WDC Booked! Festival 2016 - West Dunbartonshire Council

Booked!
West Dunbartonshire’s
Festival of Words
7 - 20 May 2016
A vibrant and diverse festival of talks and events
by leading authors organised by your local
library service.
Week 1
7 - 13 May 2016
Week 2
14 - 20 May 2016
Remembering the
Clydebank Blitz
For the first time Booked!
tickets are available
exclusively through
Eventbrite
www.wdcbooked.eventbrite.co.uk
Welcome to Booked!
West Dunbartonshire’s
Festival of Words
Welcome to Booked! West Dunbartonshire’s annual Festival of Words.
It is my privilege to introduce this year’s Booked! literary festival,
brought to you by West Dunbartonshire Council’s Libraries and Cultural
Services with sponsorship from Creative Scotland. We always strive
to outdo our efforts year on year, and we have every expectation that
this year’s line-up will provide an amazing range of entertainment and
thought provoking performances for your enjoyment.
The reading-themed programme will be spread across West
Dunbartonshire, as for the first year each of our eight libraries will
play host to at least one event. We are also excited to introduce a new
cabaret-style evening at Clydebank Town Hall. This year’s festival also
coincides with the 75th anniversary of the Clydebank Blitz and as a
mark of respect several events will be themed on this milestone.
Booked! 2016 boasts a wide range of journalists, fiction and factual
authors, poets and musicians, with something to appeal to everyone.
We kick off events with a sprinkle of Govan stardust from Gregor
‘Rab C. Nesbitt’ Fisher and his biographer Melanie Reid in conversation
about his extraordinary upbringing and subsequent career. This year’s
Alastair Person Lecture at Gartocharn will be delivered by journalist,
Erwin James, who having served 20 years of a life sentence is now an
advocate of prison reform.
Next Claire McGowan, an up and coming crime fiction writer deemed
‘Ireland’s answer to Ruth Rendell’, will speak about her Paula Maguire
series of novels – currently tipped for a TV drama adaptation. Fellow
Irish author Neil Mackay is a multi-award winning investigative
journalist, newspaper executive, non-fiction author, radio broadcaster
and film-maker who will speak about his latest novel, The Wolf Trial,
a historical crime story intriguingly described by his publisher as a
cross between The Name of the Rose and American Psycho.
If non-fiction is your preference we can thoroughly recommend
Amy Liptrott’s memoir The Outrun, a remarkably honest and revealing
account of a return to her home on Orkney to find solace in nature after
struggling with alcohol addiction. Meanwhile Brooke Magnanti –
author of the blog Belle de Jour - subsequently adapted for television
as The Secret Diary of a Call Girl starring Billie Piper – will be introducing
her new crime thriller The Turning Tide.
Dramatist and screenwriter Des Dillon, best known for his play
Singin I’m No a Billy He’s a Tim, will meet up with Dalmuir Library’s
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resident Reading Champion, poet Donny O’Rourke, for a Saturday
afternoon conversation event. Fellow poet Rachel McCrum will
return to Clydebank Town Hall following a very well-received
performance in West Dunbartonshire during Book Week Scotland.
This time she will be joined by singer-turned-poet Jenny Lindsay and
a variety of special guests to present Rally & Broad – a cabaret-style
evening of poetry, music and spoken word.
One of the worst offshore disasters in UK history will be examined by
Aberdonian ex-pat Iain Maloney, whose book The Waves Burn Bright
explores the impact of the Piper Alpha oil rig disaster on a family.
Musical entertainment will also form a key part of this year’s
programme, with an evening of songs, tales and laughter from
Scottish folk legend Jimmie Macgregor to be enjoyed at Gartocharn.
Sports journalist Hugh Keevins from Radio Clyde will also be
returning to his roots in Faifley to talk about the text message from
Gordon Strachan he keeps on his phone and just what it’s like to be
on the receiving end of one of Sir Alex Ferguson’s ‘hairdryer’
treatments.
