What’s on: Mystery at Dringhouses library on Tuesday

Tue 3 Nov : 7.00pm – 8.30pm Dringhouses Library

Date: Tue 3 Nov
Time: 7.00pm – 8.30pm
Venue: Dringhouses Library
Cost: £6 / £5 with a YorkCard

In this interactive talk you the audience are the jury, while Rosemary presents the evidence concerning who killed this WW1 heroine in a ‘locked room’ mystery which still has not been conclusively solved.Night ShoreJoin us to celebrate the launch of the new edition of this true story, by local author Rosemary Cook.  

Who killed Florence Nightingale’s Goddaughter, and why?
You decide. 

Tickets available from any Explore York Library, refreshments included.

Signed copies of ‘The Nightingale Shore Murder’ at a discounted price. 

Disabled access and toilet.

More in the libraries

Coffeehouse, debate, discussion, controversy and coffee.

Wed 4 Nov : 6.30pm – 7.30pm York Explore Library

Oct -Dec _CoffeehouseCoffeehouse : Debate, Discussion, Controversy, Coffee: Read All About It: Political journals, scandal sheets and the beginnings of journalism

This autumn’s talks take their inspiration from the 18th century origins of the Coffeehouse and look at the history of everyday things and the way this can inform our ideas and attitudes.

The autumn series is facilitated by Dr Kaley Kramer of York St John  University.

Suggested donation £3.50 or £2.50 with a York Card (includes a hot drink from York Explore’s Cafe)

Please book via www.feelinginspired.co.uk or in person at any Explore Library Adults 16+

Conversation with Helen Cadbury and Tom Harper

Date: Wed 4 Nov

Wed 4 Nov : Tickets £4.50 , £3.50 with a York card

York Explore Library 7.00pm – 8.30pm

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Gervase Phinn

Sat 21 Nov: 2.00pm – 4.00pm : York Explore Library

GervaseGervase Phinn, one of Britain’s best loved comic writers, introduces his latest book A Lesson in Love, his new tale of life in the Dales. Laughter, tears and entertainment are guaranteed!

Gervase Phinn will sign books after the talk – an ideal Christmas present for anyone who loves Yorkshire.

All the beloved characters from Gervase Phinn’s other Little Village School novel make welcome returns in this new tale of life in the Dales.

Elizabeth Stirling (formerly Devine but now newly wed to Dr Stirling), the head teacher of the newly amalgamated school must prove its worth to the parents, governors, school inspectors and the children themselves.

She must tread the narrow line between kindness and discipline with diplomacy if she is to get what she knows the school needs – and avoid an unholy row about teachers and health and safety.

There are lessons learned and characters shaped in this most entertaining of novels. Humour and raw emotion, laced with humour and wicked observations pepper Gervase Phinn’s writing and this book is a wonderful example.

Tickets priced £6 or £5 with a Yorkcard are available from  www.feelinginspired.co.uk , or from any Explore York Library

Partners in crime: an evening with Mari Hannah and Kate Ellis

Tue 24 Nov: 6.30pm – 7.30pm : York Explore Library

Partners In Crime Poster PicIf you love police procedural don’t miss crime writers Mari Hannah (creator of the Kate Daniels novels) and Kate Ellis (author of the Wesley Peterson series) interviewed about their lives in crime writing by Chris Titley from The York Mix this November.

Mari will also be introducing her new standalone thriller The Silent Room, while Kate has a new novel out in her series featuring DI Joe Plantagenet, set in the northern city of Eborby….now does that remind you of anywhere?

Please book via www.feelinginspired.co.uk or in person at any Explore York Library.

Tickets are £4.50 or £3.50 with a YorkCard

Bar available on the night.

Adults 16+

 

Mansion House open days – 26th & 27th September

Mansion House, Lord Mayors flat is on the top floor

Mansion House

Residents and visitors will be able to see the Mansion House like never before when the building hosts an open weekend on Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 September.

As part of works to restore the building the Georgian townhouse will open its doors offering a once in a lifetime opportunity to see the Mansion House stripped of its furniture. Architects and guides will be on hand to answer any questions visitors may have on the building and the restoration as they move freely around the building.

The evening of Saturday 27 September will also see the building host the Vespertine Event as part of the Food and Drink Festival. Music, performances and art will be the order of the day as guests tour the building as part of the Mansion House Masquerade.

After this the Mansion House will see its biggest investment since it was built in 1732, thanks to a grant of £1,198,700 from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), as well as funding from City of York Council and donations to the restoration fund.

The funding, announced in March 2015, will allow the Mansion House to be open to residents and visitors for longer and enable them to see more of the building, and its civic collection, than ever before. Once the restoration work is completed the Mansion House will be open to the public all day, five days a week as opposed to the three days a week it is open currently.

The support also looks to give the historic building a more financially secure future, and enable more people to get involved in learning at the Georgian townhouse and make it easier for more people to visit.

The Mansion House will be open from 11am–3pm Saturday 26 and Sunday 27 November. For more information visit http://www.mansionhouseyork.com/. For information on the Vespertine event visit http://www.vespertineyork.com/vesp04/.