Author visits and talks at The Mitchell Library
The Mitchell Library regularly hosts talks and lectures by authors, poets, artists, academics and more in addition to the regular talks and workshops below. Check these pages regularly to find out about special events taking place or join us on Facebook and follow us on Twitter for up-t-the-minute updates!
Special Visits
Fact V Fiction - an exploration of Scotland’s
refugees with author Karen Campbell
Thu 20 Jun
6pm. Moir/Dyer. FREE
Explore the reality behind Karen Campbell’s novel This is
Where I Am, about Abdi and his daughter, Rebeccah, who are refugees
settling into Glasgow. Karen Campbell will be in conversation with Joe Brady
and Wafa Shaheen of Refugee Council Scotland.
Talk: The First Ladies of Football
Richard McBrearty, Curator of Scottish Football Museum, Hampden Park and Stuart Gibbs exhibition artist.
Wed 19 Jun, 6.00pm – 7.30pm.Jeffrey Room
Free, drop in, for Adults.
The remarkable but largely hidden story of women’s football will be explained in this talk revealing the stories behind the first Ladies of Football.
Talk: Scotland and the birth of world
football
Richard
McBrearty, Curator of Scottish Football Museum,
Hampden Park
Tue 6 Aug,
6.00pm – 7.30pm. Jeffrey
Room. Free, drop
in for adults.
From Shanghai to Sao
Paulo, Scotland
has played a major role in shaping the global game. Hear about the professional
footballers and coaches who advanced the Scottish ‘short passing game’ abroad.
Talk: Cathedrals of football – the
evolution of architecture in Scottish football.
Richard
McBrearty, Curator of Scottish Football Museum,
Hampden Park
Wed 22
May, 6.00pm – 7.30pm. Jeffrey
Room. Free, drop
in all ages
Hampden Park was once the
biggest football arena in the world and still holds most of Europe’s attendance
records whilst Ibrox
Park was the scene
of the worlds first stadium disaster in
1902. Learn about Scotland’s
interesting football story.
Other Regular talks and workshops
Family History Workshops
In addition to author talks in The Mitchell Library, there are regular Family History workshops - from how to get started to more specific topics such as Irish Family History. There are introductions to different archives sources such as Church Archives, School Archives and Census Substitutes. There's sure to be something of interest for all budding genealogists! More information
Business @The Mitchell Workshops
Business at The Mitchell runs regular workshops on how to successfully start and run your own business using the many on-line business resources available through Glasgow Libraries, from researching the initial germ of your idea to expanding your customer base and much more.