A day will include events and activities promoting why libraries matter and the difference that they make to people, families and communities across the UK.
To celebrate National Libraries Day the Friends of the National Library of Wales will be hosting an event in the Drwm Theatre at the Library, to which all are invited. Admission is by ticket which cost £3.50 and free to members of the Friends.
‘A constant succession of workers: the early readers of The National Library of Wales and their reading habits’ will be presented by Calista Williams with Rosemary Thomas, Nan Williams and Daniel Morgan. Calista is a PhD student based at the library, whilst volunteers Rosemary, Nan and Daniel have been helping with her research.
The National Library of Wales opened to the public in the Assembly Rooms in Aberystwyth in 1909. Over the last two years, volunteers have been recording data from the library’s readers’ register 1909-12.
Calista and the volunteers will present a day in the life of the National Library in 1911, drawing on her research, which explores the connection between the library and national identity. It represents a fascinating insight into the impact of the library in its early years.
The Friends of The National Library of Wales is an association of people eager to support the work of the library in all ways. It aims to foster interest in the library and its work, maintain a fund to enable it to purchase special items, stimulate gifts and bequests and encourage members to be ambassadors. The friends are always keen to welcome new members, but non-members are also invited to attend this event.
Keen to welcome new volunteer, the library has a range of exciting opportunities on offer, most of which do not require specialist skills, only enthusiasm and a willingness to learn.
People unable to attend on the day can still show their support for the library by sharing what they love about it on social media #librariesday.
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Further Information:
Elin-Hâf Tel: 01970 632471 or email: post@llgc.org.uk, web: www.llgc.org.uk/drwm
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