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SUMMARY:Irish Researcher Day
DESCRIPTION:Join the Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society (MLFHS) on St Patrick’s Day for a special Irish Research Day including informative sessions and fascinating presentations including: \n\nFinding Irish Ancestors – the Difficulty of Researching\, 10:30am – 11.15 (45mins) – booking required via Eventbrite here\nThinking Outside the Box: my continuing search for Irish Ancestors\, 11:30 – 12:15 (45 mins) – booking required via Eventbrite here\nLet’s Chat about the 1926 Irish Census\, 1:00—1:30 (30 mins) – booking required via Eventbrite here\nFinding William; An Irish-Mancunian FH Journey\, 1:45 – 2:45 (1 hour) – booking required via Eventbrite here\n\nDuring breaks\, lunchtime and after the last session enjoy the following activities: \n\nHandling session Manchester Archives +\nBooks\, maps etc for sale by MLFHS\nFree research guides available – members of MLFHS Helpdesk team\nSpeak with author Dean Kirby for details about his book and walking tours\nView letters and resource documents discussed in Presentation 2\n\nFind out more information and ticket booking links for the four sessions on the Manchester & Lancashire Family History Society website here or click on the green ‘Book Now’ button below
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/irish-researcher-day/
LOCATION:Seminar Suite\, Floor Two
CATEGORIES:Archives
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SUMMARY:Word Central with Dominic Berry
DESCRIPTION:Word Central Open Mic Poetry and Spoken Word. \nDoors open 5.40pm and free entry. \nHosted by Tony Curry with special guest Dominic Berry. \nBook your open mic slot from noon on Tuesday 15th April via mail@flapjackpress.co.uk. \nN.B. Open mic slots are 3 minutes per performer – it is essential that you stay within this timeframe. \nPerformance slots are allocated on a ‘first come first served’ basis from the stated booking time. If they are already filled you will be offered a place on the reserve list. \nOur special guest this April is Dominic Berry\, a Manchester-based performance poet renowned for his eloquent yet uncompromising stage shows and a desire to confront inequality. Dominic’s work has taken him across the continents of Europe\, Asia\, North and South America\, and Australasia. He has been Glastonbury Festival’s poet in residence\, won Manchester Literature Festival’s Superheroes of Slam and New York’s famous Nuyorican Poets’ Café Slam\, and has also twice been publicly voted Sabotage Review’s Best UK Spoken Word Performer. \nDominic’s new collection of selected poems\, How Can I Be Now?\, is published by Flapjack Press and available now. \nPresented by Flapjack Press and Manchester Libraries. \nFREE EVENT. EVERYONE WELCOME. \n \n 
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/word-central-with-dominic-berry/
LOCATION:Seminar Suite\, Floor Two
CATEGORIES:Performance,Poetry
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SUMMARY:Debate Club
DESCRIPTION:Join young people who want to discuss and debate a range of subjects in this informal setting. This month’s debate club coincides with Refugee Week\, and young people will be discussing issues faced by children torn from their home. If you are a young person who has relocated to the UK\, come and join us and share your experiences. \nFree – please drop in
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/debate-club/
LOCATION:Seminar Suite\, Floor Two
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20191111T183000
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SUMMARY:Made In Manchester: In Conversation with Malcolm Garrett
DESCRIPTION:As a graphic designer\, Malcolm Garrett’s work for bands such as Buzzcocks and Duran Duran established him as one of the most influential figures of the 80s. He was one of the first graphic designers to recognise the potential of digital media and he has been at the forefront of exploring its frontiers ever since. In 2000\, he was the first Royal Designer for Industry (RDI) in the field of interactive media.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/made-in-manchester-in-conversation-with-malcolm-garrett/
LOCATION:Seminar Suite\, Floor Two
CATEGORIES:Talks
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DTEND;TZID=UTC:20190923T203000
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SUMMARY:Banned Books Week: Walled In
DESCRIPTION:THIS IS A LIVE SCREENING FROM THE BRITISH LIBRARY \nWriters consider walls in literature and in our lives \nWith David Hare and Ben Okri. Chaired by Samira Ahmed. \nDavid Hare is a playwright and film-maker. He has written over thirty plays which include Plenty\, Racing Demon and Skylight. His many screenplays include The Hours\, The Reader and the Worricker trilogy. \nBen Okri is a poet\, novelist\, essayist\, short story writer and playwright. His novels include the Booker Prize-winning The Famished Road\, the first in a trilogy\, and The Freedom Artist\, published in 2019. \nSamira Ahmed is a freelance journalist\, writer and broadcaster at the BBC\, where she has presented Radio 3’s Night Waves and Radio 4’s PM\, The World Tonight\, and Front Row. She presents the Intelligence Squared podcast ‘How I Found My Voice’. \nThis is a Banned Books Week event in partnership with the British Library\, English PEN\, Free Word\, Hachette UK\, Index on Censorship\, Islington Council’s Library and Heritage Service\, Libraries Connected\, Media Diversified and The Publisher’s Association.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/banned-books-week-walled-in/
LOCATION:Seminar Suite\, Floor Two
CATEGORIES:Talks
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SUMMARY:Treasures of Manchester Central Library: two Nuremberg Chronicles (1493) and their early modern readers’.
