South Asian Heritage Month runs every year from 18 July through to 17 August. It’s a time to commemorate, mark and celebrate South Asian cultures, histories and communities, which have made and continue to make invaluable contributions to life in Hackney as well as around the UK and the rest of the world.

We have a recommended list of books for South Asian Heritage Month that you can borrow from our libraries — why not visit your local library and pick up a book, then find out more about the events and activities taking place over the next month?