In January 2024, the major refurbishment of the library will begin.The priorities driving this refurbishment are the protection of the heritage of this beautiful Grade II listed building and the… Continue reading Temporary relocation of Highgate Library
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Chair’s report and accounts 2023
Below are the chair’s report and accounts for 2022-2023.
Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Local Poet and Sage of Highgate
In an evening with the Friends of Highgate Library, we re-enacted Coleridge’s life of radicalism, love and poetic rivalry in a pop-up play by Beth Shaw and Martin Bould. Beth… Continue reading Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Local Poet and Sage of Highgate
Caitlin Davies – Queens of the Underworld
Popular culture is littered with famous criminal men – from Robin Hood to Ronnie Biggs they’ve become folk heroes. But what about all the criminal women? Where are the highwaywomen,… Continue reading Caitlin Davies – Queens of the Underworld
In Pursuit of Silence – George Prochnik talks to Simon Lewis
Between iPods, building works, music-blasting restaurants and endless traffic noise, the place for quiet grows ever smaller. In Pursuit of Silence gives context to our increasing sense that noise pollution… Continue reading In Pursuit of Silence – George Prochnik talks to Simon Lewis
Little Amal: Giant puppet trekking Europe given skirt made in HLCCC
Read about the skirt made for Little Amal in Ham and High article
Kenneth Tharp in conversation
Kenneth Olumuyiwa Tharp CBE is a key figure in the UK arts and culture scene. He began his career as a dancer, performing with the London Contemporary Dance Theatre and… Continue reading Kenneth Tharp in conversation
Toby Faber: Fabergé’s eggs
We went on a journey with the guidance of Toby Faber, at our event on 12th August. This led us back to 1885 when Tsar Alexander III gave his wife… Continue reading Toby Faber: Fabergé’s eggs
Elizabeth Wilson: Love Game
Elizabeth Wilson’s talk on 15th July 2021 for the Friends of Highgate Library was not just for sports fans. She showed us many art works inspired by the enthusiasm for… Continue reading Elizabeth Wilson: Love Game
Christian Wolmar: Cathedrals of Steam
Christian Wolmar, incomparable historian of railways, entertained us on 10th June with snippets from his book, Cathedrals of Steam: how London’s great stations were built – and how they transformed… Continue reading Christian Wolmar: Cathedrals of Steam