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    Mar 27

    We're pleased to announce that will be present at our 'Vision Problem?' event on 8 April. They create software which allows people with visual impairments and learning difficulties to gain access to computers, whatever their IT skills.

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    Mar 20

    Grace Williams was a 20th-century Welsh composer, taught by the great Ralph Vaughan Williams, who was also the first British woman to score a feature film, with Blue Scar (1949). Her archive is at the National Library of Wales

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  3. Mar 20

    Today is what better way to start the day than this view What makes you happy?

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  4. Mar 19

    We welcomed students from to this morning to a workshop on seals from some of our collections

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    Mar 18

    Date for the diary! On 8 April we will host a day to raise awareness of the assistance available to deal with your vision in the home and the Library. There will be an opportunity to hear about the Library's facilities and specialist companies will be exhibiting their equipment

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  6. Mar 8

    And we are celebrating through our display of books

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    Mar 8

    On we remember the composers Dilys Elwyn-Edwards Grace Williams Morfydd Llwyn Owen whose archives are at the National Library of Wales. Blog here:

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  8. Mar 8

    What better way to celebrate International Women's Day than to browse through the long list in our Welsh Women's Archive

    REES, SARAH JANE (Cranogwen; 1839 - 1916)
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  9. Mar 7

    Who doesn't like a bit of Peter Rabbit? I think Sir John approves! The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter was Jayne's choice

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    Mar 7

    Happy ! 📚 We're pleased to help young people access their local libraries through . was one of the libraries who took part last year.

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  11. Mar 7

    What was your favourite book from your childhood? today members of staff will be sharing their favourites Here is the first The Hobbitt by J R R Tolkien

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    Mar 3

    Dr William Price, eccentric, chartist, physician, pioneer of personal liberty and pioneer of cremation was born in the parish of , 1800

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    Mar 1

    Happy 🏴󠁧󠁢 Here's a lovely insert from John Speed's map󠁷 dating back to the 17th Century and available to see in our collection

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    Mar 1

    Here it is - our first post as part of the campaign. We open with an account of St David’s life. Listen to our manuscript curator explain the significance of the famous phrase ‘do the little things that you have seen me do and heard from me’.

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  15. Mar 1

    We are ready to celebrate in the reading rooms

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  16. Feb 20

    If you are visiting the reading rooms remember to tell us how your experience was using our new screens and comments books. We look forward to hearing what you have to say!

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    Feb 19

    Yesterday was our largest number of attendees at one of our Living Memory workshops so far. We received a very warm welcome at Gwersyllt Community Resource Centre in Wrexham

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    Feb 18

    The Grace Williams Music manuscripts are at the National Library.

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  19. Feb 18

    To mark we have changed our book display in the North Reading Room, remember that you are more than welcome to browse them. Our selection of rugby books is also still on display or why not search the catalogue

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  20. Feb 14

    Happy St Valentine's Day! Probably one of the earliest Valentine's in our collections hand-painted c1804, containing eight verses written in the corners, originally folded so messages were read on opening

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