Events from the British Library including a conversation with Devon author Michael Morpurgo will be live streamed to an audience in Exeter thanks to a ground-breaking national partnership.
Exeter Library is one of 21 public libraries across the country and the only library in the South West to join the Living Knowledge Network, connecting with the British Library and the national libraries of Scotland and Wales.
The network, funded by the Arts Council and the British Library for an initial two years, will provide library users with the opportunity to enjoy a more diverse...
Writer and performer Rose Collis brings her acclaimed one-woman musical cabaret show to Exeter Library next week (Monday 15 Feb), as part of an Arts Council-funded tour for LGBT History Month 2016.
‘Trouser-Wearing Characters’ is the first ever musical cabaret show written and performed by a British female author. This original entertainment, written and performed by one of Sussex’s favourite personalities, is a unique mixture of music, history and comedy.
It combines stories, vignettes and songs about some of her favourite, eclectic LGBT ‘trouser-wearing characters’, from...
If you’ve wandered past the Christmas tree in Exeter Library you might have noticed the interactive flashing lights and Christmas carols playing from its branches. But did you know the tree was programmed by young coders from Exeter’s very own CodeClub?
Meeting every Thursday afternoon after school, two groups of children aged 7-11 have been learning how to code with the expert help of Simon Belshaw, Kris Sum and their brilliant team of volunteers.
Whether it’s Python or Scratch, top Minecraft tips, Sonic Pi or programming sensors, these two groups are learning digital...
FabLab Devon, in association with FabLab Plymouth at Plymouth College of Art, is offering a range of free FabLab digital fabrication laboratory workshops to members of the public, in FabLab Devon, which is based at Exeter Library, beginning on Monday 30 November.
The workshops will offer an introduction to FabLab processes through the use of cutting-edge technology such as 3D printing, 3D scanning, laser cutting and 3D design.
This is an excellent opportunity to find out first-hand about the potential offered by 3D printing and FabLab technology. All materials and expert...
The British Institute of Human Rights (BIHR) and the South West Equality Network have announced that the Human Rights Tour 2015 will be coming to Exeter on 6 October for a Community Day.
Now in its fifth year, the BIHR's Human Rights Tour partners with local groups from across the UK bidding to bring BIHR to town for free-to-attend pop-up community education and debate days to raise awareness about human rights.
This year the tour will stop by in Exeter to discuss and debate with local people about how human rights are relevant in our lives and what the future holds...
Cartridge Business Hub: Running a Business from Your Back Bedroom is a free cloud-based seminar by Cobalt Communications.
This seminar will explain the substantial benefits of cloud computing, help you understand if your data is safe in the cloud, along with some jargon-free dos and don’ts.
The seminar takes place at Exeter Library, Castle Street, Exeter on Tuesday 7 April, 5.30pm-7pm.
If you would like to attend please contact Dana Mulligan on 01392 286766, email dana.mulligan@cartridgeslaw.co.uk or book your place online: https://eventbrite.com/event/16368745358...
Got a new gadget but not sure how to make the most of it?
Exeter Library’s free ‘Gadget Club’ offers help to anyone wanting to learn about how to use their smart phone, laptop or tablet, or those thinking of getting one and who want to find out more about them.
The drop in sessions, which are being delivered in partnership with John Lewis, will take place on the first working Monday of every month between 9am and 12 noon. There’s no need to book, just turn up.
Library staff and John Lewis Partners will be on hand to demonstrate how to use a range of electronic...
Devon County Council’s flagship Exeter Library has been shortlisted for a prestigious national award.
The library, which recently underwent a multimillion pound refurbishment, is one of only six from across the UK to be selected for the coveted Library of the Year accolade at the forthcoming Bookseller Industry Awards.
Cllr Roger Croad, Devon County Council’s Cabinet Member responsible for the Library Service, said: “We have invested a huge amount of money in transforming Exeter Library into a new multi-million pound resource for information, learning and culture at the...
Entrepreneurs, inventors and small businesses in Devon are set to benefit from a unique new support service. Exeter Library has been chosen to pilot a Business & Intellectual Property Centre (BIPC) dedicated to supporting local entrepreneurs to start, run and grow their own businesses. The new centre will join the network of six others across the UK based on the successful British Library Business and IP Centre in London. Over the past two years Business & IP Centres have been created in city libraries in Birmingham, Newcastle, Leeds, Manchester, Sheffield and Liverpool....
