Join us on a voyage of discovery, reading a different author each month as we celebrate 12 great authors this year.
Agatha Christe
Tag: Books
UK Disability History Month 2020
“We need to make every single thing accessible to every single disabled person.” Stevie Wonder UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) has been an annual event since 2010, creating a platform to focus on the history of disabled peoples’ struggle for equality and human rights. For this, the eleventh UK Disability History Month (UKDHM), the focus… Continue reading UK Disability History Month 2020
Transgender Day of Remembrance 2020
What is the Transgender Day of Remembrance? The Transgender Day of Remembrance was started by transgender advocate Gwendolyn Ann Smith to honour the memory of Rita Hester, a transgender woman who was killed in 1998. The first event commemorated all the transgender people lost to violence that year, it has become a day to commemorate… Continue reading Transgender Day of Remembrance 2020
Philip Pullman
Join us on a voyage of discovery, reading a different author each month as we celebrate 12 great authors this year.
Black History Month 2020
October is Black History Month, an awareness month and a nationwide celebration of black history, arts and culture throughout Britain. As well as applauding achievements and success over the decades, the month also provides a vital reflection on the challenges that remain. In this way the month plays a vital role in raising awareness of British social history and the continued importance of identity, social equality and integration
Among the Shelves – Poetry
One of our key roles, as a library, is to enable access to information. We stock a wide range of materials, do not censor published content, promote understanding and provide good quality information that helps people educate and inform themselves. To challenge prejudice and discrimination we will be celebrating black authors, diversity and cultural role… Continue reading Among the Shelves – Poetry
Zadie Smith
Join us on a voyage of discovery, reading a different author each month as we celebrate 12 great authors this year.
Pat Barker
Join us on a voyage of discovery, reading a different author each month as we celebrate 12 great authors this year.
Among the Shelves – Contemporary Fiction
One of our key roles, as a library, is to enable access to information. We stock a wide range of materials, do not censor published content, promote understanding and provide good quality information that helps people educate and inform themselves. To challenge prejudice and discrimination we will be celebrating black authors, diversity and cultural role… Continue reading Among the Shelves – Contemporary Fiction
Toni Morrison
Join us on a voyage of discovery, reading a different author each month as we celebrate 12 great authors this year.