‘Come to the Farm’ exhibition now at Special Collections
Just a quick reminder you can now view our fabulous exhibition – ‘Come to the farm : children’s books on farming‘ – in the Staircase Hall at Special Collections. This exhibition is a celebration of books on farms and farming for children selected from the Children’s Collection, part of the University of Reading rare book collections, […]
‘Come to the Farm’ and ‘William the Dragon’: sharing stories from our Children’s Collection
What better way to celebrate May being National Share-a-Story Month and 15 May being the International Day of Families – than a chance to look at some of the highlights of our Children’s Collection! The theme of 2015’s National Share-a-Story Month is dragons! Our Children’s Collection currently comprises over 6,000 books and journals written for children. Most […]