For International Migrants Day 2024, join Eithne Nightingale to celebrate her book Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain: Oral Histories 1930s – Present Day, at Dalston CLR James Library, on 18 December, at 6pm! Book your free ticket at tinyurl.com/childmigrantvoic…
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Woodberry Down Library is reopening today after a couple of weeks closed due to emergency repair work. Go along from 2pm, or join in from 4pm with the Woodberry Down Winterfest -- we're going to have storytime and crafts!
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Some of our libraries will be closed for a few days due to stock taking over the next couple of weeks -- take a look below for information about your local library, or go to the Love Hackney website at lovehackney.uk/regular-activ….
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Join us at Hackney Central Library on Thursday 28 November from 6-8pm for our first Hackney Libraries Writers Showcase! Writers new and established will be reading from across all of our different writing groups. Book tickets here: tinyurl.com/HKNYWRITES
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Please join us for a special night to honour the life and legacy of Gboyega Odubanjo on 30 Oct at Dalston CLR James Library. There will be a poetry workshop from 5-7pm, and from 7-9pm we have readings. Book free tickets now: eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-night-i… eventbrite.co.uk/e/a-night-i…
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Join Hackney Library staff at Clissold House this Wednesday for our weekly Stories & Rhymes session! Get ready to sing your favourite nursery rhymes and to read stories together. Make sure you book your (free) tickets now to reserve your space: eventbrite.co.uk/e/stories-r…
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Please note, all Hackney Libraries will be CLOSED for the bank holiday on Monday 26 August. We apologise for the inconvenience, and look forward to seeing you soon. Hackney Libraries Team
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For operational reasons, all Hackney Libraries will close at 6pm today, Wednesday 7 August. We apologise for the inconvenience, and look forward to seeing you soon. Hackney Libraries Team
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The lifts at Dalston CLR James Library are currently out of order. Hackney Central Library, E8 1GQ is the nearest accessible site. We apologise for the inconvenience, and will add an update when the lifts are fixed. Hackney Libraries Team
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We are proud to be working with the Council’s Welcome Team and Refugee and Migrant and Asylum Seekers Team to mark this year’s Refugee Week. lovehackney.uk/hackney-refug…
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Celebrate the contribution to life in Hackney of refugees, migrants and people seeking asylum, with Hackney’s Refugee Week 2024 programme A series of events next week will raise awareness and celebrate the contributions of refugees, migrants and people seeking asylum in Hackney.
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Please note, all Hackney Libraries will be closed for staff training tomorrow Thursday 18 July. We apologise for the inconvenience, and look forward to seeing you soon.
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Join Hackney Libraries this Wednesday, 17 July in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month 2024, as we host an online exclusive conversation with author @theotherveda about her writing and her fantastic novel What Will People Think? Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/943544425…
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Just ✨TEN DAYS✨ to go till the launch of our Great Hackney Libraries Quest! Children of all ages can take on exciting challenges this summer to earn stamps and win bronze, silver & gold certificates - and be entered into a prize draw! Find out more: lovehackney.uk/great-hackney…
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Join Hackney Libraries on Wednesday 17 July in celebration of South Asian Heritage Month 2024, as we host an online exclusive conversation with author @theotherveda about her writing and her fantastic novel What Will People Think? Book here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/943544425…
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Refugee Week is the world’s largest arts & culture festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. lovehackney.uk/events-in-lib… lovehackney.uk/regular-activ…
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Almost half the people displaced worldwide are under 18, yet their voices are rarely heard. This book throws a spotlight on children arriving in Britain from Hitler’s Europe in the 1930s to those escaping war in Ukraine in 2022.
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From the book Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain:- Chapter 13 On Her Own Mariam who arrived, aged sixteen, from Guinea in 2006. childmigrantstories.com/voic…
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The theme for Refugee Week 2024 is “Our Home”. From the places we gather to share meals to our collective home, planet earth: everyone is invited to celebrate what our Our Home means to them.
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Home can be more than one place and finding it can be a journey, as it is for so many of us who have to leave our countries & rebuild our lives. Sometimes we can find home in a single person. Others, it’s in a whole community or in a single gesture of care & welcome #refugeeweek
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Kicking off Refugee Week 2024, we will be featuring extracts from @eithnenight book Child Migrant Voices in Modern Britain. Eithne Nightingale documents the lived experiences of people who have migrated to the UK as children over the past century.
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Woodberry Down Library will be closed until Monday 17 June, due to urgent repairs. We apologise for the inconvenience, and look forward to seeing you soon.
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Award-winning non-binary emergency medicine doctor and TV presenter @dr_ronx is BACK with an essential guide to handle any emergency situation! Join us for an amazing interactive session with a very special guest... Book here! eventbrite.co.uk/e/910337663… @FarshoreBooks
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Full house at Hackney Central Library last night for the launch of Un Amor, written by Sara Mesa & translated by Katie Whittemore. Huge thanks to @peirenepress, @romancerobooks @CervantesLondon & @EmbSpainUK for collaborating and helping to host this fantastic evening!
