{"title": "Exhibition Launch: Penny Dreadfuls", "start": "2026-11-19T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Guildhall Library", "address": "Aldermanbury, EC2V 7HH London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "A launch event opening the new exhibition \"Penny Dreadfuls: How Londoners learned to enjoy reading\" at Guildhall Library. Senior Librarian Melanie Srong gives a curator's talk on the themes of the exhibition and the stories behind the literature on display. The event lasts two hours and is in person, with access through the Aldermanbury entrance to Guildhall Library/The London Centre. Booking is essential.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/exhibition-launch-penny-dreadfuls-90462/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/e32b5c036e0bb0be9e8355a580d05c111c854412db1529eccbb6e1e14f6fd857-600.webp", "dates": [{"start": "2026-11-19T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Guildhall Library", "address": "Aldermanbury, EC2V 7HH London", "tickets": "sold_out"}], "similar": [{"title": "Public Tour", "start": "2026-11-16T18:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "The London Library", "address": "St James's Square 14, SW1Y 4LG London", "price": "From £15", "price_from": "15.00", "price_to": null, "category": "tours", "tags": ["literature"], "description": "A public guided tour of The London Library, described as one of the world's greatest literary institutions, which has inspired readers and writers for over 180 years. Led by the Library's friendly and knowledgeable staff, the tour lets visitors enter this historic literary oasis in the heart of the capital. Visitors can explore its extensive collection of 1 million volumes on 17 miles of shelving in a truly unforgettable building. Tours take place one Monday evening each month, and due to limited space booking is essential.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/public-tour-39398/", "official_url": "https://www.londonlibrary.co.uk/whats-on/public-tour", "image": "https://noky.io/images/3d05f12d9203669c0c18df0bf921dd13b97391e81983bfc32bbc7759e9181ab2-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Talk: Our Shared Living Room: Historic Pubs in Croydon and Beyond", "start": "2026-11-19T18:30:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T20:30:00Z", "place": "Museum of Croydon", "address": "", "price": "£5 (including a drink)", "price_from": "5.00", "price_to": "5.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["food-drink/drinks", "history/local-history"], "description": "An evening talk about the long and fascinating history of Croydon pubs. It features Charo Havermans, also known as The Public Historian. Entry to the Shaping Croydon: Architecture and Ambition exhibition opens at 18:30, and the talk starts at 19:00 in Croydon Central Library, followed by a Q&A session. General admission is £5 including a drink, and the event is for ages 18 and over.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/talk-our-shared-living-room-historic-pubs-in-croydon-and-bey-37219/", "official_url": "https://museumofcroydon.com/whats-on-listings/talk-pubs", "image": "https://noky.io/images/fc385a886ae4d0f96af76e432b213549a6011364e4e1a1b6a8769b277e6f42b9-2000.webp"}, {"title": "Shared Reading Group at Church Street Library", "start": "2026-11-09T14:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Church Street Library", "address": "Church Street 67, NW8 8EU London", "price": "", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["literature/book-club"], "description": "A weekly shared reading group held at a library in London. It is run by the library's officers and volunteers, inviting people to come along, make new friends and discover new reads. No booking is needed; drop-ins are welcome. The sessions are for adults.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/shared-reading-group-at-church-street-library-88142/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster.gov.uk/event/shared-reading-group-church-street-library", "image": ""}, {"title": "Exhibition – Londoners on Trial: Crime, Courts and the Public 1244-1924", "start": "2026-03-09T00:00:00Z", "end": "2027-02-25T00:00:00Z", "place": "The London Archives", "address": "", "price": "free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "exhibitions-museums", "tags": ["history"], "description": "This is a free exhibition about the history of law and order in London, from the medieval period to modern times. Hosted at The London Archives, it uses historical records to explore how the growing city was governed and Londoners' enduring fascination with true crime. Visitors can review cases involving figures such as Moll Cutpurse, Dick Turpin, Jack Sheppard, Oscar Wilde and Sylvia Pankhurst, and see how records illuminate lives, homes and streets of London's past. Paid curator-led tours of the exhibition run on selected dates.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/exhibition-londoners-on-trial-crime-courts-and-the-public-12-37563/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/af77e44b2b3c97fc7ab7ca2082948cdb2273965739813a3760df7d9cd9a59eeb-2000.webp"}, {"title": "How To Be A Lord Mayor", "start": "2026-11-12T14:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Guildhall Library", "address": "Aldermanbury, EC2V 7HH London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/london"], "description": "A one-hour in-person talk at Guildhall Library about what it takes to become Lord Mayor of the City of London. City of London Guide & Lecturer Jill Finch explains how the top job in the Square Mile is reached and how one comes to live in Mansion House, including what qualifications are needed. Booking is essential; the event also runs online via YouTube, with the link sent to attendees 24 hours in advance. Access for the in-person event is via the Aldermanbury entrance to Guildhall Library/The London Centre.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/how-to-be-a-lord-mayor-90461/", "official_url": "", "image": "https://noky.io/images/7e58937d6eb72401a0cd9193277e6565ae06a72ac1b244e4ffaed0f56bedd29b-600.webp"}, {"title": "Story Time at Marylebone Library", "start": "2026-11-06T00:00:00Z", "end": null, "place": "Marylebone Library", "address": "New Cavendish Street 9-11, W1G 9UQ London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["literature/spoken-word/storytelling"], "description": "Story Time at Marylebone Library is a weekly reading session for children under 5. It is run by Westminster Libraries at Marylebone Children's Library and offers a fun, interactive reading session. No need to book, feel free to come along.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/story-time-at-marylebone-library-73877/", "official_url": "https://www.westminster.gov.uk/event/story-time-marylebone-library", "image": ""}, {"title": "Tots at the docks", "start": "2026-11-11T10:30:00Z", "end": null, "place": "London Museum Docklands", "address": "No. 1 Warehouse, West India Quay, E14 4AL London", "price": "Free", "price_from": "0.00", "price_to": "0.00", "category": "kids-family", "tags": ["history/london", "literature/fairy-tales"], "description": "Tots at the docks is a free monthly drop-in play session for babies and toddlers under five and their carers, themed around London's past and present. It is run by the London Museum at London Museum Docklands in the historic heart of Canary Wharf, with activities changing each month, such as sensory areas, role play, soft toy sea creatures, a mini digger and puppet shows. On this day the theme is fairy tales, and entry may be limited during busy times.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/tots-at-the-docks-37060/", "official_url": "https://www.londonmuseum.org.uk/whats-on/tots-at-the-docks/", "image": "https://noky.io/images/87e4ba3b7708a669e3aacb0050aecdbe7dd94b327fcba18cdeaccdf2b2001b5a-1200.webp"}, {"title": "The Hidden Corners of London with Jack Chesher", "start": "2026-11-19T19:00:00Z", "end": "2026-11-19T20:30:00Z", "place": "Southwark Cathedral", "address": "Cathedral Street, London", "price": "from £12", "price_from": "12.00", "price_to": null, "category": "talks-readings", "tags": ["history/london"], "description": "An evening talk at Southwark Cathedral exploring London's hidden corners. Bestselling author Jack Chesher, creator of Living London History, shares secret stories, mysteries and forgotten history from his book London: The Hidden Corners, from Soho's alleyways to the medieval remains of Moorgate.", "url": "https://noky.io/en/london/events/the-hidden-corners-of-london-with-jack-chesher-47466/", "official_url": "https://cathedral.southwark.anglican.org/whats-on/1911-the-hidden-corners-of-london-with-jack-chesher/", "image": ""}]}