Lambeth Heritage Festival
 Welcome to the 2022 Lambeth Heritage Festival which is taking place throughout the month of September. In the Festival’s tenth year, a varied line up of over 40 walks, talks and participatory events are happening across the borough in wonderful locations and they take you from the history of our parks, Herbal Heritage and more to our cemeteries and notable residents and communities. Do check our the full programme for a great Lambeth September.
Library Heritage Highlights
 Thursday 8 September, 6pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
Brixton Society says 'Opened as Lambeth’s housing office and subsequently named after a powerhouse of the squatter movement, it’s now gone. This talk looks at the architecture, personalities, politics and unique documentation of its premature destruction. We also look forward to a new home for Lambeth Archives.'
 Saturday 10 and Sunday 11 September Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Open all weekend during library open times
StoryTrails is coming to Brixton Library. A one-of-a-kind experience where untold stories from the past are brought to life through augmented and virtual reality and with the voices of the local community. As the UK’s largest immersive storytelling project, it will change the way we tell stories about ourselves and inspire a conversation about who we are and where we are going.
Come down to Brixton Library in September to discover a range of exciting augmented and virtual reality experiences for all the family to enjoy.
We are also delighted to announce that on Sunday 11 September historian David Olusoga will be speaking at Brixton Library about the project.
 Tuesday 13 September, 6.30pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Booking not necessary
Peter Phillips a Brixton Musician and writer will discuss Phillips’ Sound Recording Service, Liverpool’s first recording studio. Peter will share
extensive archive material from the studio of his grandfather, Percy Phillips, including photographs and recordings such as the first Beatles records.
These are audio snapshots of the social and cultural changes that took place during the 1950s /60s. American film maker Todd Thompson has made a new documentary film which is due to be released later this year, telling the story of The Quarry Men's 1958 recording session in Percy Phillips' studio.
Contact: foftlbrixton@gmail.com
 Tuesday 13 September, 7pm
Carnegie Library. SE24 0AG
Booking via Eventbrite
Join author and local resident Tracey Gregory for an illustrated talk to help tell the stories of the people and places of Loughborough Road. Event organised by the Friends of Carnegie Library.
 Saturday 17 September, 6pm
West Norwood Picturehouse.
SE27 9JU
Free Booking via Eventbrite
Free showing of The Last Witness: A journalist risks all to uncover the British government’s collusion in the cover-up of one of Stalin's most notorious crimes, followed by the Q&A with director Piotr Szkopiak in conversation with author Clare Mulley.
 Monday 19 September, 6.45pm
Durning Library. SE11 4HF
Booking via Eventbrite
The Cinema Museum presents an illustrated talk by Martin Humphries. Charles Chaplin was brought up in Kennington, mainly by his mother
Hannah (a music hall performer) until he was 5. Poverty meant they lived in numerous places. We look at some, including the Museum’s home, and
see home movie footage of Chaplin revisiting Kennington in the 1950’s.
Event organised by the Friends of Durning Library. Refreshments £3
For the full Heritage Festival details and all events download the Progamme
Exhibitions
 Thursday 1 to 30 September
West Norwood Library. SE27 9JX
Entry is free and open during Library hours
An exhibition curated by Karolina Jonc-Buczek exploring the experiences of Poles who settled in South London shortly after World War II and reflecting on the Polish identity, culture, and heritage through the decades; including Home to Home: Polish community portraits by Urszula
Sołtys which confronts Polish stereotypes.
 Wednesday 14 to 25 September
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Steve Wilde is a local, self-taught artist. He previously photographed walls that accidentally looked like abstract paintings but the rundown areas where these could be found have now been gentrified and replaced with bland glass buildings so the only thing to do was to paint his own!
'Dante's Car Park' was borne out of reading Gareth E Rees' (some might say niche) book Car Park Life [2019 Influx Press] which led to the idea of relocating Dante's 9 circles of hell to a multi-storey car park. So if we picture Dante and Virgil circling around, looking for somewhere to park, in a battered Fiat 500 who do we think they might encounter these days?
Accompanying the nine paintings that these thoughts inspired are other works.
Further information: stevewilde.com
 On until to 30 September
Minet Library. SE5 9QY
Entry is free and open during Library hours
An exhibition curated by Christiane Felber. After the reorganisation of local government in 1965, Lambeth’s new Department of Architecture and Planning, under the leadership of Ted Hollamby, set about building a ‘New Jerusalem’ for the borough of Lambeth. This exhibition offers an overview of the time, with examples of the glorious successes and the abject failures and includes high-rise towers, large estates, rehabilitation and infill, and low-rise high-density housing, illustrated by historic and recent photographs.
