WHAT S ON AT THE MITCHELL LIBRARY APR/MAY INSIDE: Writing: Making Your Mark Hay Literary Festival live screening Author Talks with Fiona Frank and Kerry Hudson PLUS: Lest We Forget: WWI Digital Collections Day The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN t: 0141 287 2999 e: libraries@glasgowlife.org.uk www.glasgowlife.org.uk/libraries Detail from Biblia Latina Cum Glossa Ordinaria, printed in Strasbourg c1480, just 30-40 years after the invention of the printing press in Germany.
WORKERS AT STANLEY MILLS IN PERTHSHIRE, C1860 The Living Knowledge Network is an innovative UK-wide network of more than 20 public libraries, working in partnership with the British Library, National Library of Wales and the National Library of Scotland. Following the success of Harry Potter: The History of Magic, this year the network is celebrating the wonder of writing. WRITING: MAKING YOUR MARK Friday 26 April Tuesday 27 August, during opening hours Granville Street Foyer Taking its lead from the British Library, this display will deconstruct the act of writing and consider its future in the digital age, through images of carved stone inscriptions, medieval manuscripts, early printed works, as well as original items from the Mitchell Library and Glasgow Museums collections. Pick up a free learning trail while you re here to make this a truly interactive experience and be part of a nationwide conversation on the origins, means and future of writing. THE PISTON AND THE PEN: SCOTTISH WORKERS AND THE MITCHELL S POETS CORNER COLLECTION Thursday 16 May, 6.15 7.15pm Free but limited places, please book at Granville Street reception or on 0141 287 2999. This talk from Professor Kirstie Blair of Strathclyde University highlights some of the treasures to be found in the Mitchell Library s extensive collection of nineteenth and twentieth-century minor Scottish poets, especially the numerous poetrywriting industrial workers within it. CANDLES, CONVERSIONS AND CLASS: FIVE GENERATIONS OF A SCOTTISH JEWISH FAMILY Tuesday 14 May, 6 7.30pm AUTHOR TALK & WORKSHOP Eventbrite search for Mitchell Library Fiona Frank s Candles, Conversions and Class: Five Generations of a Scottish Jewish Family follows the story of Rabbi Zvi David, his wife Sophia Hoppenstein and their descendants. In this session, Fiona will recount some of the fascinating stories she was told when researching her book - and then it will be your turn to write down some of the stories that have been handed down in your family and if you wish share your stories with others. A kosher buffet will be provided by the Scottish Council of Jewish Communities and copies of the book will be on sale at 10 (usual price 12.50). Events are free to attend and drop in unless otherwise stated.
LIVING KNOWLEDGE NETWORK LIVE SCREENING: THE HAY LITERARY FESTIVAL Saturday 25 May, 10am 4.45pm Eventbrite - search for Mitchell Library. Join us for a series of free screenings beamed live from the Hay Literary Festival! Confirmed authors include Julia Donaldson, Michael Rosen, astrophysicist Martin Rees, Malorie Blackman, Alex Wheatle and Bryony Gordon. This is a simultaneous event across the Living Knowledge Network. POVERTY IN BRITAIN TODAY WITH KERRY HUDSON Thursday 16 May, 4.30-5.30pm Mitchell Theatre Eventbrite search for Mitchell Library Lowborn by Kerry Hudson is a powerful, personal, agendachanging look at poverty in Britain. Kerry explores where she came from, revisiting the towns she grew up in to try to discover what being poor really means in Britain today. With Lowborn Kerry is looking break through the barriers, through the naivety and denial that have kept the conversation of poverty dialled down, with an aim to raise awareness through the roof and make a change. Business & IP Centre Glasgow CODEWORKS AT BUSINESS & IP CENTRE GLASGOW Thursday 2 May, 5 6.30pm Eventbrite - search for Mitchell Library Join us for a two hour Codeworks workshop hosted by tech experts from Glasgow Kelvin College and learn the latest digital skills most relevant to you and your small, growing or new business. Topics like how to build a digital marketing plan, create a simple website for your business and cyber security training to protect your business and data will be covered. Follow us on Twitter @hellocodeworks for updates. BUSINESS SUPPORT DAY (PART OF CAN DO FEST) Tuesday 7 May, 11am-4pm Eventbrite - search for Mitchell Library Join us to find out how the newly launched Business & IP Centre Glasgow can help you start and grow your business. There will be a range of workshops and talks with more partner offers to be announced. Follow us on Twitter @BIPCGlasgow for updates.
