July Activities Programme at Putney Library |
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A talk on 'The Commoners', diabetes information and money saving tips
The programme of events for July at Putney Library has been announced. On Thursday 7 July local Author Nick Manning will give a talk about his new book on notable neighbours of the Commons, those people who lived extraordinary lives around Wimbledon, Roehampton and Putney and helped shape the environment we enjoy today. Entry is free for the hour long talk that takes place at 6.30pm, with refreshments available from 6pm, but you are asked to book your place in advance from the library. Call 020 8780 3085 or email Charlene.coleman@gll.org. Because of the popularity of the library's crime reading group, a new one is to be launched. The first meeting will be on Thursday 14 July from 6.30pm to 7.30pm. and then the second Thursday of the month after that. Email: Frances.Craig@gll.org for more details or just turn up. A diabetes prevention workshop is being held on Wednesday 20 July from 2pm to 3pm. Are you at risk of Type 2 Diabetes? If so, the NHS Diabetes Prevention Programme can help. Hailey Bye, Engagement Officer at Xyla Health & Wellbeing, will deliver a workshop session, with advice on taking charge, eating well and moving more, followed by a quiz. The Film Club will be showing Our Little Sister on Monday 11 July at 5.30pm. Sisters Sachi, Yoshino and Chika have lived together since their father abandoned them. When they receive word of his death they reluctantly travel to attend his funeral. There, they meet their 13-year-old half-sister Suzu and quickly invite her to move in with them. But their idyllic peace is shattered when the sisters' mother returns. The library now has a new display of money-saving ideas from its customers - write your tip on a card and post in the customer comments box. You can add your initials if you like, or stay anonymous. Art Gallery 15 – 30 June Moich Abrahams and Susie Nathanson Award-winning neo-expressionist insider-outsider artist Moich Abrahams has been selected for numerous exhibitions in London. He has shown many times with The London Group since 1975 and also has regularly shown with Espacio Gallery in London. He been featured in Art Scribe, the Aesthetica magazine, and other magazines. Moich enjoys combining spontaneity and playfulness with exploring deeper aspects of the unconscious. He is fascinated with both unwrapping the mysterious and reinventing child-like expressiveness. Central to this process is the art of 'letting go'. He lives and works in London. Private View 23 June, 5.30pm — 7.45pm Digipals Wednesday 8th June 13.00 - 14.30 Wednesday 22nd June 13.00 - 14.30 Film club: 13 June 5.30pm. Love & friendship: Witty adaptation of Jane Austen's novella from film-maker Whit Stillman. Kate Beckinsale stars as Lady Susan, a high-class widow whose waning finances threaten her status and lifestyle. FREE EVENT No need to book just turn up. Thursday 7 July at 6.30pm Nick Manning will be talking about his book "The Commoners" The book details the lives of 31 ‘notable neighbours’ of the Wimbledon and Putney Commons. These are people (some well-known, some not) who lived in or around our area over the last 600 years and who are remarkable in some way. Saturday 9 July 2.30 - 4.30pm in the Children’s Library. Lexi Rees Children’s Author is doing a children’s workshop about How to make a Book The Putney Library ‘Would Jubilee Vit!’ Quiz Available in the library only. Seven ‘jubilee’ questions for seven decades of the Queen’s reign! Hand your entry to a member of staff by Friday 10 June. For the chance to win a prize. TABLETS ARE BACK! Borrow – using your library card and PIN Enjoy – a range of apps Return – by placing back on the hublet station (Tablets are tracked by location and will not work outside the library.)
June 23, 2022
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