A View from the Audience

13 February 2023

A View from the Audience

Welcome to Gladstone’s Library – a haven of respite in a busy life. Train to Chester, bus to Hawarden, such a warm greeting at the door. By Jill Courtnell 

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Lighting the fire

16 January 2023

Lighting the fire

“Around me scurry other writers, presumably of every discipline, each entirely wrapped in our own private creative fury. Table lamps illuminate every desk, so each warm glow seems to hold a discrete weather system of intense concentration.”

A blog by Writer in Residence Sophie Rickard

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Christmas Letter From the Warden

16 December 2022

Christmas Letter From the Warden

The Christmas Newsletter this year is a chance for me to say thank you to you all for your support and commitment to the Library.

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Ancient English Christmas Carols

7 December 2022

Ancient English Christmas Carols

In this blog we’d like to highlight an item and writer from the collection, Ancient English Christmas carols, 1400-1700, collected by Edith Rickert

(by James, Reading Room Assistant)

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Being Together Alone - by author Guy Stagg

2 December 2022

Being Together Alone - by author Guy Stagg

I knew from the start where I wanted to sit…  So, each day I made sure I was the first person to arrive, occupying the spot before anyone else could claim it.

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Dyslexia Awareness Week 2022 Part Two - Using the Reading Rooms

6 October 2022

Dyslexia Awareness Week 2022 Part Two - Using the Reading Rooms

British Dyslexia Association Dyslexia Week 2022 is this week! It runs until Sunday 9th October, with the theme of ‘Breaking Through Barriers’. 

Using the Reading Rooms if you have Dyslexia. Part two of a two-part series by James. 

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Dyslexia Awareness Week 2022 Part 1 - Working With Dyslexia

6 October 2022

Dyslexia Awareness Week 2022 Part 1 - Working With Dyslexia

British Dyslexia Association Dyslexia Week 2022 is this week! It runs until Sunday 9th October, with the theme of ‘Breaking Through Barriers’. 

Having dyslexia and working in a library could seem a bit of a contradiction – after all, one of the best-known symptoms of dyslexia is a difficulty with spelling, reading, and writing. However, Reading Room Assistant James has other opinions…

Part one of a two-part series by James. 

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(Re)introducing the Inklings

5 August 2022

(Re)introducing the Inklings

Reading Room Assistant Louise Roberts has uncovered documents that offer a fascinating insight into the broader circle around the Inklings and events at Gladstone’s Library…

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The Ladies of Llangollen

28 June 2022

The Ladies of Llangollen

For this Pride Month’s blog we’d like to highlight something from the archive; a letter from Lady Eleanor Butler and Miss Sarah Ponsonby, otherwise known as the Ladies of Llangollen. 

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A Room of One's Own by Sarah Watling

9 June 2022

A Room of One's Own by Sarah Watling

“At Gladstone’s, I don’t waste so much time working my way back into the world I left at my desk the last time I was there. To paraphrase ee cummings, here I can carry my book with me. I carry it in my head. I am never without it.”

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