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Children’s Cinema: Encanto

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Saturday 2 July at 2.30pm: Encanto

In this Disney movie from 2021, Mirabel is part of an extraordinary family who live hidden in the mountains of Colombia in a charmed place called the Encanto. Mirabel is the only one without magic. However, she soon may be the Encanto’s last hope when she discovers that the magic is now in danger.

Doors open / refreshments 2.00pm, film starts 2.30. This is a free showing (you may make a donation) but advance booking is advisable using this link.

Watch the trailer here.

Evening Cinema: Cabaret

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Friday 1 July at 7.30

Celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, the highly theatrical film “Cabaret” stars Liza Minnelli, Michael York and Joel Grey. Set in Berlin during the Nazi Party’s rise to power, the film includes songs such as “Willkommen”, “The Money Song” and of course “Cabaret”.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm, film starts 7.30 This is a free showing (you may make a donation on the night) but advance booking is advisable using this link.

Watch the trailer here.

A Tour of Thornbridge Hall

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Friday 17 June at 7.30pm
A tour of Thornbridge Hall

Join Michael Gildersleve for a photographic tour of this substantial yet relatively unknown country house near Bakewell. Learn about the continual changes in style and architecture as successive owners have put their stamp on this fascinating building.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm, talk starts 7.30. Tickets (£5) available by following this link.

Evening Cinema: Belfast

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Friday 29 July at 7.30pm: Belfast

Kenneth Branagh’s recent movie based on his childhood. In the movie a young boy and his working-class Belfast family experience the tumultuous late 1960s. The movie stars Jude Hill, Caitríona Balfe, Jamie Dornan, Judi Dench and Ciarán Hinds. It won Outstanding British Film at this year’s BAFTAs.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm, film starts 7.30.

This is a free showing. (You may make a donation on the night.) To be sure of a place please book ahead using this link.

Watch the trailer here

Evening Cinema: West Side Story

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Friday 2nd September at 7.30pm:
West Side Story

The recent remake of the classic Bernstein and Sondheim musical. In 1957 against the backdrop of the decaying tenements in the San Juan Hill neighbourhood, the constant threat of the wrecking ball and two warring gangs, an unexpected whirlwind romance begins. The film from Spielberg, his first musical, stars Ansel Elgort, Rachel Zegler and Ariana DeBose

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm, film starts 7.30.

This is a free showing. (You may make a donation on the night.) To be sure of a place please book ahead using this link.

Watch the trailer here

Woodhead: the Lost Railway

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Friday 22 April at 7.30
Woodhead: The Lost Railway
with Stephen Gay

In this illustrated talk, join Stephen Gay for a ramble over the Pennines from Hadfield to Sheffield and discover Woodhead, the lost railway. The route closed in 1981 and Stephen will talk about the history and possible future of the line.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm. Talk starts 7.30

Tickets (£5) available online via this link

Do judge a book by its cover!

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Don’t judge a book by it’s cover?
From Laura Alston

I’ve been thinking about this phrase a lot recently. It’s often said as a reminder not to assume you understand a person because of what they look like. But this week I have been looking at lots of book covers and I have come to the conclusion that books are not people. It is ok to judge an actual book by it’s cover. There are many professions that go into creating it (illustrator, graphic designer, editor, author). It is not a complex, individual, beautifully original human.

I was privileged to go through and enjoy all of the reimagined book covers created by the learners at Greenhill Primary School for World Book Day 2022 and borrow some to display in the children’s section. So my job this week was to literally judge book covers. I wish I had enough space to put all of them up, but instead I chose ones which were the most creative and different to their original, were completed with obvious commitment and care as well as ones which made me excited to read the book.

In particular, I loved the Elmer the elephant covers- they were so joyful and colourful and reminded me how many different Elmer stories there are. I was emotionally moved by many of the drawings but in particular a drawing by a student in EYFS who had clearly worked in a team with a member of staff and concentrated so hard in completing their part to produce a lovely cover. But I was truly moved by many of the drawings which gave a clue to the story. In particular The Ironman covers reminded me of a book I haven’t read for a very long time (I am quite old) and transported me back to some memories of being in primary school myself and living in the world of that book when I read the pages.

But the covers that stayed with me the most are for a book I’ve never read. They were interesting, and a little sad, but I’m so curious to find out who the image was of. Why does the character look like they do? Why do they look a little sad? Where are they going?

Thank you to everyone who reimagined a cover for Skellig. I look forward to reading and judging that book by your covers.

Subsequently, I shall be reserving that book and borrowing it for free from the library. I highly recommend for everyone, young and old to come into the library and be inspired to try something new. Come in and judge a book by it’s cover and see if you were right.

The covers will be on display in the children’s section for 2 weeks and come down the week before the Easter holidays. Everyone is welcome to come in and see the displays, you don’t need a library card. To get a free library card either bring a completed application and your adult in charge to the library desk, or pop into the library to pick up an application form.

More Ancient Suburbs of Sheffield

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Friday 21 January at 7.30 pm

Following from last year’s very successful and most interesting talk, David Templeman is back with Part Two: More ancient suburbs of Sheffield.

As we delve further into the long list of Sheffield’s Ancient Suburbs, we look at a cross section across the city, including Ecclesall, Dore, Handsworth, Stannington and Bradfield.

Several fascinating characters in Dore‘s rich history produce some colourful anecdotes. Ecclesall was a combination of villages and hamlets, so we take a look at some of these. Handsworth rivalled central Sheffield, if not surpassing it, in its early days and has a rich tapestry of historical content. Stannington and Bradfield occupied the Loxley and Rivelin valleys, which was the scene in Sheffield of the main deer hunting in the medieval and Tudor times

These and many other fascinating facts are to be found in this talk, as we step back in time to find out the origins of more of Sheffield’s ancient suburbs. Not to be missed.”

Doors open / refreshments 7.00pm; talk starts 7.30

Audience size will be restricted. Tickets (£5) can be booked online using this link. Note that if Covid restrictions do not allow us to hold this talk in the library we will do it on-line using zoom.

The Northumbrian Garden Parrot

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Friday 25 Feb at 7.30

“The Northumbrian Garden Parrot”
A talk by Peter Brown

Behind this somewhat improbable title lies a rich and varied collection of stories that reflects Pete’s lifelong interest in, and undiminished enthusiasm for birdwatching. In his talk he describes the pleasure that creating a back garden bird sanctuary brings, savours the thrill of discovering an unlikely rarity, reflects on protecting rare raptors, delights in ‘working the patch’ wherever that may be, enjoys passing on his boundless enthusiasm for wildlife to children in Sheffield schools, and much more.

Door open / refreshments 7.00.  Talk start 7.30

Tickets (£5) now on sale from library reception or online at greenhill.bookwhen.com

Little Women

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Evening Cinema
Friday 3 December at 7.30

Little Women

2019 adaptation of the classic by Louisa May Alcott. Jo March reflects back and forth on her life, telling the beloved story of the March sisters – four young women each determined to live life on their own terms.

Doors open / refreshments 7.00 pm. Film starts 7.30

This is a free screening. There will be an opportunity to make a donation on the evening. Audience numbers will be limited. To guarantee a place please book on-line using this link.

This is a reschedule of the film originally scheduled in April 2020 prior to the pandemic.

Watch the Trailer