DESCRIPTION:Dr Nina Adamova presents ‘Treasures of Manchester Central Library: two Nuremberg Chronicles (1493) and their early modern readers’. \nThe talk will explore the most famous early-printed world chronicle – the Nuremberg Chronicle by Hartmann Schedel (1493). The presentation will focus on how the Nuremberg Chronicle was read and perceived in Europe in the age of Reformation\, featuring two copies held by Manchester Central Library. The both books bear the marks of being read and used by several readers\, representing different reading practices in early modern Europe. \nDr Nina Adamova is an Associate Professor at St Petersburg State University and a Visiting Fellow of the British Academy at Manchester Metropolitan University. She specialises in early modern cultural and religious history\, with a special focus on the book history and reading. Her current research project ‘Reading sacred history in Reformation Europe’ explores how people in early modern Europe used to read and interpret the books on church history.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/treasures-of-manchester-central-library-two-nuremberg-chronicles-1493-and-their-early-modern-readers/
LOCATION:Seminar Suite\, Floor Two
CATEGORIES:Talks
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SUMMARY:The First Across - Alcock and Brown Centenary
DESCRIPTION:Celebrate the centenary of the first transatlantic flight with a special North West Film Archive screening of The First Across\, a documentary produced in 1969 by the BBC which reconstructed the flight\, and a special selection of film extracts documenting early flight in Greater Manchester.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/the-first-across-alcock-and-brown-centenary/
LOCATION:Seminar Suite\, Floor Two
CATEGORIES:Film
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SUMMARY:Feeling Sound: Evelyn Glennie in Conversation with Colin Blakemore
DESCRIPTION:A LIVE SCREENING FROM THE BRITISH LIBRARY \nThink hearing is just sound waves hitting your ear drums? Think again. \n\n\nPercussionist Evelyn Glennie’s unique connection to her music comes from having lost almost all of her hearing by the age of 12. She joins neuroscientist Colin Blakemore to discuss how we can all really listen. \nThis event was conceived by and first presented at Cheltenham Science Festival 2017. It will be subtitled by Stagetext. \nPart of a Season of Sound\, celebrating the Library’s sound archive. Audio installation supplied by Bowers & Wilkins. \nTickets are free but booking is advised.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/feeling-sound-evelyn-glennie-conversation-colin-blakemore/
LOCATION:Seminar Suite\, Floor Two
CATEGORIES:Screening
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DTSTART;TZID=UTC:20170719T183000
DTEND;TZID=UTC:20170719T203000
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SUMMARY:Royal Society Science Book Prize
DESCRIPTION:Join us at Manchester Central Library for a live screening from the British Library celebrating science writing past\, present and future. There will be a panel discussion beamed from the British Library chaired by Dara O’Briain and including Dame Jocelyn Bell Burnell\, Vivienne Parry and Professor Mark Miodownik – with your chance to put questions to the panel via Twitter. \nThere will also be a once in a lifetime opportunity to examine some of the most revolutionary scientific books from Manchester Central Libraries collections including first and rare editions of works by Newton\, Vesalius\, John Dalton and Galileo amongst others. \nThe event is free but places are limited. Please book below to reserve a place.
URL:https://librarylive.co.uk/event/royal-society-science-book-prize/
LOCATION:Seminar Suite\, Floor Two
CATEGORIES:Screening
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