Glasgow: Books and Poetry Events
5th - 13th March 2010
The Aye Write! Book Festival returns to the Mitchell Library on 5-13 March 2010 bringing another stellar line-up of authors to Glasgow. The festival, which is in its fifth year, will feature local talent alongside national and international authors for a celebration of books, poetry and family events alongside community projects and another extensive schools programme.
Scottish Writer's Centre
Programme March and April, 2010
The programme reflects our desire to be international in outlook. Initially, the events will be monthly - though two have been scheduled for April. All events are FREE - and will be held at the CCA in Glasgow. Further information and programme March, April 2010
Public Lecture: 'Superstrings' with Brian Foster and Jack Liebeck
Friday 12 March, 5:15pm
£2.50
City Halls, Recital Room
Discover how Einstein and the LHC will guide us on a journey to the heart of matter with music by Bach, Mozart and Kreisler, in this lecture presented by Professor Brian Foster, of Oxford University, with violinist Jack Liebeck. Punctuated by interludes of music related to Einstein, performed by Jack Liebeck, this lecture links Einstein's favourite instrument, the violin, with many of the concepts of modern physics that he did so much to found.
Relativity, E=mc2 and Einstein's role in understanding the atom, lead into an outline of why his theory cannot be used to describe the smallest constituents of matter. Discover why the universe has "holes" and how this affects the "Standard Model" of particle physics and cosmology. This outstandingly successful theory has many problems, including how to reconcile relativity and the quantum world. One possible solution may be that the universe is filled with vibrating strings - superstrings. They may be discovered by the Large Hadron Collider at CERN. The lecturer gives the latest news from Geneva and progress towards achieving Einstein's dream of constructing a "Theory of Everything".
The lecture will also conclude with a Mozart duet for two violins in which lecturer and soloist will join forces, paying tribute to Einstein's lifelong love of chamber music.
Recommended for adults and children aged 15 and above.
Books at the Botanics
Hopkirk Building at Glasgow Botanic Gardens.
The opening times are 10.00am to 4.30pm
Admission is free.
Why not come along and view our stock and perhaps buy some Christmas presents for yourself or others.
For anybody who wishes to book selling space at one the fairs we are noe offering tables already set up with covers and shelving. See our website at website for more details.
Glasgow International Artists Book Fair 2010
Friday 16 and Saturday 17 April, 11am
Free
Glasgow Royal Concert Hall, Exhibition Hall
Following the success of Glasgow International Artists' Bookfair 2008, GIAB is back!
The event will showcase a huge range of work produced by local, UK-based and international artists. Books as artworks, books about books, books about book-binding, old-style letterpress books, audio books, funny and weird books, and even books with nothing in them can be seen and bought...
It is a rare opportunity to access such artworks, meet the creators and purchase some original artworks, without breaking the bank.
There will also be the possibility of participating in bookbinding workshops.
For more information please visit: www.giab.org.uk or contact:email
Book Launch: Glasgow Film Theatre on 17 November, 2009
Take the opportunity to meet one of Scotland's most prolific authors, playwrights and artists Alasdair Gray.
A Gray Play Book, and an evening of tales from over 50 years of playwriting, from Gray’s very early retelling of Homer’s Odyssey to 2008’s Fleck, his take on Goethe’s Faust.
A Gray Play Book follows the creation of the playwright genius from his first work, written at age 11, to the 2008 one-act play Voices in the Dark. Discover over 50 years of Gray's playwriting, and get an unique insight into his inspirations and experiences that make Gray one of Scotland best known and best-loved writers.
A Gray Play Book will be launched at the Glasgow Film Theatre on 17 November and at Edinburgh’s Traverse Theatre on 8 December.
More information
"The Edinburgh Companions to Scottish Literature"
The Centre for Scottish and Celtic Studies have launched this new series.
The volumes are:
- The Edinburgh Companion to Robert Burns ed. Gerry Carruthers
- The Edinburgh Companion to Twentieth-Century Scottish Literature, ed. Ian Brown and Alan Riach
- The Edinburgh Companion to Contemporary Scottish Poetry, ed. Matt McGuire and Colin Nicholson series
Book Fair at the Botanic Gardens
The opening times are 10am to 5pm each day and, as usual, admission is free.
