New exhibition of children’s books on farming
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Author
- micheledrisse
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Published Date
- February 19, 2015
Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian
If you are passing the University Library on the Whiteknights campus, please do have a look at our new exhibition in the display cases on either side of the lifts in the Library foyer. Come to the farm : children’s books on farming 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, and the library of the Museum of English Rural Life.
The exhibits range from an early nineteenth century book on farming and ‘rural economy’ for children [see item on the left in image above] to a twentieth century pop-up book of a Victorian farmhouse [see image below]. The exhibition also features a selection of Ladybird books on farms and farming from our Ladybird collections. Look out for the pop-up book farmhouse, complete with a tiny washing line on a piece of thread [see image below]!
The exhibition will be on display at the University Library from 9 February until 17 May 2015, and then transfer to the Special Collections Service staircase hall from 18 May until 17 July 2015.
