Author: Wendy Kirk

Story Cafe: A silent voices speak by Trishna Singh OBE

Published on 28th April, 2023 by Wendy Kirk

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Pauline reflects on a wonderful, illuminating Story Cafe with Trishna Singh… Trishna Singh OBE is a first generation Scottish Bhat Sikh born in Glasgow in1953. She moved to Edinburgh on […]

Story Cafe round up: women journalists

Published on 27th March, 2023 by Wendy Kirk

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From anarchism in Spain, to photo-journalism in Yemen, Pauline gives us a fantastic round up of what we’ve been reading and chatting about… In this fascinating session (“brilliant” and “my […]

Drawn Together: volume 1: Rewilding

Published on 8th March, 2023 by Wendy Kirk

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Zohra reviews Rewilding… Rewilding is a dynamic practice in Drawn Together Volume 1: Rewilding. The collection of visual stories by ‘international feminist collective’ Drawn Together invites the reader to morph […]

Story Cafe round-up!

Published on 27th February, 2023 by Wendy Kirk

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Pauline gives us a flavour of what we’ve been reading and chatting about so far this year, and chats to Aishwarya about Story Cafe… Aishwarya Balasubramanian has been on a […]

30 years of books

Published on 16th January, 2023 by Wendy Kirk

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In November, Elaine, who works so hard to source hot-off-the-press books for our shelves, shared her experience of volunteering at the Library. Now she wants to spotlight some of the […]

Story Café: music, laughter and the art of storytelling

Published on 13th January, 2023 by Wendy Kirk

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As part of our 30th anniversary, we’re looking back to move forward. I’ve been casting my mind back to some of my own highlights from Story Café (too many to […]

Travelling the world at Story Cafe

Published on 6th January, 2023 by Wendy Kirk

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Aaah Story Café…from the insightful, generous chat, to the big brown teapot, it’s a magical thing to be part of. With our 30th anniversary celebrations well under way, I’ll be […]

From crime fiction to cold snaps: Story Cafe magic this winter

Published on 12th December, 2022 by Wendy Kirk

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Pauline gives us another fantastic snapshot of what we’ve been reading and chatting about at Story Cafe… Work in Progress – Dr Donna Moore We were pleased to hear, when […]

30 years of books

Published on 28th November, 2022 by Wendy Kirk

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Question: How do you build a library with zero book budget?

Answer: With bucket loads of generosity and a crack team of amazing volunteers.

Story Cafe: Sept & Oct round up!

Published on 4th November, 2022 by Wendy Kirk

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It’s another Story Cafe round up by Pauline! Find out what we’ve been reading and chatting about in September and October.