WHAT S ON AT THE MITCHELL LIBRARY FEB/MAR INSIDE: Aye Write! and Wee Write 2019 NEW Business and IP Centre Glasgow events PLUS: Hurricane Book Club Season 4 Image: Emma Freeman Image: BBC Radio 2 Image: Bloomsbury Publishing The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow, G3 7DN t: 0141 287 2999 e: libraries@glasgowlife.org.uk www.glasgowlife.org.uk/libraries Cover Stars: Gina Miller, Simon Mayo and Louise Minchin
IMAGE: EMMA FREEMAN IMAGE: BBC RADIO 2 IMAGE: BLOOMSBURY PUBLISHING AYE WRITE! BOOK FESTIVAL 14 31 March Glasgow s book festival Aye Write! is back with another outstanding line-up. Celebrating the best in national, international and local writing, Aye Write! annually brings national and local speakers to Glasgow s iconic Mitchell Library, allowing audiences to enjoy appearances from big name writers and emerging talent alike. 2019 s programme features over 200 authors including Gina Miller, Simon Mayo, Louise Minchin, Kamal Ahmed, Paul Mason and Lionel Shriver. For the full line up visit ayewrite.com. WEE WRITE FAMILY DAY Saturday 2 March Welcome to Wee Write 2019! This year there s a wonderful mix of authors, illustrators and storytellers, offering something for every age and stage. At the fun-filled family day on Saturday 2 March, you ll find lots of award-winning children s authors and the return of many Wee Write favourites, including Frank Cottrell-Boyce, Ross Collins, Meg McLaren, Coo Clayton and Alison Moye, plus some fantastic health and wellbeing sessions for you and your children to attend as a family. Some events are ticketed, please visit ayewrite.com for cost details.
INSPIRING ENTREPRENEURS STARTING UP IN FASHION PETER IRVINE STARTING UP IN FOOD AND DRINK INSPIRING ENTREPRENEURS: DIGITAL DISRUPTORS WITH BUSINESS AND IP CENTRE GLASGOW Monday 11 February, 6.00-8.30pm Moir Dyer Room Book your FREE tickets at eventbrite.co.uk search Digital Disruptors Join us for a live screening from the British Library to hear how businesses have successfully harnessed the power of digital. Moderated by Dr Anne-Marie Imafidon MBE (STEMettes), with a panel including Pip Jamieson (The Dots), Sukhi Jutla (MarketOrders) and Chris Morton, founder of Lyst, the largest global fashion search platform. Ahead of the screening, we will be joined by Dr Claire Quigley, our STEM Coordinator for a demonstration of Google s experimental online AI systems and Hazel Kyle, our Employability Skills Project Coordinator will explain how you can learn coding skills with Codeworks. BUSINESS AND IP CENTRE GLASGOW AT AYE WRITE! To complement Aye Write s How to Get into Fashion with Eunice Olumide and Scotland the Best with Peter Irvine, Business and IP Centre Glasgow is running themed workshops highlighting useful resources for business start-up. RESOURCES FOR STARTING UP IN FASHION Saturday 23 March, 10.15 11.00am Stirling Room Book your FREE tickets at eventbrite.co.uk search Starting Up in Fashion. RESOURCES FOR STARTING UP IN FOOD AND DRINK Saturday 30 March, 10.15 11.00am Stirling Room Book your FREE tickets at eventbrite.co.uk search Starting up in food and drink. Business & IP Centre Glasgow
HURRICANE BOOK CLUB FOR SEASON 4 Shetland Library joins Falkirk Community Trust Libraries, Glasgow Libraries and Orkney Library & Archive for season four of the popular library-run, Twitter-based Hurricane Book Club. The initiative is led by Pan Macmillan and supported by the Scottish Book Trust. This season features three titles specially selected by Picador s Senior Commissioning Editor, Sophie Jonathan: Burial Rites by Hannah Kent, inspired by true events and following the final days of a young woman accused of murder in Iceland in 1829; The End We Start From by Megan Hunter, a haunting but hopeful dystopian vision of a familiar world made dangerous and unstable; The Doll Factory by Elizabeth Macneal, an intoxicating story of art, obsession and possession. Each title has a two-month slot culminating in simultaneous Hurricane Book Club meetings at Shetland Library, Falkirk Library, Orkney Library and the Mitchell, with a live Twitter discussion, so the libraries can interact with each other and any reader, anywhere, can join in too. The meeting dates are Thursday 28 February, Thursday 25 April and Thursday 27 June, all at 6pm. Readers anywhere can follow and participate in the discussion through the dedicated twitter handle @HurricaneBkClub or the hashtag #HurricaneBookClub. You can also follow the individual library accounts: @orkneylibrary, @GlasgowLib, @LibFalkirk, @ShetlandLibrary. Join us in the Let s Talk Space each month as we explore our collections and bring out a selection of materials not normally on display for these short, insightful sessions. THE GOLDEN AGE OF HOLLYWOOD Monday 25, Wednesday 27 February, 12.30 1.00pm Thursday 28 February, 6.30 7.00pm It s Oscars Time! To mark the occasion, we re showcasing from our stacks a selection of books commemorating Tinsel Town s most glittering night of the year. Step back in time with some of the legendary stars from the Golden Age of Hollywood. THE SCHOOL OF NEEDLEWORK AND EMBROIDERY AT THE GLASGOW SCHOOL OF ART Monday 18, Wednesday 20 March, 12.30 1.00pm Thursday 21 March, 6.30 7.00pm The Glasgow School of Art generated some of the most skilful embroiders in the country at the turn of the last century. Artists like Margaret Macdonald, Jessie Newbery, Jessie M King and Ann Macbeth demonstrated some of the finest embroidery techniques of this period, along with playing their part in contributing to The Glasgow Style. See a selection of books, newspaper articles, pictures and biographies.