And we’ll finally round off the festival with comedian Rhona Cameron
talking about her autobiography Nineteen Seventy-Nine: A Big Year
in a Small Town, which charts the trials and tribulations of coming to
terms with her sexuality whilst growing up in Musselburgh.
Gill Graham
Manager Libraries and
Cultural Services
We are delighted to be able to present such a varied and stimulating
programme for Booked! 2016, and I sincerely hope you are as excited
as we are to welcome such fantastic writers and performers to West
Dunbartonshire.
Keep in touch with Booked!
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Booked!
Have you joined West Dunbartonshire Libraries?
There are 8 libraries in your area: Alexandria,
Balloch, Clydebank, Dalmuir, Dumbarton,
Duntocher, Faifley and Parkhall.
For further details, addresses, telephone numbers
and opening hours, please visit www.west-dunbarton.gov.uk/libraries/library-branches/
Did you know?
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You can reserve and renew items online
You can access eBooks, eAudiobooks and eMagazines for free
All our libraries have computers with free internet access and
Microsoft Office software
We offer a wide variety of Quest computer courses
You can borrow items from any West Dunbartonshire library
eBooks, eMagazines and eAudiobooks
Like to read anytime, anywhere? eBooks, audiobooks and digital magazines
are available free of charge to West Dumbartonshire library members.
Delve into a world of eBooks and magazines from your computer or mobile
device.
Go to www.libraryonline.org.uk or call in to your local library to get started.
www.bookedfestival.info
Saturday 7 May
Dalmuir Library
at 7.30pm
“
Gregor Fisher and
Melanie Reid
I look forward
Gregor Fisher is one of Scotland’s most loved actors.
He rose to fame playing the infamous Rab C. Nesbitt,
the Govan street philosopher. His memoir, The Boy
from Nowhere, jointly written with the renowned
journalist Melanie Reid explores his complex family
history. At the age of 14 Gregor asked where he was
christened and was informed that he had been
adopted. The truth was actually far more complex
than that and through the
years Gregor was given a
version of events
that involved some truths,
half-truths and polite
cover-ups.
the Booked!
festival
events - they
are so
interesting.
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Gregor Fisher and Melanie Reid
The maximum
number of
participants
for this event
is 10further
people.
For
information
about The
Artist Rooms
at Clydebank
Museum
www.bookedfestival.info
“
Festival has been organised
by very friendly, helpful and
competent staff. Great
atmosphere and great
speakers.
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In 2014 Gregor sought the
help of Times columnist
Melanie Reid to help him
tell his story. Their
exploration of his birth
and early years disclosed
a tale of secrets, tragic
accidents and early death.
He may have been
rejected by some of his
own family but he would
find a welcome from
where he would least
expect it. Join Gregor and
Melanie for an extraordinary
family history told with warmth and humour.
each time to
Monday 9 May
Millennium Hall
Gartocharn at 7.30 pm
Alastair Pearson Lecture – Erwin James
This year’s Alastair Pearson Lecture is delivered by
Erwin James, regular columnist for The Guardian and
a leading voice for prison reform and rehabilitation.
He had a troubled start to life, losing his mother when
he was seven and then being shipped from home to
home.
His father turned to alcohol and violence and Erwin
committed his first crime of breaking and entering
when he was ten. His life continued its downward
trajectory through his teenage and early adult years
and as his criminal behaviour became increasingly
violent he committed the terrible act which resulted
in a life sentence.
It was through meeting Joan Branton, a prison
psychologist, that Erwin’s life was transformed.
Through her influence he was encouraged to read
and to educate himself, and over the next 20 years
Erwin James would go on to receive a BA in History,
and become a regular columnist for The Guardian.
He has written Redeemable: A Memoir of Darkness
and Hope which is devoid of excuses but is full of the
need to understand how we become who we are, and
shows that no matter how far a person may fall,
redemption is possible with the right kind of help.
Erwin James
www.erwinjames.co.uk
Poetry Workshops with Dalmuir Library’s Reading Champion
– Donny O’Rourke
GUIDE LINES – Monday 9 May at Dalmuir Library from 2pm – 4pm
If poems weren’t powerfully persuasive television adverts wouldn’t rhyme. And lots of them do. Poetry is all
around us. It’s all ABOUT us. You may not know it but you’re a poet. Greetings cards. Nursery rhymes. Pop songs.
