Mitchell Library

#MitchellCurious: National Allotment Week

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Tickets: Free - Drop-in - no ticket required
Dates and times: 15th Aug 2018
6:30PM - 7:00PM
Age: All ages
Venue: Mitchell Library

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Join us for one of our short events, where each week we showcase items from our wonderful collections. Reflecting changing world events, social conditions, technological advancements and cultural ideas since the Mitchell Library opened in 1877, our collections cover books, photographs, journals, and historical documents.

It’s National Allotments Week! Come along and dig in to some of our material. We’ll be highlighting the history and development of allotments in Glasgow from the very first site in Cowlairs in 1858, exploring their impact and bringing it bang up to date with the latest books on making the most of your allotment.

For more details follow the Mitchell Library on Facebook, and #MitchellCurious on Glasgow Libraries’ Twitter feed.

This material is available on Levels 4 and 5 of The Mitchell Library.

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Please note that there is on-street surrounding The Mitchell Library, from 8am-6pm Monday to Friday this is metered. As this is also a local residential area, please use these spaces considerately. Alternatively, there is an a NCP Car Park on India Street next to Charing Cross Train Station which is a 2 minute walk away.

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On occasion, Glasgow Life will be on the premises to film and take photos.

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