Join us for an exclusive online event with Colm Tóibín on Wednesday 3 June! Don’t miss the award-winning author of Brooklyn and Long Island, as he discusses his latest release, The News from Dublin, followed by a live audience Q&A.
Colm Tóibín is an award-winning, bestselling author celebrated for elegant, emotionally resonant storytelling and richly drawn characters. Beloved for novels including Brooklyn, Long Island, The Magician, and The Master, he continues to be a book-club favourite across libraries for fiction that’s thoughtful, humane, and quietly powerful.
BorrowBox is thrilled that the bestselling Irish author of the award-winning page-turner, Brooklyn, will be joining BorrowBox content expert, Natasha Boyd, for an in-depth online discussion and Q&A session about his latest release, The News from Dublin - a powerful collection of short stories.
Hosted by @BorrowBox – register for free: (https://bolinda.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_g6_hplIOS6iUDPTZgm4HNQ)
Talk Club is a free, confidential talking and listening group for men aged 18+. Led by a trained Talk Club Captain, each session offers a safe, welcoming space for men to check in, talk honestly, and support their mental fitness.
There is no need to register. Just come along, take a seat, and join the conversation at your own pace.
Talk Club begins with one simple question: How are you? Out of 10?
For more information, email olusegun.obafemi@sutton.gov.uk
Curated by Isobel Patten, work placement student from the University of Reading, this display looks into the legacy of Frank Dickinson (1874-1961), artist, maker and creator of Little Holland House in Carshalton Beeches. Featuring material held in the Borough’s Archives, the display explores the process of reviewing and recording the Frank Dickinson collection.
Free during regular open times: Thursday, Friday & Saturday, 10am-5pm
Come to the library and meet fellow board-game lovers for a relaxed, social evening of tabletop play. Whether you’re a seasoned strategist, a casual player, or just curious to try something new, you’ll find a welcoming space to roll dice, draw cards, and swap game recommendations.
Feel free to bring your own favourite games to share with the group, or explore the library’s board-game collection
Please note that the event runs from 5pm to 8:30pm. If you plan to arrive after 5:00pm, you’ll need Self Access activated on your library card to enter the building. You can set this up using this link: https://libraries.sutton.gov.uk/the-blog/get-ready-for-self-access (https://libraries.sutton.gov.uk/the-blog/get-ready-for-self-access)
We are delighted to announce the much-awaited return of the Khushwant Singh Literary Festival (KSLF) to London for its 8th edition. And to Sutton for the first time.
The festival is absolutely free and includes sessions of discussions on books that matter and an evening of music.
The theme, Rewilding the Mind: Ecology, Storytelling, Heritage and the Future, explores how stories — ancient and contemporary — carry the wisdom of landscapes, species, and communities, reconnecting us to the earth and to each other. Through novels, poetry, folklore, and oral traditions, we examine how writers, past and present, have preserved ecological memory, advocated for nature, and imagined futures where humans live in harmony with their environment and heritage. Come, let's take our humanity across borders, over words, over conversations, and over books. Rediscover the natural world through the lens of literature, honouring the deep-rooted heritage of ecological storytelling while seeking new narratives for a planet in peril.
Speakers (running order to be announced):
Build It. Test It. Shake It!
As part of the London Festival of Architecture, children are invited to explore the world of buildings, structures and design at the library.
Using LEGO bricks, can you create the tallest tower strong enough to survive an earthquake? Once the builds are complete, we’ll test them on our Earthquake Simulation Machine to see which structures can stay standing.
The tallest structurally sound tower will be crowned the winner.
Drop-in session. No booking required.
Talk Club is a free, confidential talking and listening group for men aged 18+. Led by a trained Talk Club Captain, each session offers a safe, welcoming space for men to check in, talk honestly, and support their mental fitness.
There is no need to register. Just come along, take a seat, and join the conversation at your own pace.
Talk Club begins with one simple question: How are you? Out of 10?
For more information, email olusegun.obafemi@sutton.gov.uk
Join award-winning novelist Jacqueline Crooks for an interactive talk on the style, identity and cultural legacy of the Windrush Generation. Inspired by her novel Fire Rush and lived experience, Jacqueline explores fashion as a language of dignity, resistance and belonging, and how Caribbean migrants shaped British culture through personal style, tailoring and sound system fashion.
Guests are encouraged to wear memorable outfits and share stories of personal style.
Jacqueline Crooks is a Jamaican-born British writer and community development practitioner whose work explores migration, resistance and subcultures. Her debut novel, Fire Rush, centred on dub reggae, love and Black womanhood, won the 2024 PEN America Open Book Award and the Paul Torday Prize, and was shortlisted for major literary awards. Her collection The Ice Migration was longlisted for the 2019 Orwell Prize for Political Fiction.
書中的米米需要長期住在醫院，你們想知道他的心情和情況嗎？他運自己的創意，用一個有趣方法跟外界接觸，他的堅持和好奇心，給他意想不到的驚喜！如果你們想知米米的難忘經歷，又想嘗試創造自己獨一無二的紙飛機，一齊試試飛得多遠。歡迎報名以上活動。
This session will be delivered in Cantonese language.
During the 19th century, Sutton was transformed by the coming of the railway and the consequent arrival of new suburban residents. Edward Harris Rabbits was an early mover in this transformation in South West Sutton, and Andrew Skelton will take you on a historical suburban tour of this interesting area from the 1850s through to the 1890s using the few surviving buildings from that time.
Estimated duration 1.5 - 2 hrs.
Meet: Sutton Station, Brighton Road, main forecourt