Hymns. They helped form us. We are mostly made of water; but we’re also made of words. You don’t understand
poetry? Don’t worry, poetry understands you. This relaxed and informal wee workshop is for anyone who wants to
get more out of reading and maybe writing. Fun, fulfilment and laughter guaranteed.
This workshop is your guide to reading and writing creatively.
www.bookedfestival.info
Claire McGowan
Tuesday 10 May
Parkhall Library
at 7.30pm
Claire McGowan is a rising star in the pantheon of
crime fiction. She grew up in Northern Ireland and after
completing a degree in English and French at Oxford
University she moved to London and worked in the
charity sector. She is currently Senior Lecturer in
Crime Writing at City
University London.
She has written
The Fall and four
novels featuring
Paula Maguire, the
most recent being
A Savage Hunger.
Claire’s novels have
been highly praised.
Peter James described
A Savage Hunger as
being “Astonishing,
powerful and
immensely satisfying”
and Ken Bruen has said
that Claire is “Ireland’s
answer to Ruth Rendell”.
The Paula Maguire
series is under option
with the BBC.
Claire McGowan
www.bookedfestival.info
Wednesday 11 May
Duntocher Library
at 7.30pm
Neil Mackay
Neil Mackay is a multi-award winning investigative
journalist, newspaper executive, non-fiction author,
radio broadcaster and
film-maker. He has
written The War on Truth,
which investigates the
roots of the invasion of
Iraq.
He has also written two
highly acclaimed novels,
All the Little Guns Went
Bang Bang Bang and
The Wolf Trial. The latter
inspired by an
extraordinary true case
- the first ever
documented account of
a serial killer in world
history. It has been
described by his
publisher as being
“Umberto Eco’s The
Name of the Rose meets Bret Easton Ellis’ American
Psycho in this brilliant historical epic.”
photograph of Neil © BobMcDevitt
Neil Mackay
This is Neil’s second visit to West Dunbartonshire and
we are delighted to welcome him back to discuss his
fiction writing.
www.freightbooks.co.uk/neil-mackay
www.bookedfestival.info
Amy Liptrot
Thursday 12 May
Alexandria Library
at 7.30pm
Amy Liptrot’s memoir The Outrun explores her return
to Orkney after more than a decade away. She had
experienced the tension between the freedom growing
up on a farm in Orkney and the sense of a wider world,
with other, more exciting possibilities. Amy had enjoyed
alcohol from first experiencing it in her teens and “loved
the change in mood and the dulling of inhibitions”, a
draw which would deepen as the years progressed.
Amy’s return to Orkney after successful completion of an
addiction programme began to disclose other sources
of stimulation, connection and escape. She developed a
strong sense of place and valued the rituals and customs
that bound the island community together, as well as
becoming immersed in the landscape and wildlife of the
Orkneys. The Outrun explores ways in which community
and the natural world can heal us.
“It’s this aptitude Liptrot has for marrying her inner-space
with wild outer-spaces that makes her such a compelling
writer – and one to watch.”
Will Self, The Guardian
photograph of Amy © Lisa Swarna Khanna
Amy Liptrot
“
www.amyliptrot.tumblr.com
I have always enjoyed these events.
I think they are well-planned and
organised. Great fun too!
Many, many thanks.
““
www.bookedfestival.info
Friday 13 May
Balloch Library
at 7.30pm
Brooke Magnanti
Brooke Magnanti is a research scientist and author.
Brooke found fame when she was revealed as being the
call girl blogger Belle de Jour, her actual identity being
the focus of heated media speculation. She wrote two
Belle de Jour memoirs which were adapted for
television and starred Billie Piper. She has worked in
forensic science, epidemiology, chemoinformatics and
cancer research. Brooke currently lives in rural north
west Scotland with her husband. The Turning Tide
is Brooke’s crime thriller
debut “Erykah Macdonald has
a life that looks perfect
on paper. On her 20th
wedding anniversary,
she’s about to leave it all
behind when her husband
tells her something that
changes her mind. But
she soon learns his
surprising news comes
with strings attached
– and that she may have
accidentally uncovered
a body count that goes
all the way from the
Highlands to Westminster”.