Join us in the Let s Talk space as we explore our collections and bring out a selection of materials not normally on display. For April and May, we have some fascinating insights into significant global events. THE SPANISH CIVIL WAR: THE ETHEL MACDONALD COLLECTION Monday 1, Wednesday 3 April, 12.30 1.00pm Thursday 4 April, 6.30 7.00pm To mark the 80th Anniversary of the end of the Spanish Civil War we ll be displaying newspapers, pamphlets, photographs and posters from The Ethel MacDonald Collection. Ethel was a Glasgow based anarchist and activist who was famous for her radio broadcasts from Barcelona and became known as the Scots Scarlet Pimpernel. THE SINKING OF THE TITANIC Monday 15, Wednesday 17 April, 12.30 1.00pm Thursday 18 April, 6.30 7.00pm The Titanic sank in the early morning of 15 April 1912. In this fascinating display see contemporaneous newspaper reports, journal articles and pamphlets, a wide range of books and even sheet music relating to the disaster. SELECTED MAPS AND ATLASES Monday 20, Wednesday 22 May, 12.30 1.00pm Thursday 23 May, 6.30 7.00pm See a selection of the wide range of maps and atlases we hold. This will include early Glasgow maps tracing the development of the city to the present day, plus military and thematic maps. AYE WRITE PRESENTS IAN MCEWAN Tuesday 23 April, 6.30-7.30pm, 10 Ian McEwan s provocative and thrilling new novel, Machines Like Me, warns of the power to invent things beyond our control. CHRIS BROOKMYRE Tuesday 23 April, 8-9pm, 10 Chris Brookmyre launches his brand new book, Fallen Angel. PAUL MASON Thursday 16 May, 6.30-7.30pm, 10 The author and broadcaster introduces Clear Bright Future: A Radical Defence of the Human Being. DENISE MINA Wednesday 22 May, 6.30-7.30pm, 10 The award-winning crime writer introduces the first novel in a new Glasgow series. Get tickets and more information at ayewrite.com
LEST WE FORGET SQUARE MILE MURDER BELGIAN REFUGEES OLD MARYHILL AND ITS PEOPLE HISTORY AND HERITAGE LEST WE FORGET: WW1 DIGITAL COLLECTION DAY Wednesday 10 April, 12noon 6pm Do you have any items relating to the First World War? Would you like to share and preserve them for future generations? Bring along diaries, letters, photographs or objects about the war to be recorded and preserved as part of a freely-available, online collection. Glasgow City Archives is hosting the day as part of a nationwide campaign to preserve memories of WW1. Volunteers and experts will be on hand to record your memories and shed light on your objects and family stories. https://www.cwgc.org/lest-we-forget MADELEINE SMITH AND MORRIS & CO Thursday 30 May, 6 7pm Free but limited places, please book at Granville Street reception or on 0141 287 2999. Discover how Victorian Scotland s Murder Trial of the Century, with its sex, drugs and betrayal, impacted on the sedate world of William Morris & Co. This talk by Andy Hughes will be followed by an opportunity to view a selection of original material relating to the four notorious Square Mile of Murder cases, including some of Madeleine Smith s love letters to Pierre Emile L Angelier. Events are free and drop in unless otherwise stated. TRACING BELGIAN REFUGEES DURING WORLD WAR 1 Friday 31 May, 12.30-5pm Eventbrite - search Mitchell Library This workshop will launch the UK online database which hosts details on Belgian Refugees who came to Britain during World War 1. OLD MARYHILL AND ITS PEOPLE Tuesday 16 April, 6.15 7.15pm Free but limited places, please book at Granville Street reception or on 0141 287 2999 Popular local historian Bill Black will take a look at Old Maryhill and some of its characters from its origins around 1750 until 1891 when it took over its larger neighbour Glasgow. ALL THE BURRELL S A STAGE Tuesday 7 May, 6.15-7.15pm Free but limited places, please book at Granville Street reception or call 0141 287 2999. A talk from Burrell Project Curator, Laura Bauld, introducing a fabulous line-up of theatrical figures, performers, and characters using objects from the Burrell Collection, supported by a small display from The Mitchell s Theatre Collections.
VIEW OF SALTMARKET FROM BRIDGEGATE LOOKING TOWARDS GLASGOW CROSS BY THOMAS ANNAN All sessions are free to attend but places are limited, please book on 0141 287 2999 or at Granville Street reception. FOR BEGINNERS ARCHIVE SOURCES FOR FAMILY HISTORY Thursday 11 April, 2-4pm, Blythswood Room Wednesday 22 May, 2-4pm, Glasgow Room A friendly introduction to the unique sources in the Archives for genealogical research by one of the City Archivists. LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR FAMILY HISTORY Thursday 18 April, Monday 20 May, 2.30 3.45pm Blythswood Room, Level 5 Join one of our librarians for an introduction to print and online resources for family history beginners. FOR THOSE WITH FAMILY HISTORY EXPERIENCE FAMILY HISTORY ADVICE SESSIONS Thursday 25 April, Wednesday 22 May, 2 4pm Family History Centre, Level 5 Book a 30 minute session with one of our Special Collections librarians for advice on your research. TRACING YOUR MILITARY ANCESTORS DURING WW1 AND WW2 ADVICE SESSIONS Wednesday 17 April, 2 4pm Archives Searchroom, Level 5 Need advice on researching your Military Ancestors? Why not book one of these 20 minute sessions with local expert John Houston? GETTING STARTED WITH FIND MY PAST Tuesday 14 May, 2 3.30pm Training Suite, Level 2 In this librarian-led session, learn more about Find My Past and how its amazing resources will help your family history research. IRISH FAMILY HISTORY ADVICE SESSIONS Thursday 21 May, 2 4pm Archives Searchroom, Level 5 Need advice on researching your Irish Family History? Book one of these 20 minute sessions with one of our archivists and get their expert advice.