Events

The POSK Polish Library in London invites you to a meeting with Dr. Jolanta Rzegocka entitled "The English and the Scots in the Old Polish-Lithuanian Commonwealth," which will take place on October 13, 2026, at 6:30 PM in the Library Reading Room. Dr. Jolanta Rzegocka is a medievalist, English philologist, expert in British culture, and lecturer at the Ignatianum University in Krakow. She recently published the book "Watching the Virtues: Playbills, Drama [&he...

Such a story! On Monday, we received an unusual package addressed to the Library. The package included a letter in English, the content of which was of great interest to us and which we quote (translated into Polish) below: "In the late 1990s, in a thrift store in Wales, I bought a framed price list for the Tea Bar. It hung in my kitchen […] ...

We cordially invite you to a meeting with Prof. Piotr Wilczek, PhD, hab., to be held in the POSK Polish Library Reading Room on October 27, 2026, at 6:30 PM. Due to limited space, registration is open until October 20 at: [email protected], tel. 020-8741-0474. Prof. Piotr Wilczek, PhD, hab., literary and cultural historian, translator, and diplomat. Author of numerous books, […...

We have just completed a remarkably successful academic session devoted to the works and lives of Barbara Toporska, Ferdynand Goetel, Zygmunt Haupt, Sergiusz Piasecki, and Czesław Straszewicz. The reading room of the POSK Polish Library was filled with lively discussions led by invited scholars and conference participants. We sincerely thank you for your numerous attendance and active participation during our event. Photos: Wojc...

On Saturday, September 19, 2026, commemorations were held at Gunnersbury Cemetery to mark the 50th anniversary of the unveiling of the Katyn Memorial. This annual gathering brings together representatives of the most important Polish organizations and institutions in the UK, who symbolically lay flowers to commemorate the 22,000 Poles murdered by the NKVD. The Library Director, Dr. Dobrosława Pla...

On September 20, 2026, the Polish Library in London held a sale of duplicates of books published in Poland and abroad in the POSK lobby (next to the reception desk). We invite you to the next sale on Sunday, December 6, 2026.

As part of the 1st Polish Culture Festival on the British Isles, a meeting following the premiere of Radio POSK's radio play "Lord Jim's Trial" was held at Studio POSK on Saturday, September 19, 2026. The event was attended by Library Director Dr. Dobrosława Platt, Jarosław Cymerman, and Sławomir Gaudyn. The meeting was moderated by Iwona Załuska.  

The POSK Polish Library's Autumn Fair will take place on Sunday, September 20, 2026 in the POSK building lobby, from 11:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. See you there!

Yesterday, straight from the printers, we received the latest publication from the Polish Library (POSK) in London, from the recent academic session, "Miłosz and Others and the Writer's Creative Process," edited by Dr. Dobrosława Platt. The session took place on September 27, 2025, in the Raspberry Room at POSK. The publication is available for viewing in our Library.  

The Polish Library (POSK) in London invites you to its fifth academic session on September 26, 2026. This time, the session will be devoted to emigré writers. Lectures and discussions will feature Barbara Toporska, Ferdynand Goetel, Zygmunt Haupt, Sergiusz Piasecki, and Czesław Straszewicz. Join us in the Library Reading Room on September 26 from 10:00 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Admission is free. Due to limited space, registration is required […].