“A great library contains the diary of the human race”

The Cultures Season at Library of Birmingham begins today (27th January), inviting everyone to take advantage of their free exhibitions, curated visits and access to exciting collections.

Events available to the public range from ‘J.J. Audubon’s Birds of America’ on the 1st February  in the Heritage Learning Space, to an exclusive viewing of Shakespeare’s first Folio on the 5^th April in the Shakespeare Memorial room.

The Library of Birmingham Cultures Season doesn’t just focus on our past. Exciting new exhibitions such as the “Who Am I?” exhibition hosted through Leaps and Bounds with contributions from The Royal Society of Artists, the Arts Council, Birmingham Library and many others, showcases the work and art of young inspirational people from Birmingham and the Black Country from the ages of 16-19. This exhibition has been showing since the 20^th of January and will continue to be exhibited until the 16^th of February.

Other delights include Tindal Street Fiction Group presenting ‘The Sea in Birmingham’ on the 5th February, 6pm till 7.30pm. The Sea in Birmingham celebrates 30 years of the Tindal Street Fiction Group. It’s an anthology of stories, and is set in the Black Country, Coventry, Leamington Spa, Solihull, as well as Birmingham itself. And if that’s not enough there will be several readings of Birmingham based poets laureate which are free to attend.

Take a look at the programme of events for the Library of Cultures season here on the LoB website – [or download pdf] – so that you can pick and choose your events at your own leisure.