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BOOKS! Used and Abused: What Books Can Tell Us

We all think we know the answer to this – books are full of knowledge or stories – but have you stopped to think about how much they can tell us from the ways they’ve been used, marked, mutilated, sold or bound? Join us for a late view of our new exhibition Books: Used and Abused, at which David Pearson, author of Books as History, will build on the exhibition to explore this theme.

Hello all. This is your City of London Libraries Tumblarian, signing in not to bring the usual quality content and thoughtful commentary to which you have become accustomed (such good commentary), but to say goodbye as I leave City of London Libraries for destinations unknown (it's another library...like 20 minutes down the road).

I, as some may have cottoned onto, have had a blast running this Tumblr, but will now hand it over to my fine colleagues, who will continue to highlight the best of our libraries, whilst I return to my corner of the web, to eat chewing gum and read all the Columbo posts, and I am aaaaall out of chewing gum. 

I’m out of Columbo posts to read too if I’m honest...

Welcome to London 1583!

This year's Cityread title is the gripping Elizabethan spy thriller Prophecy by S.J Parris, featuring maverick philosopher and heretic Giordano Bruno.

Pop into one of our lending libraries to get your paws on a copy! 

Tomorrow will be your last chance for now to pop into Guildhall Library and see old William’s first folio (good stuff, folios two to five could have done with a little more editing and fewer bear chases tho) as a part of English Tourism Week. But not to worry, what with Shakespril up ahead, no doubt there will be more on the Bard soon enough

DID you know that City of London Libraries are also on Goodreads? Well we are and we’re thinking of creating some book clubs for the genteel sport of online discussion of books and such. Suggestions and followers welcome!

Sadly, I was not allowed to use for an icon the version of the crest where one of the dragons is reading popular vampire romance. Much disappoint. 

Boooooks!

#COLOUROURCOLLECTIONS

This year we are offering some dreadful additions to #colourourcollections week. Penny Dreadfuls to be exact. Print off our colouring sheet here, colour, and enjoy.