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November 18, 2015

Reading Readers – Jenny

For the second in our Reading Readers series, Jenny tells us about the exciting discoveries she has made about the world…

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November 17, 2015

Books in Unexpected Places

Join us for a fascinating series of short talks, discussions and displays at the Museum of English Rural Life on…

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November 17, 2015

Display of annotated rare books at ‘Books in unexpected places’ event

Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian While writing in books is generally discouraged, annotations and marginalia in books can offer valuable insights…

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November 16, 2015

Introducing Reading Readers

Our Reading Room Supervisor, Adam Lines, introduces Reading Readers, a new feature for the University of Reading Special Collections blog….

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November 13, 2015

Robert Louis Stevenson

Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Today celebrates the 165th birthday of Robert Louis Stevenson, most famous for his…

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November 12, 2015

Travel Thursday – Thursday’s Child Has Far To Go

Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian On alternate Thursdays for the next few months we will be exploring some…

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November 6, 2015

Siegfried Sassoon: The hell where youth and laughter go

Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian Each year on the second Sunday in November, the Sunday closest to 11th…

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November 3, 2015

Delightful and Useful Verities: Rider’s British Merlin

Written by Louise Cowan, Trainee Liaison Librarian The Rider’s British Merlin is a charming almanac featuring a variety of ‘delightful…

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November 2, 2015

1915-2015: The Great War remembered – Special Collections Service Seminar Series

An interesting a timely new seminar series offered by the Special Collections Service begins here tomorrow, 1-2 pm in our…