What's On in Hackney Libraries
Click on one of the links below to see what's on at your local library -
- CLR James Library
- Clapton Library
- Hackney Central Library
- Homerton Library
- Shoreditch Library
- Stamford Hill Library
- Stoke Newington Library
- Woodberry Down Library
CLR James Library
The Ultimate Community Networking Event
Thursday 10 July 2008, 11am – 3pm. The CLR James Library, 24-30 Dalston Lane, E8 3AZ. Come and improve your networking skills with like-minded activists at this free event… be noticed, be remembered…Networking skills show you how to get your message across in a simple and direct way that will mean you get remembered long after others are forgotten. There will be workshops and opportunities to meet with others in your community. Please contact: Contact Douglas Williams on 07960 239493 or email: findyourvoice@hotmail.co.uk.
BBC RaW Family Reading Adventure Event with Adria Meserve
Tuesday 12 August, 2-4.30pm. Come along and make a picture book with author and illustrator Adria Meserve. A Family event for parents and children. Please call 020 8356 1665 to book in advance as places are limited.
BBC RaW Family Reading Adventure Event with Baden Prince
Tuesday 19 August, 2-4pm. Family storytelling and writing workshop with writer and poet Baden Prince.
Chatterbooks (reading group)
First Tuesday of every month, 4-5pm
Teenage Reading Group
First Tuesday of every month, 5.30-7pm. For 13-17 yr olds.
Adult reading group
2nd Tuesday in the month, 6-7.30pm, all welcome
University of the Third Age: Pensioners Reading Group
Monthly - every second Wednesday, 11am-12.30pm
Adult Science Fiction reading group
Monthly - every third Tuesday, 18.30-19.30pm
Under 5s Story Session
Every Thursday 11am-12pm
Toy Library
Every Friday 10.30am-12.30pm
Clapton Library
Reading Group
First Thursday of every month at 7pm.
Chatterbooks
Second Saturday of the month, 11am-12.30pm. A fun reading group for children aged 8-12. Ask in the library about how to join.
Storytime Sessions
Every Thursday, 11 am- 12 pm
Hackney Central Library
EU-RaW 2008 football competition
Starts Saturday 7 June. Can you find the missing player/coach hidden in the wordsearch? Competition closes Monday 30 June - see staff for further details.
Manga
Friday 15 August, 10am-4pm. For ages 13-18. Learn how to draw and write your own Anime-style comics with author and cartoonist Steve Marchant. Refreshments provided including free lunch. 12 places available per session. To book call Anna Meneses 020 8356 2542/2547
The Coffee, Cake and Book Group
Every six weeks on Wednesdays, 10.30-11.30am. Do you enjoy reading and meeting new people? Then come along to our next session on 23 July where we will be discussing our latest book, ‘To Kill a Mockingbird’ by Harper Lee. New members always welcome. For more information call Adrian or Lydia on 020 8356 2542/2547 or email: coffee-cake&book.group@Hackney.gov.uk.
The Reading (Lane) Book Group
Every 3rd Wednesday of the month, 6.30-7.30pm. Do you enjoy reading and socialising? Then why not join us at our next meeting on 23 July where we will be discussing, ‘Bel Canto’ by Ann Patchett. New members always welcome. For more information call Adrian or Lydia on 020 8356 2542/2547 or email readinglanebookgroup@hackney.gov.uk.
Teenage Reading Group
The first Wednesday of the month, 6-7.30pm. For 13 – 17 yr olds.
Homework Zone
Downstairs at Hackney Museum in the Education room. Thursdays and Fridays 3.30-5.30pm
Saturdays, 11am to 1pm
Under 5’s Story Session
Fridays, 11am-12noon
Toy Library
Tuesdays, 10.30am-12.30pm
U3A Textile Craft Group
1st Wednesday of the Month 2-4pm. Come along and learn a new skill, bring your own skills and join a friendly fun group.
Homerton Library
Homerton Library Summer Event
Hackney Black Writers Forum
Every first Tuesday in the month starting August 6pm to 8pm. Homerton Library, Homerton High Street, London E9. A monthly forum for novelists, short-story writers, playwrights, poets, song-writers and other creative writers to meet and learn from each other, provide mutual support, develop their creative and performance styles and try out material in a friendly and informal atmosphere. The forum will plan events featuring group members and other writers, and help to enable the publication of collaborative collections and anthologies. Please contact: Ngoma Bishop on irchrds@aol.com.
