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Thursday 4 February, 7pm - The Old Vic and the rest
A quick tour around Lambeth's unlicensed theatres (of which only the Old Vic survives) which gave to 19th century Lambeth its dodgy reputation as a place of entertainment. Talk hosted by Lambeth Archivist Jon Newman

Thursday 11 February, 7pm - Lambeth in Maps
Discover the rich collection of maps at Lambeth Archives and what we can learn about Lambeth's past from them. Talk hosted by Lambeth Archivist Len Reilly

To book and get the meeting log in details contact Archives@lambeth.gov.uk

Regular Activities

Lambeth Libraries Wriggle & Rhyme for under 5s

Join our librarians for songs, stories and rhymes for the under 5s. Monday to Friday - excluding Bank Holidays - 10.30am to 11am. Facebook live everyday @ Facebook/Lambeth Libraries: Wriggle and Rhyme Online.

Homework Help

Homework Help - photo: Pixnio

Monday to Friday 3.30pm to 4.30pm

Lambeth Library staff are here to support children and young people with their homework. If you have an enquiry with your homework, please contact us online at Ask a Librarian. 

Code Clubs for Kids

Tuesdays and Wednesdays 4pm – Contact Will at CarnegieLibrary@lambeth.gov.uk

Sundays 12pm - contact Ana at ARodriguezPanadero@lambeth.gov.uk

Code Clubs for children aged 9-13 provide step-by-step activity sheets to create games, animations, and websites, learning the key concepts of coding at the same time. 

Reading Friends - book chat

A shared reading group experience from the comfort of your own home. There is no need to read aloud or speak - it's fine to just listen or to chat about books.

Wednesdays 9.30am. Contact Edwin at EEMacrae@lambeth.gov.uk for  meeting details.

Thursdays 10.30am. Contact Sophia SNeizerAwuku@lambeth.gov.uk for meeting details.

Parents group 'Friends Together':
Mondays 2pm. Contact Abibat on aolulode@lambeth.gov.uk for meeting details 

Reading Groups online

You can find more information about each of the groups and what they are discussing on your local library Facebook page or email me at todell@lambeth.gov.uk. All welcome.

English Conversation Café

Café open Mondays 1.30pm to 2.15pm

Want to practice speaking English or need help with English pronunciation?

Visit our virtual café and join our friendly group, who will encourage you to be confident in a range of situations that will assist you to improve your spoken English in every day conversations.

Bring our own your cappuccino, espresso or iced tea! Contact Liz at durninglibrary@lambeth.gov.uk for meeting ID and log in details.

Business Start-ups in London Libraries

Our Start-ups in London Libraries workshops are now available as webinars which are accessible remotely, wherever you are. Check out our February schedule and register your place on one of the online workshops. This project is designed to help aspiring entrepreneurs turn their business idea into a reality.

From our Friends

Ready, Steady, Census!

The decennial census is almost upon us. Households across Lambeth will soon be asked to take part in the nationwide survey of housing and the population. It has been carried out every decade since 1801, with the exception of 1941. Census day is March 21. For more information on the census and why it is important to take part, please visit www.census.gov.uk

LGBTQ+ History Month 2021

Throughout February

Lambeth Council celebrates equality, diversity and inclusion with a month-long programme of LGBTQ+ History Month events headlined by lead singer of Skunk Anansie, solo artist, LGBTQ+ activist and all-around trailblazer, Skin, and all curated and hosted online by Lambeth Libraries.

For a full brochure, booking details and more information visit www.lambeth.gov.uk/LGBTQHM

Booking Eventbrite/Lambeth Libraries 

Ciara Smyth and Kate Davies

Author highlights include Polish writer and TV personality Jacek Dehnel on a panel resisting LGBT-Free Zones in Poland today, Adam Mars-Jones on transgressive leather love, Lesbian Rom-Coms with Polari prize winner Kate Davies and Ciara Smyth, Chris Bryant on his best-selling book The Glamour Boys, Skin discussing her autobiography with writer Lucy O’Brien… and much more.

There are films, book discussions, Quizzes and community get-togethers, along with the launch of a brand-new LGBT+ community forum for Lambeth. 

For younger readers and young adults there’s Drag Queen storytime, writing workshops and competitions and author events including Benjamin Dean, LD Lapinski and a fantastic teen writers panel with Adiba Jaigirdar, A.J Sass, Alechia Dow, Bethany Rutter, Sasha Laurens… and more…  All for FREE!

For a full brochure, booking details and more information visit www.lambeth.gov.uk/LGBTQHM

Children’s Mental Health Week

Children’s Mental Health Week is taking place on 1 to 7 February. This year's theme is Express Yourself.

All of the free resources can be adapted for use in school, for home-schooling, online lessons or independent learning.

Download for online resources and activities for parents and schools and see Lambeth libraries E-audio and E-books supporting children with mental wellbeing.

Max Einstein Stem Challenge

For children 9 to 12 years old

Bringing STEM, Drawing and Literacy together. To take part in the Max Einstein STEM Challenge, you will need: A pen (or pencil) to draw and write with, A piece of paper, Your parent or legal guardian and of course Your imagination!

For competition details - Contact Daniel smith- d.smith@stem.org.uk. Closing date 12 February

Library Instagram for the kids

During February we have celebrations and fun for the children – all on the Lambeth Libraries Instagram.

Happy Chinese New Year - Xin Nian Kuai le/ Gong Hei Fat Choy
Celebrate Chinese New Year with Brenda retelling a traditional Chinese folktale.
Friday 12 February 18, 2pm

Crafty Rainbow Craft with Magda
Saturday 13 February, 2pm

How Trexy got his Roar - Local author Jake Potter read from the first in the series of children’s books about Trexy the dinosaur – How Trexy got his Roar teaches us about differences and kindness.
Thursday 18 February 18, 2pm

Writing Competition for Lambeth residents with publishers Simon & Schuster

Lambeth Libraries and Simon & Schuster are delighted to announce that they will be hosting a #DigitalOriginals #OneDay open submission day (#LoveLamLibOneDay) exclusively for residents of the London Borough of Lambeth, enabling authors to bypass the traditional route to publishing and submit, for the first time, directly to the editorial team.

S&S are inviting residents of Lambeth to submit the first three chapters of their unpublished fiction manuscript on 15 May 2021 for consideration for #DigitalOriginals, the S&S eBook first publishing programme, as part of the Lambeth Libraries Readers and Writers Literary Festival 2021.

Simon & Schuster’s Sara-Jade Virtue said:

‘I’m immensely proud of the #OneDay open submission initiative. We know that sometimes the route to publishing can be a daunting, confusing and at times terrifying road, but with #OneDay, all of the usual rules and regulations are cast aside. I’m very much looking forward to working closely with the team at Lambeth Libraries and am excited to receive submissions from residents.’

For entry details and information visit Simon & Schuster's Books and the City website.