News and Views

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July 15, 2015

‘What does a poet need to be successful?’: Alun Lewis (1915-1944) in the spotlight

This post comes from Brian Ryder, one of our volunteers here at Special Collections. Brian’s history with Reading collections is…

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June 26, 2015

Reading University Library & Collections Services joins RLUK

We are thrilled to announce that Reading’s University Library and Collections Services (ULCS) is now a member of RLUK (Research Libraries UK),…

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June 12, 2015

Yeats at 150

This Saturday 13th June is the 150th Anniversary of the birth of William Butler Yeats, with events taking place across…

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June 3, 2015

Volunteer’s Voice: Sophie

This week is Volunteers’ Week and we are celebrating the wonderful work done by our volunteers and thanking them for…

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May 20, 2015

‘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…

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May 15, 2015

‘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…

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April 23, 2015

Some early printing finds from the John Lewis Printing Collection

Written by Fiona Melhuish, UMASCS Librarian Whilst retrieving an item for a reader, I came across a wonderful selection of…

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April 16, 2015

Text or Archive? The Diaries (1800-1815) of Joseph Woolley, Framework Knitter: Talk by Professor Carolyn Steedman

Joins us here at Special Collections on Monday 27th April at 5.15pm for this fascinating talk from Professor Carolyn Steedman.

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March 30, 2015

Rural Reads Plus review: Winter Sonata

For the month of March 2015, Rural Reads Plus read Winter Sonata by Dorothy Edwards. We have the Dorothy Edwards…