Port Out, Starboard Home: A Clean Break
Jane Donaldson writes: Off on our jolly holidays One of the perennial problems faced by the Reader Services TeamContinue Reading
Tag: Events
An Evening with Rosie Garland, Inaugural Writer in Residence
Rosie Garland writes: October 17th 2019 marked the end of my yearlong Writer’s Residency at The John Rylands, funded byContinue Reading
Representation Matters: An LGBT+ Walking Tour of The John Rylands Library
Rosie Garland writes: As part of my yearlong Writer’s Residency in The John Rylands Library I conducted a number ofContinue Reading
Unlocking Special Collections for Teaching and Learning
Dr Janette Martin writes: On Thursday 26 April 2018, curators and librarians from the University of Manchester Library hosted aContinue Reading
Delia Derbyshire Archive on Film
Dr Janette Martin writes: The compositions of Delia Derbyshire (1937-2001), a pioneer of British electronic music, continue to inspire andContinue Reading
Behind the scenes of an Exhibition: Come and Join Us!
Gemma Henderson, Visitor Engagement Co-ordinator for Public Programmes, writes: Clare and Karen asked me to write about my involvement inContinue Reading
“In case of hysterical suffocation, take dried otters’ kidneys…”
Last Thursday the John Rylands Library hosted a dinner on behalf of Cancer Research UK and the new Manchester Cancer Research CentreContinue Reading