 Photograph: Paulina Korobkiewicz
Friday 29 September to 9 October
Clapham Library. SW4 7DB
Entry is free and open during Library hours
spaces of (dis)connection: migrant essential workers follows a pioneering project conducted by researchers across the UK to investigate how the pandemic has affected the everyday lives and settlement plans of Polish workers in the UK. This exhibition combines newly commissioned photographic work by Małgorzata Dawidek, Paulina Korobkiewicz, and Sylwia Kowalczyk alongside anonymous testimonies given by Polish essential workers across the UK. |
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Events for Children
 Thousands of you joined our intrepid Gadgeteers on an adventure this summer with this years’ summer reading challenge for children. You read up to 6 books, collected stickers and prize incentives on the way. Now its time for you to receive your Gadgeteer certificate and medal for completing the challenge.
Check out the dates in September for the Gadgeteers Party and Awards Ceremony in your Library!
 Friday 16 September, 10am to 12pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Booking via Eventbrite
Schools Booking: Contact Caroline on CGraham@lambeth.gov.uk
Author Japhet Asher will lead you on an exciting augmented reality adventure through his book The Ghostkeeper's Journal and Field Guide. Using the Ghost-o-Matic app begin exploring augmented reality technology that brings characters to life. You will be the hero of this gripping story, hunting ghosts and revealing hidden messages to solve the mystery. This event is suitable for children age 9+
 Wednesday 28 September, 4pm
Online Event: Booking via Eventbrite
Are you a fan of Roald Dahl? – Test your knowledge… Join Sandra and Angela in our monthly online quiz and to celebrate Roald Dahl Day. For 8 to 12 year olds.
 Lambeth libraries now has a collection of Giant Print books in fonts 24 and 36 that can be borrowed by children with visual impairments. The main collection is at Clapham Library, with a smaller one at Tate South Lambeth Library. Books can be ordered from and collected from your local branch. Pop in to select in person or on our catalogue search for "giant print (24 point)" or "giant print (36 point)" at libraries.lambeth.gov.uk
Other Library projects...
 Bring, take and swap clothes at our libraries in our September swaps! Bring good condition clothing items you no longer want, and swap for items you do want. Come and pick something up, help the environment, your community and your wallet!
Wednesday 7 September, 11am to 5pm
Brixton Library
Thursday 15 September, 3pm to 8pm
Tate South Lambeth Library
Wednesday 21 September, 3pm to 8pm
Durning Library
Wednesday 28 September, 3pm to 8pm
Clapham Library
Contact participating libraries for further details.
 Join us on National Reading Group Day on 14 September! The day is all about celebrating how much fun it
is to be in a reading group, and to encourage others to join a group or start their own. Find out how to get involved at Reading Groups for Everyone
 Wednesday 14 September, 10.30am to 4.30pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Friends of Brixton Library are showcasing a day of Activities and Craft!
In the morning workshops include: T-Shirt painting and badge making. In the afternoon: Health & Wellbeing from Wellbeing ambassadors and others.
Taster sessions include Drumming, and
Tai Chi.
 Starts on Wednesday 3 October, 2.30pm
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Runs through to the end of the year. The craft group is free to attend and open to all.
 Starts on Saturday 8 October, 9.30am
Brixton Library. SW2 1JQ
Wake up to Tai Chi is coming back to Brixton Library. Registration and first session on Saturday 8 October. The sessions are free but places are limited. For more information email foftlbrixton@gmail.com
 Durning, Clapham, Brixton, West Norwood, Streatham, Minet and Carnegie libraries will be running employment skills courses to help people into work. These will be short four week taster sessions and we will be signposting those that need extra help or a longer course onto further support.
For those that need help with a device or data to help them with job searching, we will soon be running an iPad loan project aimed at people who do not currently have a device for job searching. If you would like to borrow an iPad, please contact Brixton, Streatham, Clapham, Durning, South Lambeth, West Norwood and Minet libraries to register your interest.
 We are running ESOL classes at several libraries. Classes will be taking place at Brixton, Clapham, Streatham, West Norwood, Carnegie, Minet, Durning and Tate South Lambeth libraries. Please contact the Libraries directly to reserve a place.
From Our Friends
 Thursday 1 September, 6.30pm
Lambeth Town Hall. SW2 1RW
Tickets £5 (£3 concs). Book via Eventbrite
Join the BCA for an exclusive presentation, Q&A and book signing event to celebrate the release of Professor Hakim Adi's latest book, African and Caribbean People in Britain: A History. Professor Hakim Adi demonstrates that from the moment humans first stood on this rainy isle, there have been African and Caribbean men and women set at Britain's heart.
 On until 10 September
Black Cultural Archives, 1 Windrush Square, Brixton SW2 1EF
£5 Entry, £3 Concession
Curated by Tony Fairweather, HOME is a nostalgic look back at the well-remembered homes of the Windrush Generation. A recreation of the iconic Caribbean front room, kitchen and bedroom, this exhibition showcases many family favourites, from the Blue Spot Gramophone to the eclectic ornaments displayed in glass cabinets.
We welcome all audiences to immerse themselves in the social history of the Windrush Generation and learn about the cultural significance of artefacts from the era. |
