Category: Guest Articles
-
Annabelle Marx: Lets Talk About Libraries
If you’re reading this then I already know that you love a library, but do you love a library simply because you love books or is there more to it […]
-
David Cohen: When DH Lawrence Met Albert and The Lion
That meeting took place in Oldfield Park! To be more precise it was at Cedar Park residential home where library volunteer David Cohen and Cedar Park volunteer Heather Voutt provided […]
-
Staff Spotlight: Alice on Autism
We spoke to Alice, one of our library colleagues, about her experience with Autism. “It’s 08:59am and my heartbeat has increased. The doors welcoming the customers into the library are […]
-
Kate Hall, Director of Bath Arts Collective
BAC is a community interest company, so after we have paid our costs the money is reinvested into the organisation to go towards our outreach and community work. Between the […]
-
Victoria Art Gallery: Collaborating with the Library Service
Talking to visitors about an exhibition of Ladybird books may sound like a lesson in nostalgia. Many adults remember Ladybird books fondly, whether the Peter and Jane learning to read […]
-
Bath Preservation Trust and Cane Warriors: from Page to Performance
In October 2023 during Black History Month, Bath Preservation Trust curated an exhibition hosted at Bath Central Library, all about taking Cane Warriors from page to performance. Bath Preservation Trust […]
-
Deborah Baddoo MBE and State of Trust: Taking Cane Warriors from Page to Performance
Deborah Baddoo MBE is Artistic Director of State of Trust, a charity set up in 2014 to address social need, provide education and support community cohesion through arts activity and […]
-
An Audience with Guardian Prize Winning Author Alex Wheatle, MBE
In October 2023, we welcomed Alex Wheatle to speak at Bath Central Library about his novel Cane Warriors. Alex sadly passed away in 2025. Cane Warriors is based on the […]
-
Lucy Walters on Storytelling
From the corner of my eye, a hand shot up and a tiny voice after much thought said, ‘My night-light.’ The boy, no more than three years of age, was […]
-
Jeff Dowson on Libraries Week
Libraries, Then Now and, Hopefully, Always. Yes, it’s true, libraries don’t earn money. They don’t make anything. They have nothing to sell. They are a loss leader. Libraries cost money. […]