REDESIGING THE WORLD JAMES MAXTON SCOTTISH HELLENIC SOCIETY ST ANDREW S HALL HISTORY AND HERITAGE REDESIGNING THE WORLD: MATERIALS FROM WILLIAM MORRIS KELMSCOTT PRESS 4 February 1 June ] Level 5 Foyer This small display celebrates William Morris Kelmscott Press, with a selection of materials from the Mitchell Library s collection. Between the first publication of The Kelmscott Press The Story of the Glittering Plain (1891) and Morris death in 1896, nearly 50 books were printed and published. JAMES MAXTON AND RED CLYDESIDE 6 February 14 March Archives Searchroom, Level 5 A small display telling the story of James Maxton and his fellow Red Clydesiders who left a lasting impact on Glasgow. Display is open during searchroom opening hours: Mon, Wed-Thu 9.00am-5.00pm; Tue 9.00am-8.00pm; Fri-Sat 9.00am-5.00pm. HELLENIC GLASGOW: STORIES OF GREEK AND CYPRIOT MIGRATION Monday 11 February, 6.00 7.00pm Blythswood Room Limited places, please book on 0141 287 2999 or at Granville Street reception. Part of a project funded by Heritage Lottery Fund, this talk by Nicholas Kyriacou of Scottish Hellenic Society (Glasgow) explores the oral history of Greek and Cypriot migrants to Glasgow from the 1940s through to the present day. GONE TO BLAZES WITH JOHN POWER Wednesday 20 February, 3.00 4.00pm Moir Dyer Room Inspired by The Glasgow Herald review of the opening of a Lewis concert-hall organ in the New Halls in 1877, John Power traced the 85-year history of this fine instrument until its destruction by fire in October 1962. Join him to hear more about this fascinating story. PRIDE OF THE JOCKS Tuesday 26 February, 6pm-7pm Blythswood Room Limited places, please book on 0141 287 2999 or at Granville Street reception. Through their extraordinary family histories, author John McGee will share the untold stories of the men and women who made the greatest Scottish football managers. SQUARE MILE OF MURDER Wednesday 20 March, 6.00 7.30pm Old Glasgow Room (meet at North St reception) Limited places, book on 0141 287 2999 or at Granville St reception Join The Mitchell s librarians and archivists to explore resources relating to four notorious cases that took place in Glasgow s historical square mile of murder. All events are free to attend and drop in unless otherwise stated.
ULSTER PLANTATION STARTING YOUR IRISH FAMILY HISTORY 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 Wednesday 20 February, 2.00 4.00pm Blythswood Room A friendly introduction to the unique sources in the Archives for genealogical research by one of the City Archivists. Suitable for family history beginners. LIBRARY RESOURCES FOR FAMILY HISTORY Wednesday 27 February, Thursday 28 March, 2.30 3.45pm Blythswood Room, Level 5 An introduction to print and online resources for family history beginners. INTRODUCTION TO ANCESTRY Wednesday 6 March, 2.00 3.30pm Learning Centre, Level 3 Learn how to use Ancestry. This session will look at the family histories of various people featured in our Level 5 display on William Morris and the Kelmscott Press. FOR THOSE WITH FAMILY HISTORY EXPERIENCE FAMILY HISTORY ADVICE Tuesday 12 February, Wednesday 13 March, 2.00 4.00pm Family History Centre, Level 5 Book a 30 minute session with one of our librarians for advice on your research suitable for those with family history experience. IRISH FAMILY HISTORY ADVICE Thursday 14 February, Tuesday 19 March, 2.00 4.00pm Archives Searchroom, Level 5 Need advice on researching your Irish Family History? Why not book one of these 20 minute sessions with one of our archivists? THE ULSTER PLANTATION: TRACING YOUR ULSTER SCOTS ANCESTORS Wednesday 20 March, 6-7pm Moir Dyer Room Talk by Dr Irene O Brien on the background to the Ulster Plantation and describing family history sources for Ulster Scots from 1600 to 1800.