by Administrator | Oct 8, 2020 | Readers & Writers
COVID-19 has brought many changes to life as we knew it, and in many ways, schools are on the front line. As a former school librarian, I decided to find out how librarians in some of our local secondary schools are managing to reach students in spite of pandemic...
by Administrator | Oct 13, 2017 | Quick Reads
The Nottingham Women’s Centre Library is the only one of its kind in the East Midlands. A feminist library, it holds contemporary works as well as a unique collection of rare books. Many of these books and magazines were donated to the library some 40 years...
by Administrator | Oct 12, 2017 | Quick Reads
Nottingham Libraries – The Early Years to the Universities. Rumour has it that Britain’s first Sunday school opened in Nottingham in 1751 so it’s not too much of a surprise to discover that our first library could have been the Adult Sunday-school Library which...
by Administrator | Oct 11, 2017 | Quick Reads
Bromley House was built in 1752, for Sir George Smith, a member of the famous Smith family behind the country’s first private bank (now a NatWest in the Market Square, sandwiched between Burger King and a Wetherspoons). Smith named the building Bromley House after his...
by Administrator | Oct 10, 2017 | Quick Reads
Inspire yersen at Nottinghamshire Libraries! Our county libraries are now run by Inspire, a new cultural organisation launched by Nottinghamshire County Council. Inspire is a Community Benefit Society, dedicated to inspiring people to grow, learn and achieve....
