Gladstone’s Doctors

19 August 2024

Gladstone’s Doctors

If one walks past the statue towards Gladstone’s Library, one may observe four other sculptures placed in niches around its frontage. These commemorate Gladstone’s four ‘doctors’ – the writers he singled out as the intellectual mentors who guided his thought throughout his life.

An article by Jonathan Hopson

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Hope and Literary Activism

12 August 2024

Hope and Literary Activism

Hope and activism are coterminous, or to use a more natural metaphor, they exist in symbiotic relationship. 

An article by Writer in Residence Karen Lloyd

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Finding Your Author Voice - an interview with author Sarah Smith

28 June 2024

Finding Your Author Voice - an interview with author Sarah Smith

“I’ve always written. I loved English at school, read widely and I went to University to study English in the mid-1980s. I originally trained as an English teacher but through a series of life events I fell into working for a range of projects which were all about supporting Disabled people moving into education and employment.” – author Sarah Smith (Hear No Evil) on finding her authorial voice.

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How to Get the Most From Gladstone’s Library

25 June 2024

How to Get the Most From Gladstone’s Library

“Here is my highly opinionated guide on how to get the most from Gladstone’s Library, in big ways and small.” – by Dan Kaszeta, author of Toxic

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#Engage with Gladstone's Library

20 June 2024

#Engage with Gladstone's Library

Our Engagement and Learning Officers have been in post for a little less than a month and they are already hard at work. Now the dust has settled following their arrival, we thought it was time to catch up with them about their project.

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Studying the True Path at Gladstone's Library

17 May 2024

Studying the True Path at Gladstone's Library

“The service that Gladstone’s Library offers to seekers of knowledge puts it in the legacy of the Bayt al-Hikmah and other similar illustrious spaces of learning that existed throughout history.” – Imran Visram, recipient of the Vera Stantan Scholarship

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Exploring Women, Madness, and Disability in the Library and Archives

25 April 2024

Exploring Women, Madness, and Disability in the Library and Archives

“I felt extremely lucky to receive this scholarship because I knew my research would be greatly enhanced by the huge and varied array of resources on offer at the Library, but I was also really looking forward to having an idyllic workspace to study away from all of life’s distractions!” – Hannah Helm

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History: What it is and isn’t - Dan Kaszeta in the History Room

20 March 2024

History: What it is and isn’t - Dan Kaszeta in the History Room

History: What it is and isn’t

An article by Dan Kazseta, Writer in Residence in February and March 2024 and author of Toxic.

“History is not simply chronology and stenography, although those are basic building blocks. The uninitiated claim that “you can’t rewrite history” but that is literally not true. History is more than chronology, but even sometimes the chronology is wrong and has to get updated. History is also more than single-perspective accounts…”

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Getting to Know Our Guests

15 March 2024

Getting to Know Our Guests

The puzzle is progressing, though Dan describes the Demotic section as ‘tetchy’.

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The Ambassador and the Guardian Angel

23 November 2023

The Ambassador and the Guardian Angel

I said hello to Lilly the dog, whose eyes closed in contentment as I gave her sweet face a pet. “It’s so nice to see you again,” I said, and I meant it.

Author N West Moss offers a slice of Hawarden life, after spending a month in the community

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