Talks & lectures, Literature within 5 miles of Glasgow

3 events within 5 miles

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Badges of Honour: Talks and Events

A chance to explore the GWL's collection of badges and learn more about the history of badges in political and social movements from the experts.

People's Palace & Winter Gardens, Glasgow (0.8 miles)

Wed 12 Jun

Free / 0141 276 0788

Today's event is entitled 'People’s Palace'.

  • 14:00 – 16:00

Glasgow Women's Library (1.1 miles)

Fri 7 Jun

Free / 0141 248 9969

Todays' event is entitled 'GWL Badges'.

  • 14:00 – 16:00

Langside Talks

A series of talks at Langside Library covering a variety of topics.

Langside Library, Glasgow (2.6 miles)

Thu 23 May

Free / 0141 276 0777

Today: 'Three Poets: Three Languages' with Glasgow-based prize-winning poets Maggie Rabatski, A C Clarke and Sheila Templeton, who will each read for 15 minutes.

  • 13:00 – 14:00

Thu 30 May

Free / 0141 276 0777

Today: 'The Charles Rennie Mackintosh Society' by Stuart Robertson, who is the director of the society.

  • 13:00 – 14:00

Terry Jones: Chaucer in the 21st Century

Terry Jones (writing, directing and Monty Python fame) talks about the possible reasons behind censorship in the Ellesmere manuscript, an early 15th century illuminated manuscript of Chaucer's Canterbury Tales.

University of Glasgow (1.8 miles)

Fri 21 Jun

Free / 0141 330 2001