Menywod y Llyfrgell

22 April 2025

Menywod y Llyfrgell

Gan Alice Cleave – Swyddog Ymgysylltu a Dysgu Dros y mis diwethaf rydyn ni wedi cynnal sawl sesiwn yn ymwneud â Menywod y Llyfrgell….
Women of the Library

22 April 2025

Women of the Library

By Alice Cleave- Engagement and Learning Officer Over the last month we have run several sessions relating to the Women of Library. This blog…
Spring has sprung at Gladstone’s Library and Easter is not far behind it!

29 March 2019

Spring has sprung at Gladstone’s Library and Easter is not far behind it!

While researching for this blog, I found myself on all manner of websites, from the Telegraph to Clarion Review, and the websites of both Cadbury and Godiva. 

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Tales of Wonder and timeless tales of horror...

18 October 2018

Tales of Wonder and timeless tales of horror...

The month of Halloween is in full flow; the nights draw closer, the mornings mistier, and that black cat at the end of the street grows ever more ominous each time you pass. So, as every fancy dress lover’s favourite day of the year looms over us like a pumpkin-shaped apparition, there has never been a more appropriate time to look into the spookier side of our collections here at Gladstone’s Library…

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Benjamin Disraeli: Gladstone’s political nemesis

3 October 2018

Benjamin Disraeli: Gladstone’s political nemesis

Benjamin Disraeli, statesman of the conservative party, novelist, twice-serving Prime Minister and, of course, William Gladstone’s political foe.

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Edrychiad i fewn yr gasgliad Cymraeg / Looking into our Welsh collection

25 September 2018

Edrychiad i fewn yr gasgliad Cymraeg / Looking into our Welsh collection

Although not Welsh himself, in 1894 William Ewart Gladstone decided to found his library across the Welsh border for good reason. The beautiful, remote countryside of Hawarden village, as well as nearby historic areas such as Ruthin and Mold, are steeped in culture and Welsh heritage. With an abundance of hills, forests and, of course, castles, as well as the mountain range of Snowdonia, Gladstone envisaged that rather than the congested streets of London, Liverpool or Manchester, North Wales would serve as the perfectly serene backdrop for his incredible legacy as well as provide the necessary air of tranquillity for study and contemplation.

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A glimpse into some hidden gems from our collection

13 September 2018

A glimpse into some hidden gems from our collection

You may have been on one of our Glimpses (our short tours of the library) before but, I promise you, you haven’t been told about these books yet!

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Man Booker, Not the Booker, Gladstone’s Library, and the long and short(lists) of it all…

8 August 2018

Man Booker, Not the Booker, Gladstone’s Library, and the long and short(lists) of it all…

At Gladstone’s Library we’ve been eagerly consuming the longlists for the ‘Man Booker Prize’, and its democratic counterpart, the ‘Not the Booker Prize’ (run by the Guardian), and we’ve spotted some familiar names!

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A Gladstone’s mystery: solved

6 July 2018

A Gladstone’s mystery: solved

Have you ever wondered what the above symbol is? We use it everywhere – on our website, on our social media, our merchandise, even our business cards – it has, in time, become the symbol for Gladstone’s Library. But what exactly is it a symbol for? Where does it come from and what does it mean?

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The Irish answer

1 May 2018

The Irish answer

The items on show in our Display Cabinet this month have been curated by intern Alex Locke. Entitled ‘The Irish Answer’, the display concentrates on William Gladstone and Irish Home Rule, and shows not only the complexity of the issue, but the many different types of printed matter the subject generated. In this blog, Alex gives us more on one of the major political problems of the 19th Century… 

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