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Singing and Stories with Mr Men and Little Miss

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Wednesday 13 August 13:00 - 13:30

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Join storyteller George in a gentle Mr Men and Little Miss story journey. Perfect for young children, you’ll find lots of live music, nursery rhymes, sensory participation, action, and movement – and classic characters from the much-loved Mr Men and……
 

Olga Wojtas: Never Underestimate a Librarian

Wednesday 13 August 14:00 - 15:00

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Why not try? Michael Amherst & John Patrick McHugh: Growing Up Michael Amherst & John Patrick McHugh: Growing Up Sun 10 Aug 20:00 - 21:00
 

Singing and Stories with Mr Men Little Miss

Suitable for age 3 - 5

Wednesday 13 August 14:00 - 14:30

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Join storyteller George in a gentle Mr. Men Little Miss story journey. Perfect for young children, you’ll find lots of live music, nursery rhymes, sensory participation, action, and movement – and classic characters from the much-loved Mr. Men Little…
 

Wendy Erskine & John Niven: Darkly Humorous Fiction

Wednesday 13 August 15:30 - 16:30

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Expect dark humour and keen insights into parenthood in this conversation with John Niven and Wendy Erskine…
 

Bolu Babalola & Beth O'Leary: Meet Not-So-Cutes

Wednesday 13 August 16:00 - 17:00

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Bolu Babalola and Beth O'Leary chat to Nyla Ahmad about the awkwardness of love…
 

Susan Choi & Youssef Rakha: Geopolitics and Family Life

Wednesday 13 August 18:30 - 19:30

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Author of the acclaimed Trust Exercise, Susan Choi's Flashlight is a twisting, character-driven mystery about the tensions of family life, spanning the Korean diaspora, Japan, and ultimately the US. And Youssef Rakha's hallucinatory The Dissenters…
 

Future Library

Wednesday 13 August 20:15 - 21:30

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Norway's Future Library is a powerful gesture of hope for a world beyond our lifetime. Every year, for 100 years, an author writes a new book to be placed inside its walls; every text remains unread until 2114…
 

Baby and Toddler Rhymetime with Craigmillar Books for Babies

Suitable for age 0 - 2

Thursday 14 August 10:00 - 10:30

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Why not try? Scots Bookbug Scots Bookbug Suitable for age 0 - 2 Fri 15 Aug 11:00 - 11:30
 

Scots Rhymetime with Craigmillar Books for Babies

Suitable for age 0 - 2

Thursday 14 August 11:00 - 11:30

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Why not try? That's Not My Zoo with Vanessa Woolf That's Not My Zoo with Vanessa Woolf Suitable for age 0 - 2 Mon 18 Aug 12:00 - 12:30
 

Julian Clary: Behind the Curtain

Thursday 14 August 12:45 - 13:45

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The inimitable Julian Clary is a bona fide British national treasure - an actor, comedian, presenter, and writer for adults and kids, he can truly do it all. Today he joins us with his latest mystery romp, Curtain Call to Murder, set during a show at the…