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Date released

1946

Series name

Britain Can Make It

Issue no

7

NoS ID

352054

Story no

3 / 3

COI synopsis: Swindon Public Library’s wide range of services

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Counteraction 1: Customer Relations in Public Libraries (1988 Video)

Subject

Librarianship

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 21 min.

Six short scenes showing ways in which the public’s perception of a library can be affected by such things as external appearance, interior layout and guiding, attitudes of counter staff and communication...

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Margaret Atwood on Shakespeare in the 21st Century and on Youtube (2016 Audio)

Series

The New York Public Library Podcast

In a wide-ranging interview, the distinguished author,Margaret Atwood expands on Shakespeare’s influence on her writing and the presence of the Bard in contemporary media platforms. Topics include...

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Theatre library faces closure (1989)

Genre

News report; Interview

The Theatre Library, a unique collection of books on drama, acting and theatre, will be shut down if the Government do not inject some funding. Ian McKellen sums up its importance. Shadow Arts Minister Mark...

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Matthews Interview: Maureen Duffy (1982)

Mike Matthews is not this week. Today’s presenter is Alan Hardy who talks to Maureen Duffy, British poet, playwright and novelist. At this moment she is the writer in residence at Newbury Public Library....

ILR South Radio Online Audio

Earliest Shakespeare sound recording recovered

Date

19 Dec 2011, 09:58

Author

Eve-Marie

Post Type

Post

'To be or not to be ...' as recited in the early 1880s crackled to life on computer speakers at the Library of Congress on Tuesday, 13 December. The early audio recordings on Volta discs - which...

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Library as Hospital

Date released

26 Aug 1916

Series name

Topical Budget

Issue no

261-2

NoS ID

125769

Story no

2 / 5

[SUBTITLE]: "Lord Islington opens the Public Library at Holloway. His lordship chats with the inmates after the ceremony." The building. Lord Islington gives a speech. He meets a line of seated soldiers.

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Houses versus homes (1975)

Genre

Speech

Unidentified male speaker on the importance of the home, as opposed to the house. A home, he says, preserves traditions and values; in planning, bricks and mortar are not enough. He also talks about the...

LBC IRN Radio Online Audio

Our kind of town (1979)

Genre

Documentary; Interview; News bulletin; Advertisement; Jingle; Trailer; Music

Our Kind of Town, presented by Keith Howell. In this edition part 1 examines the recently constructed Sutton Central Library and its role in the local community, including interview with Roy Smith, Borough...

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Less Than Public Library, The (1978 Video)

Director

Bill Martin

Producer

Alan Soutar

Subject

Librarianship

Distribution

Sale, Videocassette. U-matic. col. 28 min.

Looks at the public library and its role in society. Various questions are posed. Should librarians be involved in social change? How do librarians encourage more members of the community to use libraries?...

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