Brooke Magnanti
www.brookemagnanti.com
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Des Dillon
Saturday 14 May
Dalmuir Library
at 2pm
Des Dillon is an extraordinarily versatile writer - he is a
dramatist, poet, short story writer, novelist, broadcaster,
screen writer and he has written scripts for TV, stage and
radio. He has won many awards including the Saltire
Society Scottish First Book of the Year Award, Television
Arts Performance Showcase Writer of the Year Award,
International Festival of Playwriting Award, World Book
Day Award and a Critics Award for Theatre in Scotland
(Best Ensemble Play). His novel Me and Ma Gal was
highly acclaimed and it was included in the list of The
100 Best Scottish Books of All Time. Des also wrote the
brilliant satirical play Singin I’m No a Billy He’s a Tim
which has been a smash hit in Scottish theatres. This
special event will be chaired by our Reading Champion,
Donny O’Rourke, and Des will be discussing and reading
from his work.
www.desdillon.com
Des Dillon
Poetry Workshops with Dalmuir Library’s
Reading Champion – Donny O’Rourke
LIFE LINES – Monday 16 May at Dalmuir Library from
2pm – 4pm
Poetry knows stuff; shows stuff. We can be wounded into words. We can
re write the scripts of our lives. Poems can help and heal. In confusing times,
poetry makes sense. Writing can be righting, setting things straight. Lines
of verse are often guide- lines, bee lines, life lines. What makes a poem ‘good’?
How do content, form and style reinforce each other to make writing more
intense, revealing, moving and pleasurable? Can creative writing maybe
rescue us?
This workshop can be enjoyed as a one off, or as the follow up to our ‘Guide
Lines’ session – your guide to reading and writing creatively.
www.bookedfestival.info
photograph of Donny © Rob McDougall
Donny O’Rourke
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Monday 16 May
Clydebank Town Hall
at 7.30pm
Rally & Broad Cabaret
Rally & Broad
Join Rally & Broad, aka
poets Jenny Lindsay and
Rachel McCrum, for an
evening of poetry, storytelling,
music, dancing, spraffing,
raffling, spikiness and a
general aura of chaos and
wonder!
www.rallyandbroad.com
photograph of Rally and Broad © Chris Scott
Chrissy Barnacle
Chrissy Barnacle is a singer-songwriter
hailing from the grimy shores of the
Clyde whose yearning and often
fantastical lyrics are brimming with
turmoil and optimism.
www.chrissybarnacle.bandcamp.com
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www.bookedfestival.info
A New International
Lush, poetic, bittersweet romanticism; an evocative
mixture of cinematic strings, circus lights, carnival
and cabaret, music hall, gypsy, chanson, a little bit
of folk, a little bit of flamenco, yet with pop at its
beating heart - welcome to the world of Glasgow’s
finest, A New International.
www.anewinternational.com
Martin O’Connor
Cabaret event tickets £5
and available from
Martin O’Connor is a playwright,
performer and poet from Glasgow,
and a Rally & Broad favourite with
his witty, tender, breakneck
performances.
www.wdcbooked.eventbrite.co.uk
www.martinoconnor.info
A bar is available on the night.
Malachy Tallack
Malachy Tallack’s first book, a travelogue and memoir Sixty Degrees
North, was published in 2015 and was chosen as a Book of the Week
on BBC Radio 4. His second, The Un-Discovered Islands, is due in
September 2016. As a singer-songwriter, he has released four albums
and performed in venues across the UK.
www.malachytallack.com
www.bookedfestival.info
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Tuesday 17 May
Clydebank Library
at 7.30 pm
Iain Maloney
Iain Maloney was born in Aberdeen and was first
published when he successfully submitted a story for
the football anthology The Hope That Kills Us.