Open 10am to 4.30pm
GLASGOW BOTANIC GARDENS - BOOK FAIR
The opening times are 10am to 5pm each day and, as usual, admission is free.
Open 10am to 5pm
Browse at your leisure through an excellent selection of rare and second hand books. Books bought, sold and valued.
FREE
Hopkirk Building, Glasgow Botanic Gardens, 730 Great Western Road, Glasgow
For more information and/or to be on our emailing list contact: booksatthebotanics@yahoo.co.uk
The Mitchell Library, North Street, Glasgow location
The Dear Green Place Writers Group
Are you interested in writing?
Would you like to be part of a group of enthusiastic and committed writers?
The Dear Green Place Writers Group started in April and meets every fortnight. We would like to welcome new members, of all abilities and interests, who are keen to develop their own writing skills and contribute to the aims of the group.
By sharing our writing we aim to encourage, motivate and develop the writing skills of the group through constructive, shared feedback, all within a supportive, respectful and relaxed environment.
We do take our writing seriously but we also have fun and enjoy ourselves.
For more information please visit:
Glasgow Women's Library
It's on the move. Find out all about the library and what it has to offer. Glasgow Women's Library
Group for aspiring local writers
All welcome
Maryhill Library
1508 Maryhill Road
Glasgow
G209AD
Bookings: 0141 946 2348
Book Groups
Love reading and discussing books. Why not join one of the Book Groups in Glasgow Libraries. Hillhead Library has a range of groups, who meet to discuss all types of litrature. Something for everyone.
Mitchell Library, North Street
Brand new Mitchell brand new Cafe...check it out!
The Mitchell has a lending service with fiction and non fiction titles available
called Mitchell Express
it is located near the main Kent Road entrance
also Scottish fiction can be borrowed from the Literature Centre on level 5
The Mitchell is a Wi-Fi 'hotspot' see Hillhead Library below
Hillhead Library
Welcome to Wi-FiFREE wireless access
Glasgow library members can use their laptop to connect to the internet using Wi-Fi 'hotspots'
Hillhead is a 'hotspot' (we knew that anyway!)
for technical support 020 8423 2244
more info: 0141 287 2999 or lil@cls.glasgow.gov.uk
Full list of Glasgow West End Wifi hotspots here
Volunteers!
Home Library Service-Can you spare just 3 hours a week?
-Would you like to meet new people?
-Can you help deliver books to people?<
Make a real difference in the community!
Find out more, have a chat with Lynne Healy
at the Mitchell Library, North Street
Phone 0141 287 2869 or email lil@cls.glasgow.gov.uk
Full training will be given
Lapidus
Literary Arts in Personal Development
Writing Well Seminars
more info from Larry Butler, 14 Garrioch Drive, G20 8RS
Tel 0141 946 8096 or butlerlarry@hotmail.com
or visit http://www.lapidus.org.uk
Book Discussion Groups
Hillhead Library 1st Thurs of the month 2.30pm
contact: Jean Kavanagh 0141 287 2923
or Catherine McInerney 0141 287 2838
1st Thurs 7.30 contact: Brenda Rankine 0141 287 2923
or Kay Scruton 0141 353 3943
Partick Library (Poetry Group) 2nd Thurs 6.30
contact:Catherine McInerney 0141 287 2838
or Ronnie Campbell 0141 287 2863
Whiteinch Library last Thurs 7pm
contact: Wilma Moore 0141 353 3943 or Carmela Vezza 0141 550 4849
Storytelling in Glasgow
at the Better Crack Club
Glasgow's only storytelling club for adults meets
3rd Fri of each month at 7.30pm in the
Tchai Ovna Teahouse
42 Otago Lane (off Gibson Street)
Hillhead Library
Go and hear some Monstrously Good Stories
every Fri at 3.30pm
Poetry in the Palace
from Survivors Poetry Scotland
1 -2pm last Fri in every month in the Kibble Palace at the Botanic Gardens
more info on 334 2422/3354
Drumchapel Writers' Group
The Writer's Group meets every Thurs at 7pm in the hall at St Benedict's Church Drumchapel Road
New members welcome of any experience or none
Meetings are FREE more info from Christina Byrne 0141 952 4503
Did You Know?
Residents living in residential or nursing homes or sheltered housing can get large print books, tapes and videos delivered to their door from the Council!
telephone 0141 287 2869 for this service
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