Founder's Day 2015 - watch the video

24 July 2015

Founder's Day 2015 - watch the video

Loyd Grossman takes the chair for our Annual Gladstone Lecture as our multi-talented panel discuss whether the Library currently demonstrates the same enthusiasm for spirituality, literary culture and political discourse as the Grand Old Man himself.

Our panellists answer the question ‘Does the Library remain truly ‘Gladstonian’ today?

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A Walk in the Woods - a blog by Chaplain, Penelope Duckworth

23 July 2015

A Walk in the Woods - a blog by Chaplain, Penelope Duckworth

One of the many joys of being at Gladstone’s Library, where I have come to serve two months as Chaplain, is to go for a walk through the Gladstone estate, which the family kindly offers to the public and gives further access (with an available pass) to Residents of the Library.

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A Visit to Gladstone's Study - by Writer in Residence, Lachlan Mackinnon

21 July 2015

A Visit to Gladstone's Study - by Writer in Residence, Lachlan Mackinnon

‘If he leant back in the seat at his working desk, he looked up at a handsome bust of Disraeli. A sort of political memento mori, I thought, but perhaps it was more a spur to renewed industriousness…’

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Reading List: 'Racism' by Matthew Grubbe

10 July 2015

Reading List: 'Racism' by Matthew Grubbe

Work Experience student Matthew Grubbe explores the topic of Racism using books from the Gladstone’s Library collection.

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Reading List: 'Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Russian Literature from the Soviet Period' by Tesni Jones

10 July 2015

Reading List: 'Alexander Solzhenitsyn and Russian Literature from the Soviet Period' by Tesni Jones

Work Experience student Tesni Jones looks at Russian literature from the Soviet period.

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Theologian in Residence: Justin Lewis-Anthony reflects on his longest visit yet.

10 July 2015

Theologian in Residence: Justin Lewis-Anthony reflects on his longest visit yet.

Monday 29th June 2015, Gladstone’s Library

The Rev. Justin Lewis-Anthony, Ph. D., is currently the Associate Dean of Students and Director of Anglican Studies at Virginia Theological Seminary, where he joined in August 2013. He is also a regular contributor on church and state matters for The Guardian newspaper.

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Reading List: 'Islamic Culture and the Expression of Faith Through the Arts' by Danielle Povey

10 July 2015

Reading List: 'Islamic Culture and the Expression of Faith Through the Arts' by Danielle Povey

Work Experience student Danielle Povey puts together a Reading List exploring the expression of the Islamic faith through a selection of books from the Gladstone’s Library collection.

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Shortlist for our 2016 Writers in Residence programme announced

9 July 2015

Shortlist for our 2016 Writers in Residence programme announced

Gladstone’s Library has revealed the 10 books shortlisted for its successful Writers in Residence programme.

Now into its fifth year, the prize was established by Gladstone’s Library in association with Damian Barr (saloniere and author of Maggie and Me) to explore and define liberal values in the twenty-first century.

The shortlist is made up of novels, poetry and creative non-fiction that, in the eyes of the shortlisters, best represent some of the most creative writing in the world today.

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Founder's Day 2015: Discussing Religion and the Pursuit of Divine Learning

8 July 2015

Founder's Day 2015: Discussing Religion and the Pursuit of Divine Learning

Work Experience student Tesni Jones reports on the theological and spiritual section of Monday’s debate.

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In Conversation with the Chair of Trustees, Michael Wheeler

3 July 2015

In Conversation with the Chair of Trustees, Michael Wheeler

Last month Gladstone’s Library welcomed in its new Chair of Trustees, Professor Michael Wheeler.

Just after his first Management Committee as Chairman, we talked to Michael to find out about his background, his involvement with the library over time and to get his first words as the new Chair “who just happens to have been around here for four decades…”

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