Thursday, March 16, 2023
On Savage Shores: How Indigenous Americans Discovered Europe - An interview with Dr Caroline Dodds Pennock
Friday, January 27, 2023
Sheffield Libraries celebrate LGBTQ+ History Month
Film screening: None of the Above
In partnership with the British Library and the Living Knowledge Network. Refreshments provided.
No, they
weren't 'just friends'! Queer women have been written out of history since,
well, forever. From Anne Bonny and Mary Read who sailed the seas together as
pirates, to US football captain Megan Rapinoe declaring 'You can't win a
championship without gays on your team', A Short History of Queer Women
sets the record straight on women who have loved other women through the ages.
Author Kirsty Loehr will be in conversation with our librarians. Copies of Kirsty's book will be available to buy and have signed, courtesy of Juno Books.
Refreshments provided.
Online bookchat: LGBTQ+ Books for Kids and Teens
Looking for
the best in new queer books for kids and teens? Liz and Zoey are back with
their top recommendations for all ages, from picture books to Young Adult
novels. In partnership with Lambeth Libraries.
The video will premiere on Facebook on Wednesday 22 February at 6pm, and will remain available for you to watch on catch-up at your leisure.
Film screening: No Straight Lines: The Rise of Queer Comics
The story of
the queer comic begins in a period of censorship in the USA, and
marginalization even among underground cartoonists. No Straight Lines
profiles five pioneers of this fascinating art scene – Alison Bechdel, Howard
Cruse, Jennifer Camper, Rupert Kinnard, and Mary Wings – producing commentary
on everything from the AIDS crisis and workplace discrimination to the search
for love and a good haircut.
Refreshments provided.
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In partnership with Sheffield DocFest. |
Sophie Labelle, author and cartoonist
Book through Eventbrite
Sophie Labelle is a neurodivergent trans cartoonist and novelist from Montréal, in French Canada. She is the author of the webcomic Assigned Male, which has been running since 2014.''The Best of Assigned Male'' was recently published by Hachette UK.
Thursday, November 24, 2022
Lord Mayor's Big Read: Christmas Book Gifting
How it works
- Visit our online shopfront and select your book(s)
- Check that the 'BIG READ CAMPAIGN FREE FOODBANK DELIVERY' option is selected - you will not be charged for delivery!
- On the payment page, untick the 'Deliver to different address' option. You do not need to put in an address for the library or the foodbank - our lovely booksellers will recognise it as a Big Read book gifting order and will do everything necessary.
- That's it!
Wednesday, November 2, 2022
Black History Month 2022: Black Books for Kids and Teens
Thursday, October 6, 2022
Celebrating Black History Month 2022
Black Books for Kids
The Extraordinary Life of Charles Ignatius Sancho, with Paterson Joseph
Delivered online via the Living Knowledge Network
Book on the British Library website
An Ocean Apart - Meet the author, Sarah Lee
It's 1954 and, in Barbados, Ruby Haynes spots an advertisement for young women to train as nurses for the new National Health Service in Great Britain. Her sister, Connie, takes some persuading, but soon the sisters are on their way to a new country - and a whole new world of experiences.
Lord Mayor's Big Read podcast, with Otis Mensah
Historical Fiction Writing: a workshop for people aged 18-25, with Yvonne Battle-Felton
Sheffield Central Library
Book via Eventbrite