Dear Reading 1900-1950 Followers,
I know that many of you are based outside the UK or not close to Sheffield, but equally I know others are based within travelling distance, so I thought I’d post this information about talks relating to Reading 1900-1950 areas of interest in and around Sheffield in the New Year. Most are given by Reading 1900-1950 members, and most are free events, but all will help fund the publication in 2023 of a book by Reading Group member Mary Grover about Reading in Sheffield between 1925 and 1955. Happy New Year! – Best Chris.
A Brief History of Cigarette Cards How people found things out before Google and Wikipedia. A free talk by Professor Chris Hopkins. Mon, 9 January 2023, 17:00 – 18:00 at Crystal Peaks Library. Booking and details through Sheffield Libraries Eventbrite here:
Steel City Readers in Wadsley between the Wars: What did local people read in Wadsley? A free talk by Dr Mary Grover. Fri, 20 January 2023, 10:30 – 11:30 at Hillsborough Library. Booking and details through Sheffield Libraries Eventbrite here:
‘Bracketed in lines of flames’: Sheffield Libraries in World War Two. A free talk by Val Hewson. Wed, 25 Jan 2023, 14:00 – 15.00 at Woodseats Library. Booking and details through Sheffield Libraries Eventbrite here:
What did Sheffield people read in the nineteenth century? Exploring the history of Sheffield’s early community libraries: A free talk by Sue Roe and Loveday Herridge. Mon, 30 January 2023, 17:00 – 18:00 at Highfield Library and Family Centre. Booking and details through Sheffield Libraries Eventbrite here:
The War and the Novelists: 1914-1930. How did novelists during WW1 write about the conflict? A free talk by Dr George Simmers. Mon, 30 January 2023, 17:00 – 18:00 at Darnall Library. Booking and details through Sheffield Libraries Eventbrite here:
Telling other people’s stories: Steel City Readers: A free talk by Dr Mary Grover on reading in Sheffield and what it reveals about the city’s culture and people in the first half of the 20th c. Tues, 31 January 2023, 18:15 – 19:45 at Sheffield Hallam University Peak Lecture Theatre. Booking and details through Reading Sheffield Eventbrite here:
How did your Nan cook Sunday dinner? Exploring vintage recipe books. A free talk by Val Hewson. Thu, 9 February 2023, 14:00 – 15:00 at Chapeltown Library. Booking and details through Sheffield Libraries Eventbrite here:
And don’t forget our two very special benefit shows by BBC Radio 4’s own Robin Ince. All ticket sales go to Reading Sheffield’s Steel City Readers fundraising appeal:
Robin Ince: Bibliomaniac – The Joy of Reading. Wed, 11 January 2023, 16:00 – 17:00 in Sheffield Central Library. Tickets £15. Booking and details through Sheffield Libraries Eventbrite here:
Robin Ince: Bibliomaniac – The Joy of Reading. Wed, 11 January 2023, 19.00 – 20.00 in Sheffield Central Library. Tickets £15. Booking and details through Sheffield Libraries Eventbrite here:
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So glad to see all these events happening in libraries, when all over the country they are being closed to the great disadvantage of all of us, not just local residents! Wish I were a bit closer to Sheffield.