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2022 Writers in Residence Announced

by Rhian Waller | Saturday, 18th December 2021

Gladstone’s Library will welcome five Writers in Residence as the initiative enters its tenth year.

The successful applicants, who will take up their places in 2022, impressed the judging panel with their high quality submissions of poetry, prose and non-fiction works. 


    See our Book of Thanks

    by Rhian Waller | Friday, 03rd December 2021

    "Donations came from the UK, from Spain and Scandinavia, and from Australia, the USA and South America. It was truly a global response."


      Rhian's Read-a-thon

      by Rhian Waller | Wednesday, 01st December 2021

      "As the building I’m staying in is Victorian Gothic and all decked out for Christmas, I would love to have some classic stories from the 1900s and earlier on my list..."



        Book Recommendations from Alibis in the Archive 2021

        by Rhian Waller | Friday, 22nd October 2021

        If you're looking to crack open a new crime novel, we have you covered. Alibis in the Archive, the festival of crime fiction, took place this month. In response to audience requests, several of the speakers nominated their recommended reads. Among them are somewhat neglected treasures, key works in the genre and unsung authors. 


          Tour Gladstone's Library Online

          by Rhian Waller | Wednesday, 20th October 2021

          Gladstone’s, like all libraries, undergoes a constant process of change as the building is cared for, redecorated and made more accessible, and as the collections grow and are re-ordered.  










            Gladfest is back and online

            by Gladstones Library | Wednesday, 11th August 2021

            Gladfest, the UK’s friendliest festival, is back.  

            Tickets for Gladfest 2021, which features talks with writers like Sarah Perry (The Essex Serpent) and Katie Hale (My name is Monster), have gone on sale this week.  

            This year the festival will be underpinned by both the normal and the new; most of the guest speakers are familiar faces, but Gladfest will be held live online for the first time. 



              Unisex Toilets at Gladstone's Library

              by Gladstones Library | Monday, 02nd August 2021

              We have received a few enquiries about our conversion from sex-specific to unisex toilets. Here, we offer some clarifications.  




                Writers in Residence Shortlist 2022

                by Gladstones Library | Friday, 23rd July 2021

                Gladstone’s Library is pleased to announce the shortlist for the 2022 Writers in Residence award.  

                Every year, the UK’s only residential library, situated in Hawarden, hosts four authors as part of this highly competitive and prestigious award.  

















                A Christmas Message from Gladstone's Library

                by Louisa Yates | Wednesday, 27th January 2021

                Dear Friends,

                I am writing this sitting alone in Gladstone’s Library pondering this fading year and wondering what the next year will bring. Will the vaccine give us hope of a return to normality?