He studied English at the University of Aberdeen and
has a Masters in Creative Writing from the University
of Glasgow. He became a regular contributor to Gutter
and his first novel, First Time Solo, was snapped up by
Adrian Searle of Freight
publishing. It was shortlisted for The Guardian’s
Not The Booker prize.
Iain now lives in Japan
where he teaches English
and writes about travel,
literature and music.
His latest novel The Waves
Burn Bright will be
published in May 2016
and is an intensely
moving portrait of the
impact of the Piper Alpha
disaster on one
fictional family.
Iain Maloney
“
The Booked
festival is a wee
cultural oasis.
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This is the opportunity to
hear and meet one of the
most talented up and
coming Scottish writers.
www.iainmaloney.wordpress.com
www.bookedfestival.info
Jimmie Macgregor’s Gathering
Wednesday 18 May
Millennium Hall
Gartocharn at 7.30 pm
Jimmie Macgregor is undoubtedly one of Scotland’s
most beloved musicians and broadcasters and we are
absolutely delighted that he is part of Booked! 2016.
This is a fantastic opportunity to hear him talk about
his background, his time at art school, his early
involvement with and influence on the folk music
revival, skiffle and jazz.
It also takes in world tours, television, radio and
concert exposure, and meetings with the great and
good (and the not so good): John Wayne, Jimmy Shand
(yes, Jimmy Shand), James Mason, Joe E. Brown, Tarzan
and many more.
You can be assured of anecdotes, jokes and songs
aplenty. Book quick to avoid disappointment as tickets
for this will go fast!
www.jimmiemacgregor.com
Jimmie Macgregor
If you would like to find out about groups in your area or want to start one
contact Allan Gordon.
allan.gordon@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
01389 608978
www.bookedfestival.info
“
Attending this event
has motivated me to
attend future such
events – thoroughly
enjoyable.
“
Did you know we run a number of reading groups across
West Dunbartonshire?
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Thursday 19 May
Faifley Library
at 7.30pm
Hugh Keevins
Forty-six years on and still not found out! Hugh Keevins
wallows in a lifetime spent as a sports journalist, where
it’s best to be diligent about your work but not take
yourself too seriously, because everyone’s a critic!
Hugh started with the The Sunday Post in 1970 and
graduated to the The Scotsman a decade later,
eventually moving to the The Daily Record and Sunday
Mail.
For the last 30 years he has presented Radio Clyde’s
Superscoreboard.
Come along to discover:
What’s the text message from Gordon Strachan
he keeps in his mobile for posterity?
What’s it like getting the ‘Hairdryer’ from
Sir Alex Ferguson?
And hear more anecdotes about the great and the
good, illuminating Hugh’s journey through the decades.
Includes a pie and a Bovril for that authentic match day
experience! (n.b. veggie option available).
photograph of Hugh Keevins © Jeff Holms
Hugh Keevins
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Rhona Cameron
Friday 20 May
Dumbarton Library
at 7.30 pm
Rhona Cameron is one of Scotland’s leading
comedians. She first rose to prominence on
the stand-up circuit and featured regularly on
television. Her appearances include presenting
the game show Russian Roulette and Gaytime
TV. She starred in her own sitcom, Rhona,
and also appeared on the first series of I’m A
Celebrity … Get Me Out of Here. Rhona was
born in Dundee and was adopted; she spent
her formative years in Musselburgh.
Her autobiography Nineteen Seventy-Nine:
A Big Year in a Small Town, charts with
enormous warmth, humour and pathos what
it was like to be a teenager coming to terms
with her sexuality in this small Scottish town,
all against the background of her father’s ill
health.
Join us for an evening in the company of one
of our finest comedians – it will be a night to
remember.
Rhona Cameron
“
I only hope this literary festival continues for years to come.
I’ll always want to put this in my diary as there’s so much to learn and so many
diverse opinions to share.”
