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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: October 2012
Get Inspired…
Do you have a great idea for a new product or service? Are you looking for some inspiration? Look no further. The number of items that exists within the glorious walls of the National Library never ceases to amaze me, … Continue reading
Posted in Digitisation
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Speaker Lenthall’s gift from Charles I : throwing down the gauntlet
Every now and again unexpected treasures which have accumulated over the years surprise and mesmerize staff and readers alike. I recently came across a single intricately embroidered leather gauntlet enclosed in an oval wooden case. A plaque in the box … Continue reading
Posted in Archives and Manuscripts
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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
Posted in News and Events
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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
Posted in News and Events
Tagged National Screen and Sound Archive, Outreach, Swansea
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Chaired Bard Dead? – Cambria Daily Leader scoop, 1917
Chaired Bard Dead? “National” Sensation – “Y Gadair Ddu” That was the caption for an article published in the Cambria Daily Leader on the 6th of September 1917. “Awstin” the reporter had heard whispers in the bardic secret circles at … Continue reading
D. C. Harries Military Portraits
Our local supermarket is now full of Christmas chocolate, a reminder that another year will soon draw to a close. 2013 will be followed by 2014 and with it the centenary of the outbreak of the First World War. Some … Continue reading
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