Book Week Scotland 2012 - The Mitchell Library

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

Play Talk Read Bus Free creative activity sessions, with simple ideas to take home, for parents, carers and children up to 7. www.playtalkread.co.uk Outside Mitchell at Granville Street // 10am - 4pm // Free // 0-7 years

The Mitchell Library, Granville Street, Glasgow

Bounce & Rhyme

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

A fun interactive activity for young children and their parents and carers.
Leisure and Lifestyle // 10 - 10.45am // Free // 0-3 years

The Mitchell Theatre, Granville Street, Glasgow

Young Writers Conference

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

A day of author talks and workshops for budding writers.
Contact Claire Marchant-Collier or 0131 524 0160 to find out more or to book a space.
Blythswood Room // 10am-5pm // £6 // 14-17 years
The Mitchell Library, Granville Street, Glasgow

Steve Cole

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

Meet the author of Astrosaurs, Slime Squad and Cows in Action as he whizzes through time and space.
Theatre // 10 - 11am // £4 // 5-9 years
The Mitchell Library, Granville Street, Glasgow

Celeste's Circus

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

Laugh, clap, cheer and bring the circus to life!
Stirling Room // 12 - 1pm // Free // 0-5 years
The Mitchell Library, Granville Street, Glasgow

Bookbug Gaelic Rhyme Time

1st December, 2012

Book Week Scotland

Seiseann Biostag Leabhar
Spors!! Thig comhla rinn. Rannan, Orain, Leabhraichean agus Cluiche ann an Gaidhlig.

The Mitchell Library, Granville Street, Glasgow
Leisure & Lifestyle // 1 - 1.45pm // Free // 0-3 years

Frank Cottrell Boyce

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

A chance to meet the author of Millions, Framed and Cosmic, as well as the sequel to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and the official scriptwriter for the 2012 Olympics opening ceremony.
Theatre // 1.30 - 2.30pm // £4 // 9 years+
The Mitchell Library, Granville Street, Glasgow

Meet the Buttons Family with Vivian French

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

Join in and sing along with professional storyteller Vivian French.
Stirling Room // 10 - 11am // Free // 4 years + families
The Mitchell Library, Granville Street, Glasgow

Traditional Tunes for Tiny People with Live Music Now

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

Interactive performance by Orkney fiddler Jeana Leslie and singer Siobhan Miller.
Moir/Dyer Suite // 11am-12noon // Free // 0-5 years
The Mitchell Library, Granville Street, Glasgow

Get into Reading with the Reader Organisation

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

A relaxing and stimulating way to spend time with good books in good company. A facilitator reads aloud and everyone shares their responses. www.thereader.org.uk
Burns Room // 11am - 12.30pm // Free // Adults
The Mitchell Library, Granville Street, Glasgow

Family Storytime

The First Voyage of Sinbad the Sailor

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

Laugh, jump, shout, come along and be part of the story!
Stirling Room // 2 - 3pm // Free // 3-7 years + families
The Mitchell Library, Granville Street, Glasgow

Illustration Masterclass with John Fardell

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

A fun and interactive workshop. Learn how award-winning author-illustrator and cartoonist John Fardell illustrates his children's picture books and novels, from their scribbly rough beginnings to the finished artwork. Burns Room // 2 - 3pm // £8/7 // Adults
The Mitchell Library, Granville Street, Glasgow

John Fardell, Illustrator in residence

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

Help award-winning author-illustrator and strip cartoonist John Fardell create a mural to commemorate the Festival. In fun drop-in sessions throughout the day, John will help and encourage us all to let our imaginations run wild and join in.
Granville Street Foyer area // 11am - 12noon, 12.45 - 1.30pm, 4 - 5pm // Free // 4-12 years.
Teens and adults also welcome!
The Mitchell Library, Granville Street, Glasgow

Mairi Hedderwick

Katie Morag comes to the Mitchell.

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

Theatre // 11.30am - 12.30pm // £4 // 4-8 years
The Mitchell Library, Granville Street, Glasgow

To book chargeable events call: 0141 353 8000 or visit glasgowlife

Book-loving superheroes will save you from bad reading choices.

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

Drop-in book surgery.
Moir/Dyer Suite // 2.30 - 3.30pm // Free // Adults
The Mitchell Theatre, Granville Street, Glasgow.

Charles Jencks

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

One of the world's foremost thinkers and writers about modern architecture and design, creator of astonishing gardens such as the Garden of Cosmic Speculation near Dumfries, and co-founder of Maggie's Centres, Charles Jencks will talk about how his work grows out of the main questions of our time.
Theatre // 3 - 4pm // £8/7 // Adults

Writing Masterclass with Alan Bissett

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

Novelist, playwright, performer - Alan Bissett is a man of many literary talents. His first novel Boyracers, was published when he was only 25 and he has since gone on to write three more novels including his latest, Pack Men.
Burns Room // 3.30 - 5pm // £8/7 // Adults

The Battle for the Book

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

Scotland's Book Week Scotland Debate

Chaired by Sheena McDonald and introduced by Fiona Hyslop, Cabinet Secretary for Culture and External Affairs, a panel including James Daunt, Ewan Morrison, Sara Hunt and Karen Cunningham, will battle for the life and soul of the book. The debate will be followed by a reception to launch Scotland's Bookshelf - a new online resource for the study of Scottish literature.
Theatre // 5 - 6pm // £8/7 // Adults
The Mitchell Theatre, Granville Street, Glasgow

Iain M Banks with Ken MacLeod

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

An hour of fascinating conversation featuring Banks' dazzling new culture novel, The Hydrogen Sonata, and Ken MacLeod's Intrusion, a clever, frightening and dystopian vision of the future that has drawn comparison with Orwell's 1984. Chaired by Stuart Kelly.
Theatre // 7 - 8pm // £8/7 // Adults
The Mitchell Theatre, Granville Street, Glasgow

Family Storytime - The Historic Fart

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

Laugh, play, jump and shout.
Stirling Room // 3.30 - 4.30pm // Free // 3-7 years and families
The Mitchell Theatre, Granville Street, Glasgow

Scottish Book Trust's New Writers Awards

Saturday 1st December Book Week Scotland Come and hear some of the previous winners read from their work. Presented by Ryan Van Winkle.
Herald Cafe // 4 - 5pm and 8 - 9pm // Free // Adults
The Mitchell Theatre, Granville Street, Glasgow

My Favourite Place with Liz Lochhead & Aidan Moffat

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

My Favourite Place was a Scottish Book Trust project that asked people to write about the place in Scotland that meant the most to them. Meet some of the contributors and celebrate the project. Free copies of the book available from your local library.
Jeffrey Room // 7.30 - 8.30pm // £8/7 // Adults
The Mitchell Theatre, Granville Street, Glasgow

Literary Death Match

Saturday 1st December

Book Week Scotland

Four writers, three judges, two rounds, one epic finale. The legendary Literary Death Match is coming to Glasgow. Follow us on Twitter to find out who's taking part @bookweekscot literarydeathmatch.com
Theatre // 9 - 11pm (with interval) // £8/7 // Adults
The Mitchell Theatre, Granville Street, Glasgow

All chargeable events can be booked by calling: 0141 353 8000
or visit www.glasgowlife.org.uk - book week scotland bookweekscotland.com