Eccles Institute events

The Eccles Institute builds, curates and preserves the Library’s Americas and Oceania collections. We run a lively and wide-ranging events programme that inspires conversation, showcases research taking place at the Library and deepens understanding of the region.

What's on

  1. Phyllis Rose

    An American in London: A Celebration of Alison Lurie

    An evening celebrating the wit and world of Pulitzer Prize–winning novelist Alison Lurie.

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  2. A hand writing with a pen on lined paper

    Creative Writing Masterclass: Writing Memories Together

    Write creatively with a friend or family member.

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  3. President Donald Trump, a white eighty-year-old man in a blue suit, walks past a crowd barrier at an indoor political rally while supporters behind the barrier wave, cheer, and hold up smartphones to take photos. Several people wear red caps and patriotic clothing. Photographers kneel near the front of the crowd, and the background shows the interior of a large event venue. The public figure is slightly out of focus in the foreground, while the crowd is sharply focused.
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    US Politics Today

    Join two former Members of Congress – one Democrat and one Republican – for a lively discussion of major themes in contemporary American politics.

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  4. An audience sitting on tiered seating, they are smiling and applauding

    The Poetry Hour: The Poetry of The First World War

    The Josephine Hart Poetry Hour with special guest readers.

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