Author: Gabrielle

January Book Picnic Recommendations

Published on 29th January, 2021 by Gabrielle

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After our holidays some of our volunteers and staff got together online to share what they’d been reading over the festive period: lots of fiction, including for children and young adults, and a self-help book inspired by bees! Here are our recommendations…

Themes of Isolation in our collection

Published on 28th September, 2020 by Gabrielle

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Emilie, who was on placement with us last Spring, highlights how a selection of books she borrowed at the start of lockdown each look at different aspects of isolation.

Book Picnic Recommendations-August 2020

Published on 12th August, 2020 by Gabrielle

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Our monthly Zoom meet ups to discuss what we’ve been reading are one of the ways our team of staff and volunteers have stayed connected through lockdown. We always enjoy hearing what others recommend and hope you will too!

Green Learning

Published on 7th August, 2020 by Gabrielle

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We’d like to share with you what has been recently been shaping our thinking about climate justice, carbon reduction and our role in caring for our environment.

Women Making History locally and globally

Published on 3rd July, 2020 by Gabrielle

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We asked you to tell us about the landmarks celebrating women near you and you rose to the challenge. So here are some of the women we’ve been introduced to thanks to you. Please keep them coming!

Our team recommends this month…

Published on 19th June, 2020 by Gabrielle

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Check out some recommended reads from our staff and volunteers. Fiction and non fiction; newly published and not so recently published; transporting us to Nigeria, the Hebrides, and Ireland; and exploring all sorts of topics including the environment, slavery, and feminism in the 21st century.

Life in Taiwan during the pandemic

Published on 11th June, 2020 by Gabrielle

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A first hand account of what life is like for a young woman living in Taiwan during the pandemic.

Turn your walk into a herstory treasure hunt

Published on 9th June, 2020 by Gabrielle

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Our usual programme of guided Women’s Heritage Walks hasn’t gone ahead, but that shouldn’t stop you from getting to know your area through the lives of women. We’ve got some inspiration and resources to get you started…

Auf Wiedersehen

Published on 10th February, 2020 by Gabrielle

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A post by Selina, a graduate of Information and Documentation from Switzerland who was on placement with us from September to December 2019.

(Re) Discover the pleasure of being read to

Published on 3rd February, 2020 by Gabrielle

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Our weekly Story Cafe sessions are so much fun! In this post our volunteer Lily explains what to expect from one of these events and shares why she feels these reading out loud sessions are so valuable and pleasurable.

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