Category: Library and Archives Blog
Plentiful Publications!
In cabinet 18, 19 and 20 we have numerous publications relating to North Yorkshire. These are available for the public...
Michael Stainsby Archive: Castleton School Logs
I have been gathering resources about Castleton School, as they are coming to visit in June, and discovered the ‘Michael...
Ravenscar: The Town That Never Was but is…very interesting!
One of my outreach groups is interested in Ravenscar, so I thought I would have a dig around for information....
PENfriend 2: Supporting people with Sight Loss
In the library we are striving to create a resource that is inclusive for all and one of the areas...
Lealholm Primary School come for a visit…
On Thursday 21st November Mrs Parkes, teacher at Lealholm Primary School, brought 9 Year 6 pupils to visit our Library...
Meet a volunteer…Monica
Over the past couple of weeks I have been on outreach sessions talking about a few of the churches in...
Have you heard of Tin Ghaut?
There is a new exhibition in the library dedicated to the famous Tin Ghaut. Emma, one of our sixth form...
Waves of Royal National Lifeboat Institution information (RNLI)…
The RNLI are celebrating 200 years! We have a variety of archival documents and books to read featuring heroic stories,...
‘Our Lasses’ are in the Library
I thought I would search out some of the books we have in the library celebrating ‘Our Lasses’ and decided...
Adding collections on Axiell…interested?
Axiell is our new management system we are using to catalogue our collections. This is a huge undertaking and we...
Valentines Day: The Death of Captain Cook!
It is Valentines Day and I discovered that Captain James Cook died on this day in 1779, unfortunately a rather...
Half Term Family Activities
The museum is open! Once you have discovered and enjoyed the fabulous new exhibitions in the museum then wander into...