Saturday 12 July 2008, 7pm – 10pm. Join us for a night of jazz and poetry at Homerton Library with JazzArc, Abe Gibson and friends. Abe Gibson is a London-born poet and storyteller and winner of the Voice Poet of the Year Award. JazzArc is a London collective of jazz musicians whose mix of tradition and innovation has earned them critical acclaim. Free entry and refreshments. Homerton Library, Homerton High, Street, London E9 6AS. Tel: 020 8356 1690. 
Jazz and Poetry Event (388KB).
Reading Group
Third Monday of each month at 6:30pm.
Homework Club
Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, 3.30 – 5.30pm. For 9 – 13 year olds. We hope to open this club by the end of January 2008 - contact the library for more information.
Toy Library
Monday 11am-1pm
Music Box (for toddlers)
Friday 10am-12.30
User Group
Come and have your say about the library. Last Thursday of the month 7—8pm
Shoreditch Library
Manga
Friday 1 August, 10am-4pm. For ages 13-18. Learn how to draw and write your own Anime-style comics with author and cartoonist Steve Marchant. Refreshments provided including free lunch. 12 places available per session. To book call Nat Neuwirth 020 8356 4350
Shoreditch Book Group (adults)
Fourth Thursday of the month, 6-7pm
Do you enjoy reading and meeting new people? If so, then come along to our next meeting on Thursday 26 June where we will be discussing ‘Great expectations’ by Charles Dickens.
For more information contact Anthony on 020 8356 4350
Shoreditch Library Reading Group (adults)
Meets every six weeks on Fridays, 6.30-7.30pm
Contact Rose Heatley on 07950 909 212
Toy Library
Thursdays, 10am-12noon
Under 5s
Fridays, 11am-12noon
Young Writers' Club
First Monday of the month, 4.30-5.30pm. For 7-13 year olds.
Stamford Hill Library
Reading Group
First Friday of each month at 6:30pm.
Manga
Friday 8 August, 10am-4pm. For ages 13-18. Learn how to draw and write your own Anime-style comics with author and cartoonist Steve Marchant. Refreshments provided including free lunch. 12 places available per session. To book call Elizabeth Nabagala 020 8356 1700
Chatterbooks
Last Tuesday of the month, 4.30-5.30pm. A fun reading group for children aged 8-12. Ask in the library about how to join.
Homework Club
Thursdays and Fridays, 4 - 6pm. For 9 – 13 year olds
Poetry Reading Group
Starting in October. Contact Anna Robinson on 07772 227 394 or email anna.robinson@hackney.gov.uk for more information.
Black Interest Group
Starting in October. Contact Anna Robinson on 07772 227 394 or email anna.robinson@hackney.gov.uk for more information.
Stoke Newington Library
Manga
Friday 22 August, 10am-4pm. For ages 13-18. Learn how to draw and write your own Anime-style comics with author and cartoonist Steve Marchant. Refreshments provided including free lunch. 12 places available per session. To book call Raimondo Taburet 020 8356 5231/5230
Teenage Reading Group
First Wednesday of the month, 6-7.30pm. For 16-19 yr olds.
Under 5s
Wednesdays 2-3pm, in the children's library. Storytelling, toys and refreshments
Jamie's Reading Group
Every last Tuesday, 7-9pm (adults)
Richard's Reading Group
Every second Tuesday, 7-9pm (adults)
Warhammer Club
Every first Tuesday, 6-7.30pm. For older children and teens. Play the Games Workshop fantasy/military strategy boardgames)
Internet Exchange
Based in the study area. They are a separate company offering free and subsidised training; computer courses, business courses and skills for life. Contact the library for more information.
Woodberry Down Library
Turkish Family Reading Group about to start – for Turkish parents and carers to come with their children, and explore books together. The first session is Thursday 31 January, 2-3pm. Following sessions will be run monthly (dates aren’t confirmed yet). For more information, call the Outreach Team on 020 8356 1631.
Page updated: 3 Jul 2008