Events

This exhibition, by students from BA Hons Painting at Camberwell College of Arts, explores the relationship between painting and poetry, word and image.

As part of the celebrations of the return of the Lambeth Shakespeare Folios, we are delighted to be hosting Shakespearean actor/director Adjoa Andoh.

Join the Radical Readers book group to discuss Doppelganger: A Trip Into the Mirror World by Naomi Klein

What if you woke up one morning and found you'd acquired a double? Someone almost like you, and yet not you at all?

Exhibition available during library opening hours.

A performance event to immerse you in film, interactivity and debate.

Louise Walker taught English for 35 years, where she enjoyed sharing her life-long passion for poetry, while snatching moments for her own writing. Over the last few years, her work has been published in many journals and recognised by awards.

Join Funmi Fetto and Emma Dabiri to discuss the launch of Hail Mary, Funmi’s powerful new collection of short stories, in which nine Nigerian women discover what it means to confront societal, cultural and religious ideas that have held t

In November 2021, an inflatable dinghy carrying migrants from France to the UK capsized in the Channel causing the death of 27 people on board.

Join Judith to discuss the role of a literary agent: what does a literary agent do; why do published writers need one; how do we help build the careers of the writers we represent; and is it possible for a literary agent to read purely for pleasur

Romance fiction is evolving beyond traditional tropes to explore identity, empowerment and unconventional love.

Join Celia Silvani to discuss her latest book – Baby Teeth - a story about the choices mothers make and the split second between having it all and losing everything.

Chris Salewicz was the senior features writer for the NME from 1975 to 1981 and an intimate friend of Strummer’s for over 25 years.

A performance event to immerse you in film, interactivity and debate.

Join us at Brixton Library for a spoken word 'Open Mic' afternoon. The mic will be open to all ages. Register to perform by emailing Tony at: tonybhappydrums@gmail.com

A performance event to immerse you in film, interactivity and debate.

The Roma is a profoundly personal portrait of a people and their on-going journey, shedding new light on their history and what it means to be Romani in Europe today.

An evening looking at the impact of Benjamin Zephaniah's poetry, his persona and lasting influence on young artists and us all. Events organised by the friends of Brixton Library.

Join Lambeth Libraries LGBTQ+ book club to discuss The Love That Dares: An Anthology of Queer Love Letters by Rachel Smith and Barbara Vesey.

In August 2021, as the Taliban approached the gates of Kabul, twenty-one women writers in Afghanistan messaged their WhatsApp group chat: they asked what news others had heard and if everyone was safe.

Solari’s photographic series is inspired by the act of travelling through environments, observing, recording and being inspired by the variety of life and landscape around us.