The Mitchell Library

The Art of Fair Isle knitting – an informal talk about fair isle knitting with Antje Karl of The Yarn Cake and a chance to learn more about the craft. This will be supported with resources as part of the Mitchell Curious programme

Happy 80 years to Riddrie Library! 🎂📚📰🗞

Some fab challenges for map fans over at Glasgow City Archives this week!

Join us this evening to learn all about the history of Buchanan Street, one of Glasgow's most famous streets. Free talk by local historian Bill Black, 6-7pm.
https://tinyurl.com/yctkap74 To book a free ticket call 0141 287 2999

The population of St Kilda was evacuated on 29th August 1930. We're marking this by displaying some of our material tracing the history of the islands, the people, their way of life and ultimately, their departure. Come along to #MitchellCurious Monday & Thursday 12.30 - 1pm and Wednesday, 6.30 - 7pm to find out more.

Brush up on practical digital skills with Google Digital Garage at the Mitchell Library throughout August and September. Book your place http://bit.ly/2lFLm22

Join local historian Bill Black, on Tuesday 28th, to learn all about the history of Buchanan Street.
https://tinyurl.com/yctkap74 6-7pm, to book a free ticket call 0141 287 2999

Come on over to Glasgow Libraries and share the librarian love!

We are having a problem with our phones at the moment. Apologies for any inconvenience. It is being worked on.

Want to see some vintage postcards from the early 20th century? Or, even better, some real belters from the 1980s? Get along to the Mitchell and see our postcard display on the ground floor.

For our What We do Wednesday, here's Isobel and Bernie gathering library materials that help you research your family tree. Find out about upcoming free family history sessions in our What's On guide https://tinyurl.com/ybd68bo2 or call 0141 287 2999

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There are still a few places left on this information session this Wednesday! Call 0141 287 2999 to book.

Pinkerton: We Never Sleep
Come along and see some of our collections on Allan Pinkerton, the Gorbals-born founder of Pinkerton’s National Detective Agency, whose early trademark “The Eye That Never Sleeps” has been said to have given us the term “private eye”. Find out more about the man who protected Abraham Lincoln and hunted Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. We’ll also be showing material on Scottish and Scottish based detectives, both real and fictional.
Come along and find out more at this week's Mitchell Curious: Monday & Thursday 12.30pm & Wednesday 6.30pm.

Special Collections Sunday this week focuses on a rare breed: a male suffragist. William Graham Moffat (1886-1951) was a Scottish actor, director, playwright and spiritualist. Moffat formed the Men's League for Women's Suffrage in Glasgow in 1907 after his wife Maggie Moffat was arrested at a protest in London and imprisoned for refusing to pay the fine. He is known for his 1910 comedy Bunty Pulls the Strings which was a hit on Broadway. A small collection of his manuscripts, typescripts, and photographs are kept here at the Mitchell. His wife, Maggie, also deposited some material in the People's Palace museum. Glasgow Museums