by Rhian Waller | Wednesday, 10th December 2014

This is a prime time to be at the Library.

by Rhian Waller | Wednesday, 26th November 2014

Eight of the world’s most exciting writers will spend up to a month at Britain’s only residential and Prime Ministerial library, as part of Gladstone’s Library’s increasingly competitive Writer-in-Residence scheme.

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 06th November 2014

Cathy Grimmer won a competition through Writing Magazine to attend our micro literary festival Hearth. Here’s what she thought…

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 06th November 2014

Within the first month of my internship, Siân (one of the previous interns) had embarked upon a day-long bookbinding course. Although I’d spent much of my life around books, as silly as it seems, the thought had never occurred to me that some books were made by human hands. I rather expected all books nowadays to be stamped into existence by a great, clunking, efficient machine. I thought that hand-bound books belonged to the centuries before industry charged into towns and cities and made flesh hands idle and cold metal grind.

by Gladstones Library | Wednesday, 15th October 2014

This is a rare opportunity to join the successful intern programme at Gladstone’s Library. We are proud to say that almost all previous interns have, as a direct result of their experience here,

by Rhian Waller | Wednesday, 24th September 2014

TWO 19th century institutions located on opposite sides ‘of the pond’ have signed an historic agreement: Gladstone’s Library in Hawarden, North Wales and Virginia Theological Seminary (VTS) in Alexandria VA, USA

by Rhian Waller | Tuesday, 23rd September 2014

We are looking for Chaplains who are ‘inclusive’ in nature and ecumenical in spirit. The Library is host to clergy and laity of both sexes and from many traditions. It was Gladstone’

by Rhian Waller | Tuesday, 16th September 2014

The books, history, and most of all the people, made my time at Gladstone’s Library truly unforgettable. During my summer university break I asked to volunteer with the Library’s digitalis

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 22nd August 2014

During my month at the Library I became fascinated by what draws us to the places we choose to work. I was lucky enough to be able to use the same desk in the History Room all month. 

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 21st August 2014

The winners have been announced for the 2014 Gladstone’s Library Mystery Lady Writing Competition.Now in its second year, the competition is inspired by the portrait of an unnamed lady whic

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 07th August 2014

As part of our Fifty Days of Gladfest, we caught up with Katrina Naomi and Tim Ridley, to discuss their event 'The Argument: Art Vs Poetry'.GLADSTONE’S LIBRARY (GL):Your event at

by Rhian Waller | Tuesday, 05th August 2014

Greg Garrett, one of America's outstanding professors is one of our current guests at Gladstone's Library. Here he shares his thoughts on The Great War...

by Rhian Waller | Tuesday, 29th July 2014

The shortlist for our 2015 Writers in Residence programme has been announced. Now in its fourth year, the prize was established by Gladstone’s Library in association with Damian Barr (salonie

by Rhian Waller | Monday, 28th July 2014

Interview with Katherine Angel

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 25th July 2014

Founder’s Day is one of the most prestigious dates in the Gladstone’s Library calendar.On July 7 members of the Gladstone family, Trustees, Fellows of the Library and their special gue

by Rhian Waller | Tuesday, 08th July 2014

I like the motto on the orange pencils (made out of CD cases) which you can buy at Reception. I couldn’t believe my luck at getting a chance to try. I’d half-wondered if it was the prose

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 04th July 2014

Seb Harris has been at the Library for the past week for work experience. Now he looks back on his week with us.I chose Gladstone’s Library for my work experience for one specific reason:

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 23rd May 2014

Lesley McDowell explains why she has claimed Gladstone's Library as her own personal space.

by Rhian Waller | Tuesday, 20th May 2014

Muriel Maufroy introduces you to Jalaluddin Rumi and explains why a thirteenth-century poet has been the bestselling american poet for two decades.

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 16th May 2014

Former intern, Jamie Stokes, returns to us (metaphorically) to tell us why he would read Julian Barnes' 'Levels of Life' if he could be with us tonight.

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 15th May 2014

Sian Morgan discusses romance in Jane Eyre, ahead of tomorrow night's Museums at Night.

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 15th May 2014

Gary Butler unravels the covert messages of Roland Barthes' epic structuralist commentary 'A Lover's Discourse', a book in which "disasters of language can befall anyone in love...

by Rhian Waller | Tuesday, 13th May 2014

Ceri Williams explores romantic display in Daphne Du Maurier's 'Rebbeca'.

by Rhian Waller | Monday, 12th May 2014

Phillip Clement explains the romance that he sees in Mary Shelley's 'Frankenstein' in advance of this week's eagerly awaited event, Love and Other Disasters.

by Rhian Waller | Monday, 05th May 2014

In this second blog post by March writer in residence Peter Moore we learn about one of his favourite research materials, the fabulous Illustrated London News

by Rhian Waller | Monday, 21st April 2014

Ceri Williams, renowned library intern and sleuth, unveils some of the scandals and secrets she has uncovered while working with the Glynne-Gladstone Correspondence.

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 04th April 2014

Gladstone's Library has been playing host to a special guest these past three months, Irene Marin has joined us from Barcelona as our newest intern. In this blog post she writes about the experien

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 04th April 2014

Muriel Maufroy delves into the murky history of the Ottoman Empire with the help of Jason Goodwin's wonderful 'Lords of the Horizons'.

by Rhian Waller | Tuesday, 01st April 2014

Martha Watson has been at Gladstone's for three months. Now, on the morning she leaves, is her parting message to the Library, its staff and residents. We'll miss her!

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 27th March 2014

Peter Moore, our current Writer in Residence, takes some time out of his busy schedule to draw on the magic of Gladstone's as he tells us what has made his stay special to him.

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 21st March 2014

Sian Morgan relives her experiences on the Friend's of Gladstone's Library visit to the Portico Library.

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 06th March 2014

What better place to be for World Book Day than Gladstone's Library? Phillip Clement tells you about what we've been up to today...

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 06th March 2014

Kate Atkinson, a work experience student at Gladstone's Library, writes about her time with us and about what she learned of the Grand Old Man during her time with us.

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 06th March 2014

Work Experience student, Lucy Hughes-Bowers, tells us what it's like to be a part of the Marketing Department at Gladstone's Library.

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 14th February 2014

Melissa Harrison describes her time as a Writer in Residence and how she tackled the A494 with a backpack and camera.

by Rhian Waller | Tuesday, 11th February 2014

Neil Griffiths describes two of his discoveries as a Writer in Residence and introduces you (perhaps) to the forgotten world of Stanley Middleton.

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 07th February 2014

Tania Hershman has a treat for you this week. Five flash-fiction autobiographies that track her journey through the Library. Enjoy.

by Rhian Waller | Thursday, 30th January 2014

Our Writer in Residence Adnan Mahmutovic gears up for his Hearth talk in this post that examines borders. Should they be worried? How much can they be bothered? Adnan has the answers.

by Rhian Waller | Tuesday, 28th January 2014

Our newest recruit and library intern extraordinaire, Ceri Williams, shares the experiences and impressions of her first month here at Gladstone's.

by Rhian Waller | Monday, 27th January 2014

Nuala N Chonchir tells us about the way she set about creating the identity of the Mystery Lady.

by Rhian Waller | Friday, 17th January 2014

Phil Clement introduces you to the writers joining us for Hearth as he builds the fire.