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JN Paquet, Children’s Author Visit Fri 15 Nov

Children, Events

jnpaquetChildren's author JN Paquet will host the Storytime session on Friday 15th November from 10.30am as part of his 2013 UK Book Tour.

J.N. Paquet is a children's author and journalist who lived in France for 20 years, in Britain for 10 years and in Brazil for 3 years. Father of three trilingual children, he has written over Continue reading JN Paquet, Children’s Author Visit Fri 15 Nov →

Booker Prize Winner for the Book Group

Events

The_Sense_of_an_EndingThe Carnegie Library Book Group meets with fellow readers and Caroline Mackie, the Carnegie Librarian, to discuss and compare notes on the book of the month. All the Lambeth Library Book Groups are meeting at the Brixton Library in December this year, so the next meeting for the Carnegie Library Group will be on the 7th of January, 2014.

Plenty of time to read in preparation for the meeting, where they'll be discussing Julian Barnes' 2011 Booker Prize vwinning Sense of an Ending. Described as having 'the markings of a Continue reading Booker Prize Winner for the Book Group →

The Journey of Gospel Music Fri 1 Nov

Events

KwakuMusic industry and history consultant Kwaku provides an audio-visual and interactive presentation aimed at young people (adults are welcome) which tells the journey of gospel music from America to Britain, and London in particular.

Join us, as we explore the meaning of gospel music. Find out about how it started, some of the early pioneers who introduced the music to Britain, the friendships and creative collaborations between the American gospel singers and British singers and composers and where gospel music is at in today’s British music scene. Continue reading The Journey of Gospel Music Fri 1 Nov →