What's on in the libraries

Date

Friday 8 March 2024

Time

3:20pm to 4pm

Location

Killin Library

Event details

Join us at Killin Library where we’ll be welcoming children’s author David Macphail to Stirling Libraries for a fun filled and adventurous afternoon. We’ll be hearing about how David came to be an author and creating our own adventures.

David writes fiction and non-fiction for children. Fiction series include the LOLLIES-shortlisted Thorfinn the Nicest Viking, as well as Velda the Awesomest Viking and Top-Secret Grandad and Me. Non-fiction includes The Amazing Illustrated Atlas of Scotland and The Amazing History Atlas of Scotland. He has also written titles for publishers such as OUP and Collins Big Cat, and writes e-books through Fiction Express.

How to Book

Age 7-12. To book for this free event visit, call 01567 820571 or email killinlibrary@stirling.gov.uk

Date

Tuesday 19 March 2024

Time

6:45pm to 7:45pm

Location

Dunblane Library

Event details

We are very excited to announce Sara Sheridan will be visiting Dunblane Library on Tuesday 19^th March. Sara will be chatting to us about her newest novel, The Secrets of Blythswood Square and her last novel The Fair Botanists.

Sara Sheridan is a writer and activist who is interested particularly in female history. She has written more than 20 books. Truth or Dare, her first novel received a Scottish Library Award and was shortlisted for the Saltire. Her novel On Starlit Seas, was shortlisted for the Wilbur Smith Prize in 2017. An occasional journalist, Sara has reported for BBC Radio 4's From Our Own Correspondent and on ‘being a lady’ for Women’s Hour. In 2019 Sara re mapped Scotland according to women’s history for Historic Environment Scotland – the resulting book Where are the Women was listed as one of the David Hume Institute’s Books of the year 2019. In it, she imagined several monuments to the witches.

How to Book

To book a ticket for this free event tel. 01786 823125, or email dunblanelibrary@stirling.gov.uk

Date

Thursday 14th March

Time

6:00pm-7:00pm (tbc)

Location

Central Library

Event details

Join us at Central Library where we’ll be welcoming best-selling author Alex Gray to Central Library to talk to us about her latest novel in the Detective Lorimer Series ‘Questions for a Dead Man’, and her newest novel due out soon, ‘Out of Darkness’ (release date 22^nd March).

How to Book

To book for this free event visit, call 01786 237760 or email centrallibrary@stirling.gov.uk

Date

Thursday 14th March

Time

7:00pm-8:00pm

Location

Dunblane Library

Event Details

Join us for an evening with Tom Bowser from Argaty Red Kites. Tom will be visiting Dunblane Library to tell us the story of the successful Argaty Beaver Project. Learn fascinating facts about their lives and hear about some of the other species for which beavers’ engineering makes a home.

This event is part of Shelf Life a programme of events and activities in libraries funded by the Climate Engagement Fund. Join the climate debate at your local library.

How to Book

To book a ticket for this free event tel. 01786 823125, or email dunblanelibrary@stirling.gov.uk

Local Chef Talk and Demonstration

Date

Wednesday 20^th March

Time

6:00pm-7:00pm

Location

Central Library

Event details

Join us at Central Library Stirling for an evening with MasterChef: The Professionals and Bake Off contestant, Theo Chana as he teaches his techniques, and practices for cooking meals that minimize environmental impact, improve your health, reduces waste, and tastes great!

This event, featuring a high profile local chef, would be educational and engaging experience focussing on the importance of environmentally responsible cooking practices and emphasizing the use of locally sourced, organic ingredients to reduce carbon footprint. The talk would include techniques to minimize food waste, such as using every part of an ingredient and composting leftovers, demonstrate energy-efficient cooking methods and the use of sustainable kitchen tools. Attendees would learn how sustainable cooking not only benefits the environment but also leads to healthier eating for all the family.

This event is part of Shelf Life a programme of events and activities in libraries funded by the Climate Engagement Fund. Join the climate debate at your local library.

How to Book

Limited numbers. To book a space on this free event tel. 01786 237760 or email centrallibrary@stirling.gov.uk

Yoga: Shams Abu-Tayeh, Poetry: Laura Fyfe, Discussion Chair: Valentina Bold

Date

Thursday 21^st March

Time

11:00am-12:30pm

Location

Bridge of Allan Library

Event details

Join us for an afternoon of eco themed poetry and yoga. Listen to eco themed poetry whilst taking part in gentle restorative yoga poses. There will be an opportunity for quiet reflection and chat following the yoga session.

Watching our natural world change can cause us to feel guilt, and witnessing climate indifference and elected powers failing to act can cause us to feel anger and hopelessness. Yet opening our hearts to this fear and anxiety can be a tool for mobilising mindsets to tackle climate change. By taking care of ourselves and one another can give us the strength to channel our distress into taking positive actions.

40 minute session of yoga from Shams Abu-Tayeh, poetry readings from Laura Fyfe, 20 minutes reflection and discussion facilitated by Valentina Bold.

This event is part of Shelf Life a programme of events and activities in libraries funded by the Climate Engagement Fund. Join the climate debate at your local library.

How to Book

Limited numbers. To book a space on this free event tel. 01786 833680 or email bridgeofallanlibrary@stirling.gov.uk

Art and Book Making Workshop

Cassandra Barron & Amy Ricketts

Family event

Date

Saturday 23^rd March

Time

11:00am-1:00pm

Location

Thomas Graham Library - Strathblane

Event details

Families will be engaging with climate change issues via the creation of decorative handmade books, while themes and imagery in the workshop will be encouraging sustainable behaviour change and helping to support people to move towards more sustainable lifestyles.

The two hour workshop exploring simple stamp making, paper decoration and the basics of bookbinding, will be done using largely recycled materials from around the home. Food packaging and paper can be reused in creative ways rather than ending up in landfill, to create beautiful pieces of artwork and usable objects. This workshop will help people look again at the “reuse” possibilities of their waste items before resorting to recycling or throwing things away.

This workshop is a collaboration between Cassandra Barron from Bookbinding with Cass and Amy Ricketts from Blackwood Studio Blanefield. Cass is particularly inspired by working with remnant materials and through her offering of in-person and online workshops shares how to transform pre-loved and recycled materials into unique and usable books. Amy has been running Art classes and workshops in the area for a couple of years and is passionate about education on climate change. Nature and landscape are a huge inspiration in both Cass and Amy’s creative practice.

This event is part of Shelf Life a programme of events and activities in libraries funded by the Climate Engagement Fund. Join the climate debate at your local library.

How to book

Limited numbers. To book a space on this free event tel. 01360 770737 or email strathblanelibrary@stirling.gov.uk

Helen Cross: Author, Cook, Gardener

Family event with children’s activity

Date

Thursday 28^th March

Time

4:00pm-5:00pm

Location

Bridge of Allan Library

Event description

Join Scottish author, writer and broadcaster Helen Cross as she talks about her new book Grow Cook Inspire, which aims to inspire more of us to grow and cook seasonally and sustainably to help our own mental health as well as the health of planet. The mum of three also works closely with schools to support the creation of more gardens within educational settings, inspiring the next generation of grower, gardeners and horticulturists and she will also share some of her favourite recipes and makes from her book.

This is event is for all the family, adults, parents, carers, children, there will be an activity for children to take part in as part of this event.

This event is part of Shelf Life a programme of events and activities in libraries funded by the Climate Engagement Fund. Join the climate debate at your local library.

How to Book

Limited numbers. To book a space on this free event tel. 01786 833680 or email bridgeofallanlibrary@stirling.gov.uk