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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A Day Out of Office: CyMAL Basic Archive Skills

2 July 2015

A Day Out of Office: CyMAL Basic Archive Skills

Gladstone’s Library intern Catherine Chorley chronicles her archiving training day at CyMAL: Museums, Archives and Libraries Wales.

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A Look at the Collections: Unconscious Crime by Joel Peter Eigen

9 June 2015

A Look at the Collections: Unconscious Crime by Joel Peter Eigen

Unconscious Crime: Mental Absence and Criminal Responsibility in Victorian London by Joel Peter Eigen, which can be found in the Annex at Gladstone’s Library….
Spirit of the Library by our April Writer in Residence Pascale Petit

23 April 2015

Spirit of the Library by our April Writer in Residence Pascale Petit

Outside it there’s been a pageant of woodpeckers, jays, woodpigeons, blue and great tits, jackdaws and squirrels, in the yew and silver birch. The window, and its twin in my ensuite bathroom, is the first thing I noticed about the room.

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Some Thoughts On Retreating a blog by Sarah Butler (Writers in Residence 2015)

24 February 2015

Some Thoughts On Retreating a blog by Sarah Butler (Writers in Residence 2015)

I write this approaching the end of my two week residency at Gladstone’s Library. It is labelled a residency, but I have treated it perhaps more as a retreat.

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Work Experience by Alice Jones

13 February 2015

Work Experience by Alice Jones

Work Experience Have you ever felt the sheer joy of opening a book and entering a new world? I have… Monday 9 February 2015…
Work Experience by Megan Parry

13 February 2015

Work Experience by Megan Parry

Work experience at Gladstone’s Library A week in the role of a librarian ________________________________________________________ My name is Megan, and like every other A Level…