of the world with your child, or indeed an adult wanting to expand your views on culture and identity – then The Half of It is for you.

They discuss what it truly means to be mixed-race, delving into everything from culture and identity to interracial relationships, to adoption, to understanding the historical context of mixed-race people – ultimately culminating in a rounder and deeper appreciation for the mixed-identity.

Hosts of the critically acclaimed podcast Mixed Up.

Mixed Race podcast - listen to a sample

Read a sample of The Half of It

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Presented by The Friend of Carnegie Library in cooperation with The Lambeth Library Service

10 September, 7pm to 8:30pm - at the library (or livestreamed)

Simon Hannah presents his book on Lambeth in the 1980s when the borough epitomised “loony left” Labour councillors, squatting and defiance of central government. From Town Hall to the Railton Road, front line Lambeth was at the heart of the struggle for municipal socialism.

Presented by The Friends of Carnegie Library in cooperation with The Lambeth Library Service.

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at the library - Tuesday, 13 August (7pm to 8:30pm)

Louise Candlish - Sunday Times bestselling author of 17 novels and published all over the world - will be at the library to discuss her latest novel.

Our Holiday is new for summer 2024 - a psychological suspense crime thriller beach read, set among holiday-home owners on the English south coast and full of characters you'll love to hate and unexpected twists.

A Richard & Judy Book Club pick.

This event is organised by the Friends of Carnegie Library

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How Good Law Can Topple the Powerful

Tuesday, 9 July 7:00pm to 8:30pm at the library (or livestream)

Jolyon Maugham KC founded Good Law Project in 2017 with the belief that the law can also put power into the hands of ordinary people. Already the largest legal campaign group in the UK, Good Law Project is shining light into corners the establishment would rather keep dark – from the failures of Brexit to the still-developing PPE scandal, to the tax arrangements of business giants like Uber.

In Bringing Down Goliath, Jolyon Maugham KC reveals the story behind these landmark cases and the hidden fault lines of our judicial system. He offers an empowering, bold new vision for how the law can work better for all of us in the fight against injustice.

Attendance is free.  All welcome.

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Organised by the Friends of Carnegie Library

Presented by Friends of Carnegie Library

Tuesday, June 11 · 7 - 8:30pm, at the Library (or online)

From the arrival of the first music publishers in the early 20th century to the 21st-century gentrification threatening to erode this remarkable musical heritage, it was where The Beatles hung out when they first arrived in London and where The Rolling Stones recorded their first album, it was the home of the designers of Pink Floyd album covers, and later it attracted the likes of Acid Jazz Records to the street, as well as specialist music bookshop Helter Skelter and legendary live-music venue The 12 Bar Club.

And with the rock’n’roll came the sex and drugs, not to mention death. The darker side of Denmark Street includes gangster-run clubs and a largely forgotten arson attack that claimed 37 lives.

Join author and journalist Peter Watts and the Friends of Carnegie Library to discuss the musicians' and the music fans’ street of dreams.

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Ruskin Park: Sylvia, Me and the BBC

Tuesday 14 May, 7 - 8:30pm at the library

Rory knew he was the child of a brief love affair between two unmarried BBC employees, but until his mother died and he found a previously unknown file labelled ‘For Rory’ he had no idea of its beginning or ending, or why his peculiarly isolated childhood had so tested the bond between him and his mother.

This is an emotionally gripping account of what Rory uncovered in the papers, letters and diaries; a relationship between two romantics and the restrictive forces of post-war respectability and prejudice.

Rory did not meet his father until much later, in adulthood. Until then his life was bound to the one-bedroom flat he shared with his mother in Ruskin Park.

Rory Cellan-Jones was the BBC’s principal technology correspondent until 2021. He now writes an influential Substack column on medical innovation and tech.

Admission free

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Presented by Friends of Carnegie Library in co-operation with Lambeth Library Services