Cultural Events

Browse our events programme, from conversations and talks to performances and music, available at the Library and online.

What's on

  1. Photograph of Dame Barbara Cartland, wearing a pink dress with a small dog on her lag

    The Romantic World of Barbara Cartland

    Matthew Sweet talks to Shahidha Bari about the life and legacy of romance writer Dame Barbara Cartland.

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  2. image from cover of the Immortal Sisterhood by Gemma Cairney

    The Immortal Sisterhood LIVE

    Gemma Cairney and The Immortal Sisterhood Ensemble presents a unique music and performance celebration of remarkable women from across centuries and continents.

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  3. Film still from How to Build a Library which depicts staff sorting through books in a library

    How to Build a Library

    A screening of the acclaimed documentary followed by Q&A.

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  4. photo of writer and critic Jacqueline Rose

    PEN Pinter Prize 2026: Jacqueline Rose

    The annual prize in memory of Nobel-Laureate playwright Harold Pinter.

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  5. Photographs of Neneh Cherry and Andi Oliver

    Neneh & Andi: 45 years of Friendship, Family and Food

    With Neneh Cherry and Andi Oliver.

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