Exploring the relationship between Art and Faith, with Debbie Lewer

11 March 2016

Exploring the relationship between Art and Faith, with Debbie Lewer

How important is the relationship between art and religious belief? At the beginning of April we welcome Debbie Lewer of the University of Glasgow to the Library, to deliver a fascinating course on the connections between the two.

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Interview: Natasha Pulley

25 February 2016

Interview: Natasha Pulley

Natasha Pulley is our February Writer in Residence here at Gladstone’s Library. This means that for the entire month, Natasha has been living in, working on her current project, reading, conversing and just generally giving us all a lot to think about over dinner!

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The Gladstone's Library team: what we're reading

29 January 2016

The Gladstone's Library team: what we're reading

At the Library, all of our staff and guests are united by (what else?) a love of books and reading. This week I investigated just what we’ve got our noses in at the moment, and there’s some fantastic reading inspiration to be found!

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How I met Sylvia Pankhurst by Rachel Holmes

26 January 2016

How I met Sylvia Pankhurst by Rachel Holmes

“How and why did you choose this subject?” 

As a biographer, this is the question I’m most frequently asked. I’ve been on the road with my latest book, Eleanor Marx: A Life for nearly two years since it was published on May Day 2014, and there’s not a single event, interview, lecture or festival so far where this question hasn’t come up. 

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Requesting items through the online catalogue: a 'how to' guide

22 January 2016

Requesting items through the online catalogue: a 'how to' guide

We’ve put together a step-by-step guide to show you just how easy it is for Readers and Friends of the Library to request items from the comfort of their own home by using the online catalogue!

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The Grand Old Man and his legacy

17 December 2015

The Grand Old Man and his legacy

One of the most popular questions we’re asked on our Glimpses is ‘did Gladstone live here?’ The answer is no, he didn’t. Sadly, although Gladstone worked so hard to leave his scholarly legacy behind, building his collection from the ground up and helping to design the very shelves within, Gladstone himself never walked through the Hogwarts-like library admiring the wood carving and the silence. That isn’t to say you can’t sense his legacy though…

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Hawarden: a history

16 December 2015

Hawarden: a history

Have you ever wondered about the history of the little village that we’re nestled in? Well, we’ve been digging around to bring you some of the facts!

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The Gladstones and the Pankhursts by Rachel Holmes

25 November 2015

The Gladstones and the Pankhursts by Rachel Holmes

I’ve spent the day dusting off the historical connections between the Gladstones and the Pankhursts. These legendary British political families didn’t exactly have reciprocal dinner parties or exchange Christmas cards, but for the best part of two generations, they catalyzed each other’s lives.

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Explore Your Archive week: a delve into the stacks

18 November 2015

Explore Your Archive week: a delve into the stacks

14th – 22nd November is national Explore Your Archive week, an initiative conceived by The National Archives and The Archives and Records Association aiming to showcase archives and tell amazing stories. To tie in with this, we‘ve decided to delve into our own archival collections and do some exploring of our own…

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Turn to books for the perfect present this Christmas!

13 November 2015

Turn to books for the perfect present this Christmas!

Halloween is well and truly over, the embers of Bonfire Night have dwindled away and now that November is in full swing it’s time to start thinking about what you might like to buy your loved ones for Christmas. Unless you simply ask someone what they’d like, it can be very difficult to decide on the perfect gift. Of course, at Gladstone’s Library we suggest you can rarely go wrong with a good book!

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