www.southwark.gov.uk/festivalofwords Southwark Libraries are having a series of in-person events starting this Saturday and running until Saturday 25th June as part of their annual Festival of Words Full listings available in all libraries and online Local events are: For children Nature in the World Around Us Saturday 18 June 10.30am- 12pm Dulwich Library Looking at rhyming words and poetry using Benjamin Zephaniah?s Book 'Nature Trail' Blue Elephant Theatre Present Ana and Silly Tuesday 21st June 2pm and 4pm Dulwich Library Ana the Squirrel enjoys a simple life collecting and counting acorns. Ana's not prepared for the arrival of cousin Silly who announces that soon all will change and they will both go to school. 30 minute theatre performance suitable for children age 2+ Home : family craft Thursday 23rd June 4-5pm Dulwich Library Come and make a home out of recycled materials. Together we we be building a home in the library. Stories from around the world with Sef Townsend Thursday 23rd June 4-5pm Nunhead library Sef Townsend?has spent many years animating children and adults through the medium of story, language, rhythm and song. Recent work has taken him from shantytown schools in South Africa to the British Museum; from the Korean Traditional Performing Arts Centre to remote villages in the West Bank.?His latest book???London?s River Folktales for Children? co-authored with?colleague Anne Johnson, has just been published to follow on from the successful??London Folktales for Children?, both?published by The History Press. Suitable for children of all ages Events For adults Being Duchamp becoming Elsa - silent movie Monday 20 June, on the hour, every hour (from 10am to 5pm) Dulwich Library Have you heard of 'the Urinal'? In her short film, artist Laura Moreton-Griffiths explores the complex dynamic between the two artists and Elsa's influence on both the man and his alter ego Rose Selavy. Poetry Soireee with Southwark Stanza Tuesday 21st June 6.30pm - 8pm Dulwich Library Join local poets from Southwark Stanza reading a selection of their poems on the theme of Home. Year of the Gun with H.B.Lyle Thursday 23rd June 7.15- 8.30pm Grove Vale library Join author H.B.Lyle talking about his third novel in the Irregular series. 1912. Released from the Secret Service, Wiggins sets out for New York and his lost lover Bela. But after an altercation on board, he finds himself among the low-life of Britain?s poorest city, Dublin. Wiggins falls in with gangster Patrick O?Connell and is soon driving the boss?s girlfriend around town. Molly wants O?Connell to support her Irish nationalist cause ? a cause needing guns to defeat the British ? and then they go to find them in America. Finally, Wiggins can solve the mystery of Bela, and meet his old mentor, Sherlock Holmes in a story of escalating intrigue, danger and violence. ?Skilfully mixing real history with action sequences worthy of Lee Child, this is historical crime-writing at its best.? ? John Williams, the Mail on Sunday. Why we all love whodunits with Alice Castle Friday 24th June Dulwich Library 2-3.30pm Join local author Alice Castle talking about why we love whodunits. With crime fiction now the best-selling genre in the UK, and with our televisions, cinema screens and podcasts all awash with murder most foul, local author Alice Castle (author of the Death in Dulwich cozy crime series featuring single mum amateur sleuth Beth Haldane, as well as psychological thrillers under the name A.M. Castle) looks at why we?ve all turned to crime. Are we simply a nation of puzzle-lovers who adore solving mysteries, or are women (who buy more books) driving this surge, because the books reflect their experience? Or is the answer more complicated still? Come along and see what you think!
