First, the good news: Lambeth Libraries managed to field a couple of councillors and a brace of managers at TSL on 20 April 2013 for what promises to be the first of a quarterly meet-the-suits evening. The audience was clearly in favour of libraries management and councillors facing the public so officialdom’s decisions and actions can be publicly challenged. The right level of management there, and the audience was lively. And the bad news? First, The suits and the...
Vauxhall Society committee member Gabriel Gbadamosi, who grew up locally and used Kennington’s Durning Library extensively, launches his first novel. From his sister’s taunts to a series of house fires, from his parents’ crumbling marriage to police harassment and the realisation that the council intends to clear out the ‘slum’ he calls home, young Michael learns to navigate his way through an array of obstacles. Vauxhall is an edgy, moral tale from the childhood slums of 70s London. Signed...
Here’s some straight questions. Here’s a chance to have your say on your local library (while you still have one). It’s at a Lambeth Libraries public meeting between 2pm and 4 pm on Saturday April 20 at The Tate South Lambeth Library, 180 South Lambeth Road. Here’s some questions the Lambeth Libraries top brass would not like to answer and would prefer you not to ask: You talk about being a ‘Co-operative Council’: does that mean that you expect...
The 25 entries in the Friends of Tate South Lambeth Library art competition are now on display in Tate Local, the library’s gallery area. You are invited to come along and pick your favourite – voting forms and a ballot box are at the desk. Everyone who votes will be entered into a free prize draw to win tickets to the Roy Lichtenstein exhibition at Tate Modern (donated by Tate). Closing date for the votes is Friday 29 March,...
Friends of Tate South Lambeth Library are offering a unique opportunity to hear about the projects undertaken by David Marks and Julia Barfield, who have lived in Lambeth for over 30 years and have run their architectural practice from Clapham Common for more than 20. Julia will talk about a selection of their projects, both local and global, including the London Eye, Kew Tree top Walkway, Michael Tippett School, Bayt Abdullah Children’s Hospice, Cambridge Mosque and Clapham Gateway. Visit Friends of Tate...
The Friends of Tate South Lambeth Library present a screening of “TEMPEST” on Wednesday 20 February 2013 at 6.45pm (doors open 6.30pm) “TEMPEST is both a celebration of contemporary urban youth culture, and a 21st Century re-imagining of Shakespeare’s last great play. 17 young actors from South London struggle to put on a production. Their story unfolds alongside Prospero’s as The Oval is transformed into Shakespeare’s magical island and the outcast Duke conjures the spirits in his quest to...
TVS committee member Gabriel Gbadamosi will be talking about his debut novel Vauxhall at an event organised by the Tate South Lambeth Library on Wednesday. Gabriel Gbadamosi is a local resident, playwright, poet and critic. He has held fellowships at Goldsmiths and Cambridge Universities and was a Wingate Scholar researching theatre and performance in Africa. Gabriel was a director of the Society of Authors and is a presenter of BBC Radio 3′s Nightwaves. Vauxhall is his debut novel. The...
Are you an aspiring writer, rapper, poet or spoken word artist aged 12 to 19? Do you know someone who is? Tate South Lambeth Library is hosting an exciting new FREE programme of workshops at which the work of young writers – of all kinds – are showcased. Writer and spoken word artists Malika Booker and Francesca Beard will be working with workshop delegates to develop writing and performance skills – and there will be an opportunity to perform...
Are you an artist? Is Tate South Lambeth Library your local? Enter the Tate South Lambeth Library Art Competition and see your work exhibited at the library for two months. There are two top prizes of £50 to be won. One winner will be chosen by a popular vote of visitors to the exhibition, the other by the distinguished panel of judges: Martin Caiger-Smith is a curator and lecturer at the Courtauld Institute of Art Frances Morris is Head of...
Colin Philp, a Fellow and Council Member of The British Interplanetary Society (BIS), will give a talk at Tate South Lambeth Library on the Society and its pioneering work in space flight, its history, and its relationship to the local area. The talk is organised by the Friends of Tate South Lambeth. Tuesday 18 September 2012, 7pm (doors open 6.45pm) Tate South Lambeth Library 180 South Lambeth Road London SW8 1QP Free entry. Refreshments available with donations to Friends of Tate South Lambeth Library.
