International Stress Awareness Week is a week-long initiative that focuses on acknowledging the stresses of modern life and promoting techniques to combat these stresses. The week promotes the need to be allowed to discuss stress related challenges and foster positive mental wellbeing.
International Artist Day
International Artist Day; 25th October. “To create one’s own world takes courage.” Georgia O’Keeffe Each year, International Artist Day celebrates the world of art and the creative work that artists […]
National Poetry Day 2023 – Refuge
This year, National Poetry Day is based on the theme of Refuge, we look at the poems featured and highlight what will be available in the library to celebrate.
Going to war: The attempts to ban the Pentagon Papers and Catch-22
This is a story of two wars. One, in Joseph Heller’s novel Catch-22 first published in 1961, is a fictionalised version of WW2; though by the latter 1960s and early […]
ADHD Awareness Month 2023
Throughout October, we’ll be celebrating ADHD Awareness Month here at Augustine House Library. We’re here to tell you a bit about ADHD and the support we offer.
Women in Translation and a trio of interconnected factors.
The women in translation movement. The Women in Translation movement was launched to try and address the gender disparity in translated fiction whereby ‘less than 31% of translation into English […]
Windrush Literature
Broadly speaking, Windrush literature has so far been produced in two distinct timeframes: first, during the period of governmentally encouraged Caribbean immigration into Britain from the 1950s to the early […]
South Asian Heritage Month 2023
From the 18th July to the 17th August, we’re celebrating South Asian Heritage Month to honour our South Asian community and their ‘Stories to Tell’.
Windrush Day 2023 – The Story of Windrush
In honour of Windrush Day 2023, we look at the story of the Windrush Generation; from arrival in the UK to the scandal of their mistreatment by the Home Office.