Libraries Inside Out - Burnley

The third location for the Libraries Inside Out Project is Burnley - writer and tutor Alison White tells us about her experiences working with the Burnley writers to create writing that will, in a matter of days, be lit up on the outside of Burnley library.

It is one thing to say words out loud, it is another to commit them to paper, but to put your words in light on stone? Well, that’s a brave and wonderful thing to do.

In late October a group of young adult and adult writers worked with creative writer Alison White to produce a range of short writings including comments about life and how they’ve lived it so far, hidden autobiographies, flash fictions and partial stories that we are privileged to eavesdrop on. The work is presented in a range of ways, from rapid writing capture on Post It notes to hidden sentences overwritten so that they are tantalisingly obscured partial revelations about their lives to photographic capture of things that are written on hearts and made visible for one day only to the world.

All the contributors were thrilled to be part of the Learning Revolution; many of the contributors are still in full time formal education but embraced the opportunity to profile their creative work in a public space and learn beyond the walls of a traditional learning space. The results of their endeavours will literally break out of the traditional space and manifest itself on the outer walls of Burnley Library. We hope you will come and enjoy their creative sparks.

Their creativity will be projected onto Burnley Library on the 12^th, 13^th and 14^th November.

Light Up Skelmersdale with your Words!

Do you think that the world needs to know about what life’s like in Skelmersdale? Do you want to tell your story creatively? Do you want to light up your town with your words? Are you age 19-25?

Be part of the Libraries Inside Out project!

Lancashire Libraries and They Eat Culture are looking for creative 19-25 year olds to write a short story which will then be blown up and projected across the library over the evenings of one weekend in November. Come and make people sit up and take notice.

You’ll need to attend any or both of 2 workshop sessions in late October in Skelmersdale – the writer Jane Gallagher will be working with you to creatively tell stories about what life’s really like, in your own words. Here, Jane writes about her experience preparing for the workshops and her feelings about returning to Skelmersdale.

No experience or qualifications needed - just enthusiasm to be creative!

Contact Ruth on 07708615877 or ruth@theyeatculture.org to book a place

Sessions take place starting and ending in the library and take inspiration from the surrounding town. Meet us at central library!

Dates and times are

Thursday Oct 22nd (2-4pm)

Thursday Oct 29th (3-5pm)

Libraries Inside Out is brought to you by Lancashire Libraries as part the ‘Learning Revolution Festival’, and co-produced and delivered by They Eat Culture. The project has been funded by the MLA. They Eat Culture specialise in creative and professional development through cultural arts programming & event management, and run creative, digital, and media led project strands across Lancashire.