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Amazing event yesterday evening at Hackney Central Library hosted by Charlotte interviewing @kaveneyr for Trans History Week 🏳️‍⚧️ – so many topics covered and so many heroes in the room!
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Fascinating lecture at Dalston CLR James Library on Wednesday evening by Professor Cecil Gutzmore on Jane Austin and the place of slavery in her novel Mansfield Park.
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Last few tickets for tonight:- Professor Cecil Gutzmore at Dalston CLR James Library from 6-7.30pm Wednesday 22 May for a compelling lecture on Jane Austen and the place of slavery in her novel Mansfield Park. Find out more and book your place: tinyurl.com/3nxw54nd
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Homerton Library will be closed on Wednesday 15 May due to engineering works. Your closest libraries are Hackney Central Library and Clapton Library. We apologise for the inconvenience, and look forward to seeing you soon.
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Join Professor Cecil Gutzmore at Dalston CLR James Library from 6-7.30pm on Wednesday 22 May for a compelling lecture on Jane Austen and the place of slavery in her novel Mansfield Park. Find out more and book your place: tinyurl.com/3nxw54nd
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🌱💚Want to come to free events at your local library this half term? Head to lovehackney.uk/february-half… to find out what's on near you!
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Join us at Hackney Central Library on Thursday 29 February 6-7.30pm for a discussion with author, academic and activist @kehinde_andrews on his book The Psychosis of Whiteness. Book your place here! tinyurl.com/mw8e72e6
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Join us at Hackney Central Library next Thursday, 11 January from 6.30-8pm to discuss life in Hackney since the Windrush scandal with Cllr @carolewilliams , @GlendaCaesar, @ppvernon and Jacqueline McKenzie. Book your free place here: eventbrite.com/e/71301764396… @LoveHackney
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All Hackney Libraries will be closed today, Wednesday 13 December, for staff training. We apologise for the inconvenience, and look forward to seeing you soon.
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@outputarts are at Hackney Central Library today, 8 December from 11.30am-3.30pm – drop in for a cup of tea and a biscuit, and to chat about how to support those around us who may be experiencing domestic abuse 💙 #16DaysOfActivism @safelives_ @UCLSocRes
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This Black History Month, Ken Wilson-Max, former writer-in-residence at @GPI_Archive, will be at Stamford Hill Library on Thursday 26 October at 2pm reading the GPI’s two children’s books. Book your place here: eventbrite.co.uk/e/stories-w…
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Homerton Lib will be closed on Sat 7 Oct so we can install more public computers. The study room in Clapton Lib will also be closed, but open for books, reading and relaxing. #digitaldivide #hackneylibs
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We are really looking forward to Black History Season, which begins next month! Find out what's happening across Hackney Libraries and beyond here: lovehackney.uk/black-history…
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Most of our libraries have no internet today. It is a borough-wide problem, which we are working to fix. The good news is that Clapton Library has a different provider, so hop on over there if you need to log on. First-come, first-served. #hackneylibs
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Listen up! New non-fiction #audiobooks at #HackneyCommunityLibrary on wellbeing, history, sport, travel and lots more. All free to borrow. We can even lend CD players. Find out more about #Hackney's #HomeVisitLibraries:  tinyurl.com/36bzm8db @hackneycvs @HackneyCircle
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✨Tomorrow!✨ Come along to this fantastic Afrikan Heritage History event tomorrow evening at Homerton Library from 5pm-7.30pm!
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All Hackney Libraries will be closed due to a staff development day on Wednesday 27th September 2023 We apologise for any inconvenience. Thank you.
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Happy National Reading Group Day! There are reading groups for adults and for children across Hackney Libraries – pop into your local library to find out what's on near you 📚 @readingagency
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Cllr Carole Williams will host Jacqueline McKenzie, Patrick Vernon and Glenda Caesar to discuss the lasting impact of the Windrush scandal on Hackney communities, and explore the next steps in terms of justice and compensation for victims. Book your place: tinyurl.com/bdfdd59r
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As part of Black History Season we will be welcoming Dr Ronx to Dalston CLR James Library and Hackney Central Library over the October half term. Join us for an interactive tour around the human body through their brilliant new book Amazing Bodies! tinyurl.com/56ctwn6r
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Please note, on Saturday 9 September *only* Dalston CLR James Library will be open to the public from 9am-5pm. All other branches will be closed for staff training. We apologise for any inconvenience.
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We've got new #DementiaFriendly books at #HackneyCommunityLibrary, alongside our unique #Hackney jigsaws. If you know someone who'd benefit from our home delivery service, get in touch! tinyurl.com/36bzm8db #homevisitlibraries @AgeUKEastLondon @HackneyDAA @HackneyCarers
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