- Vote in the European Parliament Elections on 4 June
- Council to fly flag for armed forces
- Rape alarms available from police and Council
- Organic garden opens its gates
- Poetry, comedy and literature at libraries festival this summer
- Music and nature at the Stables Gallery
- Views wanted on policies to guide future growth of borough
- Council team takes up the bike challenge
- Walk the Thames
- New Mayor reopens Teddington Library
- Free parking in Richmond upon Thames on Monday
- Personal alarms available from police and Council
- Learning the Kunskapsskolan way
- New affordable homes to be built
- Council seeks new co-sponsor for Shene
- Your vote could help Orleans House Gallery win the £100,000 Art Fund prize
- By the light of the moon
- Making parks even better
- Get Fit in Castlenau Recreation Ground
- Football Club scores with Council
- Employee Awards for Power Candidates
- CPZ review
- Eat al fresco in Church Street
- Olympic gold medallist trains Richmond rowers
- Join in the fun at Heathfield Street Party on 16 May
- Meeting of young minds to become annual event
- Council supports IDAHO
- It’s stitching, but not as we know it
- How can we cut carbon footprint?
- Supper with Shakespeare
- Free adult learning taster sessions in borough’s libraries 9-15 May
- Kick off the summer with the Power Employment flower show
- Outdoor swimming pool opens for summer
- Standards Committee member wanted by Council
- Find out about Council services at Richmond Fair
- Comment on Shopfront Design Guide
- Your say wanted on how extensions are decided
- Pupils get ready to grow their own
- Volunteers are supporting community
- Borough smashes tree planting target
- Exclusively Richmond
Release Date: 27/05/2009
Poetry, comedy and literature at libraries festival this summer
Libraries Aloud, the borough’s annual libraries festival offering the best in live poetry, music and comedy will get underway on Tuesday 2 June.
Run by Richmond Council, the festival will feature a host of live performance in the borough’s libraries during the next month.
The first week features comic poet Racker Donelly at Kew Library on the 5 June, before BBC Radio 4’s Elvis McGonagall headlines the festival with his One man and his doggerel show at the Old Town Hall in Richmond on 9 June.
Commenting on the festival, Ian Dodds, Head of Culture at Richmond Council, said:
“Libraries Aloud is the centre piece of the library service’s summer schedule and this year’s line-up promises to be fantastic. We have an eclectic range of performers, with a particular focus on comedy and poetry, but there should be something for everyone.
“We know how important our libraries are to local people and we have invested in them to make sure they provide the very best in education, culture and entertainment. The festival is an ideal chance to visit venues around the borough and see what is on offer - it should also be great fun too. I encourage people to get involved.”
Tickets are still available for the majority of shows, to make a booking or find out the full list of performances contact your local library or visit Libraries Aloud.
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