Friends of Carnegie Library and the Lambeth Heritage Festival present
Tracey Gregory - author and local resident - will tell the stories of the people and places of Loughborough Road in an illustrated talk.
Tuesday evening, 7:00 pm to 8:30 pm - 13 September 2022
At the library or on-line - register here for the livestream
...had by all! Celebrating 116 years to the day, 9 July, our Carnegie Library opened in 1906 - a "Sweet 116" Anniversary!
Mellow Jazz by Dave Gelly & Friend
Magic from John Styles charmed young and old alike...and Cllr Donatus Anyanwu (pictured above seated on the right) joined us to cut the cake...and he said a few words which were very pleasing to the ears:
"Libraries are the soul of the community...they are a front-line statutory service...and Lambeth Council is committed to ensuring this library goes on for another 100 years!"
Please come to our next author event, Tuesday 9 August. Ilona Bannister will discuss writing and read from her latest novel Little Prisons - about four isolated women living in the same block of flats as Covid Lockdown looms. Will they make connections? The theme of neighbourliness combating loneliness and giving mutual support is more relevant than ever. Last year, during lockdown, Ilona introduced us to her post-9/11 novel When I Ran Away, via Zoom. On Tuesday, she will be with us in-person. Don’t miss this uplifting story of kindness, compassion and hope.
Join us at 6.30 for tea & biscuits; the talk plus Q&A runs from 7.00 – 8.30. The event will be live-streamed for those who cannot come to the library. Registration is free on https://www.eventbrite.com/e/387515137207.
Ilona's family is Ukrainian and a portion of her book sales goes to Ukrainian charities.
Tuesday, 12 July -- 7-8:30 pm BST (in the library or online)
Genius of comedy...mentor to comedy greats...his studio headquarters in Camberwell (Southwell Road) was known as "The Fun Factory"...and his own story is an extraordinary theatrical tale
Author David B. Crump is an actor and an award-winning writer for the stage...this new biography has been written with the support of the Karno family and the Chaplin Archive in Paris
Presented by the Friends of Carnegie Library - come along to the library or attend online
Please register on eventbrite for a link to the livestream
A novel by Gerald Jacobs
Join Gerald Jacobs and the Friends of Carnegie Library
Tuesday evening, 14 June 2022, 7:00pm - 8:30pm
Simon Pomeranski looks back to his childhood and the post-war days of the Astorians, a small group of criminals and traders in ‘swag’ who ran their business from Brixton Market and exercised their own particular brand of justice. From this wonderful assortment of characters, we are introduced to ‘Spanish Joe’, the cultured Russian emigre, Sam ‘the Stick’, with his wounded machismo and penchant for violent retribution, and the dazzling songstress Estelle, among others. Front and centre in their world, though, is Benny himself, the autodidact owner of Pomeranski Gowns, whose passionate affair with Estelle marks the beginning of a new era for the Astorians. Both riotous and profound, this novel resurrects a vibrant era that deserves a place in our collective memory.
Admission free! Live and in-person at the library
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