“
www.bookedfestival.info
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Commemorating the
75th Anniversary of
the Clydebank Blitz
Over two nights of sustained bombardment
on the 13th and 14th of March 1941 the
former Burgh of Clydebank bore the brunt
of the heaviest Luftwaffe bombing suffered
by any Scottish town during the Second
World War. As part of a wider project to
commemorate the 75th anniversary of the
Clydebank Blitz, Booked! is delighted to
include this specially curated series of
events in its 2016 programme.
Wednesday 11 May
Clydebank Heritage Centre, Clydebank Library at 2pm
Meg Henderson
Meg Henderson is an author and journalist originally from Glasgow who, in her
fiction, enjoys the challenge of bringing history alive. In her well-loved book The
Holy City she does this to poignant effect, reimagining the terrible destruction of the
Clydebank Blitz.
Meg will be reflecting on the continuing resonance of the story told in The Holy City.
Meg is married to a ‘Bankie’ who worked in Browns.
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Friday 13 May
Clydebank Heritage Centre,
Clydebank Library at 10am
Monday 16 May Clydebank Heritage
Centre, Clydebank Library at 2pm
Sue Reid Sexton
Clydebank Life Story Group
Collectively, the members of the Clydebank Life
Story Group continue to be instrumental in
ensuring that the real-life stories of the
Clydebank Blitz continue to be told. In this
special event for schools, members of the group
will discuss with
a new
generation some of
their own stories of
survival, whilst
celebrating what it
is to live in
Clydebank today.
A closed event
for schools, by
invitation only.
Sue Reid Sexton is an author who –
when not out on the road in her camper
van – is based in Glasgow.
Sue will be discussing her hugely
popular book Mavis’s Shoe, which
tells the story of the Clydebank Blitz
throughthe eyes of a child.
Sue’s recent involvement in The Blitz Remembered
exhibition makes her particularly well placed to reflect on
the continuing impact of the Blitz story.
Wednesday 18 May the Garden Gallery,
Clydebank Town Hall at 2pm
Tom McKendrick
Born and brought up in post-war
Clydebank, the story of the Clydebank Blitz is well-known to artist
Tom McKendrick. In a series of powerful
artworks, he has explored the Blitz
narrative to dramatic effect.
Tom will talk about his artwork, and his new book
which reflects on the events of March 1941 from a
contemporary perspective. www.tommckendrick.com
Friday 20 May Clydebank Heritage Centre,
Clydebank Library at 10am and 2pm
Cathy Forde
A closed event for
schools, by
invitation only.
In this special event for schools, the Glasgow author Cathy Forde will explore
how the Clydebank Blitz inspired her novel for young readers The Blitz Next Door.
As the 75th anniversary of the Clydebank Blitz invites reflection, it is apt that Cathy
will be sharing her Blitz story with a new generation
of readers.
www.bookedfestival.info
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Do you want to improve your computer skills?
Did you know we offer a wide variety of FREE Quest computer courses in library learning centres across
West Dumbartonshire? These cater for a range of abilities and interests and include:
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Computers for absolute beginners
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Andriod tablets/iPads for beginners
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Digital cameras - basics
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Set up and use Skype
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Windows 10
Please contact your local library for a full list of courses and for more information about availability.
Do you know West Dunbartonshire Libraries have a Home / Housebound Library Service?
The Housebound Library Service is for people who live in West Dunbartonshire who are unable to visit a branch
or mobile library owing to age, disability or long term illness which normally confines them to their home.
Please email mobile.library@west-dunbarton.gov.uk or
telephone 01389 608037 or 01389 608046 for more information.
Would you like to find out about your family’s history?
Did you know that Clydebank and Dumbarton Libraries both contain Heritage Centres, where you can access
West Dunbartonshire’s extensive local history collections?
Our Local History Team regularly runs courses to help you explore your family history. Or, if you’re interested in
doing your own research into the local area, visit the Heritage Centres and explore old newspapers, census records,
old parish records – including Poor Law records – as well as an extensive collection of historical maps of West
Dunbartonshire.
