Illingworth Library Podcast

“July is not only a season of the year; it is a season of the mind and memory. Hot days and sultry nights and crashing thunderstorms…” – Hal Borland Things in the library Do you have overdue books? With the summer holidays approaching, we’re asking our library users to check whether they have books that […]

“It was June, and the world smelled of roses. The sunshine was like powdered gold over the grassy hillside.” – Maud Hart Lovelace, Betsy-Tacy and Tib (1941) Things in the library Illingworth Collection now in the library! We recently acquired a collection of books from the library of Professor Ronald Illingworth (after whom the Illingworth […]

“It was the month of May / And the green of the mountainside was woven / With wayward flecks of flowers…” – Cave Outlaw, “Moment on a Mount”, Each Day (1942) Things in the library New document supply service We have made some changes to our document supply service! If you come across an article […]

“The April’s in her eyes: it is love’s spring,And these the showers to bring it on. Be cheerful.” – William Shakespeare, Antony and Cleopatra (c. 1606) Things in the library New look for (Monthly) Articles of Interest! We have revamped how we deliver our (Monthly) Articles of Interest — now to just be called ‘Articles […]

“I hold you few I love, till my heart is red as February and purple as March.” – Emily Dickinson, letter to Elizabeth Holland (1866) Things in the library New Knowledge and Library Services Manager! Welcome to our new Knowledge and Library Services Manager, Helen Barlow! Helen has a long history of managing NHS libraries, […]