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A blog about the work and collections of the National Library of Wales.
Due to the more personal nature of blogs it is the Library's policy to publish postings in the original language only. An equal number of blog posts are published in both Welsh and English, but they are not the same postings. For a translation of the blog readers may wish to try facilities such as Google Translate.
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The Library visits London to the Who Do You Think You Are? – LIVE! Show
Genealogical experts from the Library will be attending the highly successful Who Do You Think You Are? – LIVE! show in Olympia, London, 22-24 February. This will be the seventh consecutive year that the Library has attended, to what has … Continue reading
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Your Paintings
One of the many artworks held at the National Library of Wales will be projected onto buildings in three of Wales’s cities this evening as part of an event to celebrate Your Paintings – a website showing the entire UK … Continue reading
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News and Events
Pancakes galore! Tuesday 12 February On Shrove Tuesday, the Pen Dinas Café will be serving up some delicious mouthwatering pancakes in the afternoon with an assortment of fillings. Call in to get some before they all disappear! Hitler, … Continue reading
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Dashing to the Library
Were you among the hundreds who ‘dashed’ to the Library last Saturday to celebrate the Dot Dot Dash – Communicating in Wales exhibition? A thoroughly enjoyable and successful day was held, which drew hundreds of people from a wide area … Continue reading
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350th anniversary of the Book of Common Prayer
The history of the Book of Common Prayer began in the reign of King Henry VIII, when Thomas Cranmer, Archbishop of Canterbury, produced his first private draft of the daily offices of Morning and Evening Prayer. The first published editions … Continue reading
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‘Out of the Shadows’ – The life and work of Ifor and Joy Thomas
Come to The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth this Friday and Saturday (23 and 24 November 2012) to celebrate the enormous contribution of the Welshman from Cross Hands, Ifor Thomas and his wife, Joy to British photography. Through their … Continue reading
How about a Guided Tour?
I have been very privileged over the years to have met people from many different regions of the world whilst undertaking guided tours of the National Library of wales. They have shown interest in gaining further knowledge and understanding regarding … Continue reading
Mavron Quartet at the Library
On Wednesday evening, 24 October, the Library’s Council Chamber became the venue for a concert by the acclaimed and talented Mavron Quartet. This year, the quartet celebrates its tenth anniversary with a series of concerts around Wales, and the Library … Continue reading
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Large audience enjoy ‘Valley of Song’
Last Friday night, we traveled down from Aberystwyth to Swansea to show the 1950 comedy film, Valley of Song, at the Taliesin Arts Centre, as part of the National Library’s annual Outreach programme. The film was preceded by a local … Continue reading
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Lens 2012 ‘Out of the Shadows’
Festival of Welsh Documentary Photography 23/24 November 2012 www.llgc.org.uk/lens Come to the National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth for a celebration of the enormous contribution of the Welshman from Cross Hands, Ifor Thomas, and his wife, Joy, to British Photography. … Continue reading