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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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Monthly Archives: July 2011
Wrexham Eisteddfod 2011
The National Eisteddfod in Wrexham, is without any doubt, is Wales’s most important cultural event. The diversity of the competitions held – music, poetry, literature, arts, and dance, testify to the talents available in Wales, and draws thousands of visitors … Continue reading
Posted in News and Events
Uncharted territory? (part 2)
In part one of this blog (19th July) I told how I had found a set of William Morris charts of Welsh Harbours which appeared to predate the published edition of 1800. I mentioned some of the differences between these … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Celebratory destruction!
The week before last was full of pressure or tension as I attempted to create a cake based on the Library’s facade for the centenary celebrations of laying the foundation stones. Several hours after mixing 60 eggs, 120oz flour, … Continue reading
Posted in Digitisation, News and Events
Wales, Bolivia and Venezuela – T. Ifor Rees
Bienvenidos a la Biblioteca Nacional de Gales embajadores de Bolivia y Venezuela! On 11 August the National Library of Wales will welcome the UK Ambassadors of Bolivia and Venezuela. They are in Wales as part of the annual Wales-Latin America … Continue reading
Posted in News and Events
Library on Tour
It’s that time of year again when the Library relocates for a few days for our annual pilgrimage to the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show in Builth Wells. It seems like only yesterday that we were here – must be a … Continue reading
Posted in News and Events
Uncharted territory? (part 1)
It is very easy to think that we know all about past mapmakers and their work and that there is nothing new to say, but a recent discovery has shown me that this is not the case. While relocating our … Continue reading
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A belated spring-clean
Over the last couple of weeks I have been going through the uncatalogued material in the Map Store, in order to create some extra space on the shelves. Shifting lots of heavy boxes full of maps around is hard work, … Continue reading
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The Old Warrior
Friday 15 July sees the Library celebrate the centenary of the laying of its foundation stone. The centre point of the day will be the Library’s ambitious bid to cwtsh the building. If you’re on twitter, follow the #cwtsh100 hash-tag. … Continue reading
Posted in Digitisation, News and Events
Anniversaries!
It’s a year of anniversaries at the National Library this year. As you probably know by now, the Library will be celebrating a hundred years since the laying of the foundation stone on Friday with a big cwtsh of the … Continue reading
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The future’s bright
The future’s bright The future’s bright – the future’s Orange.Sadly neither of these applies to the Library’s financial future. More like “dark and murky with a distinct possibility of going into the red”. Now, I will admit that that’s not … Continue reading
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