Library events
There is always something happening in Barnet Libraries
- Activities for children and young people
- Events for adults in February
- Events for adults in March
- Regular events for adults
- New What's on booklet
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Events for adults in February
- Yiddish theatre in London
- Golders Green library
- Thursday 23 February, 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Elizabeth Selby, the curator at the Jewish Museum London, talks about the history of Yiddish theatre in London. Her talk focuses on the collections held at the museum and the displays at the museum and online. As a social history curator, Elizabeth is responsible for the museum's social history collections. She has been working on a number of projects, including Judaica Europeana, a project to digitise the museum's collections.
To book a free place, please email Yukiko Morita or contact Golders Green Library.
Events for adults in March
- World Book Day: cheese and travel
- East Barnet library
- Thursday 1 March, 6.30pm - 7.30pm
Do you know your Yarg from your Doolin, your Bra from your Butte or your Stinking Bishop from your Peccorino? Join us for an exploration of the best in travel writing and a taste of regional cheeses from around the world.
For more information contact East Barnet library or email Paul Marshall.
- Middlesex University literary festival in association with Hendon library
- 27, 28 and 29 March
A celebration of new talent blooming at Barnet's university. Laugh, cry and be intrigued. This has been a student run event since 1996. For more information please contact Farah Mendlesohn.
Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender History Month
February is Lesbian Gay Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) History Month and in addition to displays of stock at Church End and North Finchley libraries during the month, Church End library will also be launching an LGBT themed reading group. The group will meet on Wednesday 7 March from 6.30pm - 7.30pm and on the first Monday of each month thereafter. Everyone is welcome. The first book for discussion will be Green Carnation prize-winning novel The Proof of Love by Catherine Hall, a second novel by an author whose writing has been compared to Daphne du Maurier and Sarah Waters.
Regular events for adults
- Conversation cafe: practice talking in English with fluent speakers and other learners.
- Hendon library
- Every Thursday - 11am - 12 noon and 6pm - 7.30pm
- All sessions are FREE.
- Osidge library senior citizen social group
- Every Thursday - 1.30pm - 3pm
Meet other local residents and make new friends. Everyone is welcome. For more information contact Osidge library.
- Health Inform drop-in
- Burnt Oak library, First tuesday of the month, 12 noon - 2pm
- Grahame Park library, First Tuesday of the month, 11am - 1pm
- North Finchley library, Thursday 24 January, 21 February, 20 March, 10am - 12 noon.
Do you want to know more about a medical condition or illness or find out how to lead a healthy lifestyle? Come along to one of our Health Inform drop-in sessions
- One stitch in time craft group
- East Barnet library - Every Monday - 10am - 12 noon
- Knit and natter
- Hendon library, Thursdays 2pm - 4pm, (next date - 22 December)
- Knit and natter
- South Friern library, 7 January, 4 February, 3 March, 7 April, 5 May, 2 June, 7 July - 10am - 12 noon
- Knit and natter
- Mill Hill library, Third Friday of every month - 11am - 12 noon
Bring your latest project or find inspiration to start one! Meet other local knitters and craft fanatics and make new friends. Knitting and craft books will be available for you to browse and borrow.
- Mill Hill library - coffee morning talks
- Thursdays, 10.30am – 12 noon
- 5 January - help for older people in the locality.
- 2 February - Plants for winter colour
- 1 March - Last graffiti before motorway: going from script writer to novelist by Shani Solomons
All talks are free. Coffee/ tea and biscuits are 50p
- South Friern library - coffee morning talks
- Fridays, 10.30am – 12 noon
- 6 January - A look at World War One and the trenches
- 3 Feb - The myths and legends of the Battle of Barnet.
- 2 March - The story of English high roads.
- 30 March - The story of Friern Barnet town hall.
- 4 May - The nuts and bolts of local history.
- 1 June - The Battle of Britain
- 5 July - Seven centuries of North Finchley
- East Barnet library - afternoon tea
- Last Tuesday of the month, 2.30pm - 4pm
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