For more information, or for any enquiries, contact the Clydebank or Dumbarton Heritage Centres via e-mail:
local.history@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
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Booked! Venues
Your local libraries:
Alexandria Library
Gilmour Street
Alexandria, G83 0DA
Tel: 01389 608974
Fax: 01389 710550
Email: alexandria.library@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Balloch Library
Carrochan Road
Balloch, G83 8BW
Tel: 01389 608989
Fax: 01389 608995
Email: balloch.library@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Clydebank Library
Dumbarton Library
Strathleven Place
Dumbarton, G82 1BA
Tel: 01389 608992
Fax: 01389 608100
Local Studies: 01389 608965
Email: dumbarton.library@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Duntocher Library Glenhead C.E. Centre
Duntiglennan Road, Duntocher
Clydebank G81 6HF
Tel and Fax: 0141 562 2469
Email: duntocher.library@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Dumbarton Road
Clydebank, G81 1XH
Tel: 0141 562 2440/2436
Fax: 0141 562 2441
Local Studies: 0141 562 2434
Email: clydebank.library@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Faifley Library
Dalmuir Library
Hawthorn Street
Parkhall, Clydebank, G81 3EF
Tel and Fax: 0141 562 2467
Email: parkhall.library@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Lennox Place,
Dalmuir, Clydebank, G81 4HR
Tel: 0141 562 2425
Fax: 0141 952 6497
Email: dalmuir.library@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Edinbarnet Campus
Craigpark Street, Faifley, Clydebank, G81 5BS
Tel: 01389 879528
Email: faifley.library@west-dunbarton.gov.uk
Parkhall Library
Other Venues:
Clydebank Town Hall
Dumbarton Road
Clydebank, Dunbartonshire, G81 1UE
Tel:
0141 562 2400
Kilmaronock Millennium Hall
Church Rd
Gartocharn
G83 8NF
www.bookedfestival.info
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Your Quick Guide to this year’s Booked! Festival
WEEK ONE
Time
Event
Venue
Cost
Saturday 7 May
7.30pm
Gregor Fisher and Melanie Reid
Dalmuir Library
free
Monday 9 May
2pm-4pm
Donny O’Rourke
Dalmuir Library
free
Monday 9 May
7.30pm
Erwin James
Millennium Hall, Gartocharn
free
Tuesday 10 May
7.30pm
Claire McGowan
Parkhall Library
free
Wednesday 11 May
2pm
Meg Henderson
Clydebank Library
free
Wednesday 11 May
7.30pm
Neil Mackay
Duntocher Library
free
Thursday 12 May
7.30pm
Amy Liptrot
Alexandria Library
free
Friday 13 May
10am
Clydebank Life Story Group
Clydebank Library
closed
Friday 13 May
7.30pm
Brooke Magnanti
Balloch Library
free
7 - 13 May 2016
Tickets for all events can be booked exclusively using Eventbrite.
www.wdcbooked.eventbrite.co.uk
Need help booking tickets? Visit your local library and ask a member of staff.
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www.bookedfestival.info
WEEK TWO
Time
Event
Venue
Cost
Saturday 14 May
2pm
Des Dillon
Dalmuir Library
free
Monday 16 May
2pm
Sue Reid Sexton
Clydebank Library
free
Monday 16 May
2pm-4pm
Donny O’Rourke
Dalmuir Library
free
Monday 16 May
7.30pm
Rally & Broad Cabaret
Clydebank Town Hall
£5
Tuesday 17 May
7.30pm
Iain Maloney
Clydebank Library
free
Wednesday 18 May
2pm
Tom McKendrick
Clydebank Town Hall
free
Wednesday 18 May
7.30pm
Jimmie Macgregor’s Gathering
Millennium Hall, Gartocharn
free
Thursday 19 May
7.30pm
Hugh Keevins
Faifley Library
free
Friday 20 May
10am and
2pm
Cathy Forde
Clydebank Library
closed
Friday 20 May
7.30pm
Rhona Cameron
Dumbarton Library
free
14 - 20 May 2016
The lion symbol of the Booked! Festival is the work of
the renowned Scottish author and artist, Alasdair Gray.
Our thanks to him.
www.bookedfestival.info
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