Every year, libraries everywhere provide joy, help and knowledge to their community. From their countless shelves lined with books waiting to be read, to the fantastic staff who help organise all the activities, there's always something to gain from spending time at the library. That is why on Saturday 7 February National Libraries Day was …
Continue reading National Libraries Day: Users Reveal What the Library Means to Them
It’s safe to say that Redbridge Central Library has been familiar territory to me since I was 8 years old and I remember I had always envied the librarians because they would get to meet so many people at their workplace. I love meeting new people and seeing new faces so I wanted to do …
Continue reading Tazeen Raza Tells Us Why She Loves Volunteering At The Library
Lesbian Gay Bisexual Trans (LGBT) History Month takes place every year in February. It is an opportunity to celebrate LGBT lives and culture by exploring our own and others’ histories in an LGBT context. It is also an opportunity for learning, discussion and debate around the continued fight for LGBT liberation. Every year a range …
Cycling was hugely popular as a cheap leisure pursuit in the early 1900s. Specialist maps, such as these, were used to plan trips out into the Essex countryside for local people. This map has been published by the Hovis bread company – presumably hungry cyclists would have packed sandwiches with them! Title – Essex Cycling …
Do More 