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Homotopia 20
A colourful display of material from the archives of ‘Homotopia’, Liverpool’s unique and trailblazing LGBT+ arts and culture festival. Featuring programmes, articles and interviews about some of the artists and authors who have appeared in Liverpool. Established in 2003 with its first festival in 2004, Homotopia has attracted an audience of more than 125,000 people,...
Spencer Leigh Book Launch
The Liverpool author Spencer Leigh will be previewing his new book, 80 @80 which is being published for his eightieth birthday. It is a mixture of old and new pieces – 80 of them in fact – and many stories about the background to his music-based interviews. There will be music from The Good Intentions....
Baby Book Club
Baby Book Club returns this January with a course of six weekly sessions designed for parents and carers with babies aged from 3 to 12 months. Led by artist Roger Hill, each session includes time for discussion and sharing, book recommendations and reviews, individual and group reading, plus fun activities centered around the weekly core...
Little Richard: Send Me Some Lovin’ by Spencer Leigh-Book launch event
Little Richard said he invented rock ’n’ roll! You could argue that the world would have been very different without ‘Tutti Frutti’, two minutes of wild exhibitionism, recorded in 1955 transforming American music and culture. Little Richard is about an influential and charismatic man, who broke boundaries, shocked and surprised us and who lived his...
Look Back to Look Forward’ – 50 years of the Irish in Britain
The exhibition will feature 50 oral histories of people from across the Irish community. These include people who have worked in the NHS, in construction and been involved in local Irish community organisations. It also includes contributions from notable Irish cultural figures, actors Siobhán McSweeney, Adrian Dunbar and Aisling Bea, broadcaster Terry Christian, musician Jah...
Patrick and the Superheroes
Calling all super heroes – Diverse Stories for a Diverse World! The WoW super squad is back in action and ready to defeat those pesky Book Worms at Toxteth Library. As part of Black History Month we’re celebrating with live performances and readings promoting and celebrating diverse charatcers and stories in children’s literature. Have you...
Celebration by Faith Bebbington
A new recycled sculpture by Faith Bebbingon will take pride of place at Liverpool Central Library for Black History Month. The paper sculpture titled ‘Celebration’ features a life size figure wearing a robe adorned with a roll call of names acknowledging just some of the many black people who have contributed so much to Liverpool,...
Black, Female, Scouse
‘Black, Female, Scouse’ is a new exhibition that celebrates strong women and their incredible achievements over the past few decades. Located on the 3rd floor of Central Library the exhibition will run from October 2023 to the end of February 2024. On Monday 16 October there is an opportunity to meet co-curators Vicki Caren and...
Rise Up: A creative course for women
Rise Up is a free, 6 week course for women which uses drama and creative writing to develop employment skills, build networks and nurture confidence. Supported by the core Paperwork team, you’ll define personal goals and work towards achieving them by taking part in weekly creative activities. There will be a chance to meet local...
