LSE Library

📅Thu 17 Jul, 4.30-6.30 Join us for this special #SouthAsianHeritageMonth with True Form Projects and the East in West Vinyl Archive for an afternoon of songs and share stories about music and local community. @SAHM_UK @Trueformproject lse.ac.uk/library/events…

IMPORTANT📅Sat 12 July, 8am - 4pm: the Library will be closed to all users.  Alternative @LSEnews student study facilities are available in CKK, MAR, SAL and CBG buildings. More information on planned summer work on campus: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/division… @LSEalumni

📅Fri 4 Jul, 1pm PhD researcher Kelly Bosomworth discusses Claire Madden, Irish-born, Communist librarian of the 'Daily Worker' and in the Six Point Group, a 20th cent. influential gender equality campaign group @ahrcpress @Midlands4Cities @LSEGenderTweet eventbrite.co.uk/e/who-was-clai…

📅Wed 18 Jun, 6-8pm: Samuel Rees and Gabriele Uboldi will be at #LSEFestival performing their acclaimed play Lessons on Revolution, about two flatmates who uncover the history of a student movement in 1968 at LSE. Book your ticket! ow.ly/vE8750W79Yq @undonetheatre

📅Tue 13 May 4-6pm Whatever happened to an Internationalist British Feminism? Hear from the @LibHistories team, Victoria Bazin, Melanie Waters and Eleanor Careless, discussing research on feminist magazines from Shrew to Spare Rib, Red Rag and Outwrite. eventbrite.co.uk/e/whatever-hap…

#LSEFestival returns ✨ 16-21 June ✨ This year we are exploring the threats and opportunities of the near and distant future, and what a better world could look like. 👁️ Full programme is now live: lse.ac.uk/festival 🔜 Tickets will be available from 19 May.

📅Mon 14 Apr 12-2pm Ambedkar's Birthday Open Archives. We are displaying the School file from the archives of @LSEnews alumnus, Bhimrao Ramji Ambedkar, who championed Dalit rights and Chaired the Drafting Committee for the Indian constitution. @LSEalumni lse.ac.uk/library/events…

#OnThisDay in 2000, Nelson Mandela gave the lecture 'Africa and Its Position in the World Today' to an enthusiastic audience @LSEnews. 📹 youtube.com/watch?v=d-MGpQ… #PartOfLSE

REMINDER: 📅 Sat 5 April, 7am - 12 midday: the Library will be closed to all users.  Alternative @LSEnews student study facilities will be available in CKK, MAR, SAL and CBG buildings. More information on the planned work: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/division…… @LSEalumni

Today 5.30-6.30pm, join a new series where those researching the Women's Library collections share experience. Philippa Fletcher @lsehistory examines the feminist issues covered by Outwrite Newspaper with a chance to view the materials discussed. eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-internat…

📆Sat 5 April, 7am - 12 midday: the Library will be closed to all users. Alternative @LSEnews student study facilities will be available in CKK, MAR, SAL and CBG buildings. More information on the planned work: info.lse.ac.uk/staff/division… Email: [email protected]

📅Thur 27/3 Unfortunately, Sheila Rowbotham will not be speaking at our Open Archives for #WomensHistoryMonth due to unforeseen circumstances. Please join us to view the exhibition and a display of materials from The Women's Library collection 5-7pm. lse.ac.uk/library/events…

📅Wed 26/3, 6-7.30pm Join us in person as Prof Christine Chinkin and Dr Louise Arimatsu @lsenews discuss their new book 'Gendered peace through international law' with @joannalewisnews and guests. lse.ac.uk/library/events…

27/3 Event change! Unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances, Sheila Rowbotham will not be speaking at the #WomensHistoryMonth Open Archives. We hope you will join us to view some of the fascinating Women's Library materials from 5-7pm. eventbrite.co.uk/e/womens-histo…

We’ve launched our new look LSE Digital Library! Take a look digital.library.lse.ac.uk

Looking forward to welcoming Professor Patricia Owens to discuss her new book tonight at 6pm.

NEW ✨ For #WomensHistoryMonth & #InternationalWomensDay, curator Gillian Murphy shares highlights from an exhibition @LSELibrary, Women of the World Unite: The United Nations Decade for Women and transnational feminisms 1975 to now. #IWD2025 @lsehistory blogs.lse.ac.uk/lsereviewofboo…

William Beveridge, LSE's fourth Director, #BornOnThisDay, 1879. He joined in 1919 and – by the time he left in 1937 – helped reshape @LSEnews into a world-leading university. Read more: bit.ly/3wFiu1S

Join us online Tues 18 Feb, 1-2pm for 'How have world events and legislation changed women's policing?' where Dr Clifford Williams will discuss the history of women's policing. eventbrite.co.uk/e/how-have-wor…

Today at 6pm we welcome historian, Emily Callaci @LSEnews to discuss her new book, 'Wages for Housework: The Story of a Movement, an Idea, a Promise' telling the story of the campaign and its creative political vision since the 1970s. @PenguinBooks eventbrite.co.uk/e/book-launch-…