Monthly Lectures
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In addition to the highly popular lunchtime lectures given in the Drwm (on the first Wednesday of each month), we have introduced lunchtime film viewings on the third Wednesday of each month.
Further details can be obtained from our online and printed programmes.
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1 January 2007 |  We hoist our centenary flags above the Library. These will be flown for the duration of the centenary year except when official occasions are marked with national flags.
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26 January 2007 | Institute of Welsh Affairs Centenary Lecture Series. Lecture by Andrew Green, Librarian, The National Library of Wales: 'National Libraries and Archives of the Future' 6.30 pm in the Drwm, The National Library of Wales. Free admission by ticket, available online www.llgc.org.uk/drwm or from the Library Shop (01970) 632 548. |
27 January 2007
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Library Open Day. Join well known poet Gwyneth Lewis, National Poet of Wales 2005-6, for a children's poetry workshops in the morning at 11.00 am (aged 8-10), followed by poetry readings by Gwyneth at 2.00 pm. A series of tours around the Library will be conducted highlighting different aspects of our collections and work. Various additional children's activities will be held throughout the day. BBC weatherman Derek Brockway will join us at 3.00 pm in the Pen Dinas restaurant, and there will be an opportunity to meet him, obtain a signed copy of his latest book 'Weatherman Walking', and enjoy a cup of tea.
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1 March 2007. Book Day.
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Lecture in Welsh by Dr Rhidian Griffiths 'A city built on a hill: the century of The National Library of Wales'. Seminar series, at the Centre for Advanced Welsh & Celtic Studies, University of Wales, Aberystwyth, 5.00 pm.
Our Education Department will also hold workshops on the theme 'Journey of the Book', aimed at primary school pupils.
A television programme Defodau Dewi Sant will be broadcast on S4C. The programme will feature The Penpont Antiphonal, which is one of the Library's medieval manuscript treasures. The programme will consist of a performance of this rarely heard music manuscript, in celebration of St David, our National Patron Saint.
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7 March 2007
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Lunchtime lecture by Andrew Green: 'John Ballinger- First Librarian of The National Library of Wales.' The current Librarian recalls the career of the first National Librarian. Free admission by ticket available online www.llgc.org.uk/drwm or from the Library Shop (01970) 632 548.
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8 March 2007 | Institute of Welsh Affairs Centenary Lecture Series. Lecture by Michael Houlihan, Director General, National Museum Wales: "National Museums of the Future" 6.30 pm National Museum Wales, Cardiff. |
12 March 2007
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Launching 'Myths, Memories and Futures' a volume which includes lectures from the Institute of Welsh Affairs Centenary Lecture Series, 5.00 pm in the Drwm, The National Library of Wales. Guest speaker Peter Stead. Free admission by ticket available online www.llgc.org.uk/drwm or from the Library Shop (01970) 632 548.
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14 March 2007 | Lecture in Welsh (with translation) by Dr. Eryn Mant White, 'Peter Williams and the Welsh Bible' in the drwm at 6.30, under the auspices of The Honourable Society of Cymmrodorion. Dr. Brynley Roberts, Aberystwyth will be honoured during the evening. Free admission by ticket available online www.llgc.org.uk/drwm or from The Library Shop (01970) 632548. |
19 March 2007
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Centenary Day. The Library will send greetings to the National Libraries of the world, composed especially by Gwyneth Lewis, National Poet of Wales 2005-6. In the afternoon celebrations will be held for Library staff.
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|  Official opening of the Library's centenary exhibition, In This Place, by Dr R Brinley Jones, President of The National Library of Wales, at The National Library of Wales at 2.30 pm. Later in the afternoon celebrations will be held for Library staff. In the evening the Library's new floodlights will be switched on.
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|  Launching of Glaniad - a new website that recounts the history of the Welsh settlements in Patagonia, at an exhibition opening relating to Patagonia, in Cardiff City Hall, 4.00 pm in the presence of the Rt. Hon. Rhodri Morgan, First Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government and Sr. Mario Das Neves, Govenor of Chubut.
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20 March 2007 | A third event in the programme of activities held in conjunction with Communities First. Food for the mind and body with the Library's own version of 'Ready Steady Cook'. |
21 March 2007
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A lunchtime screening of Dylan Thomas' in the Drwm by colleagues from The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales, The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth. Free admission by ticket available online www.llgc.org.uk/drwm or from The Library Shop (01970) 632 548.
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23 March 2007
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A celebratory event held by the Staff Association of The National Library of Wales.
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29 March 2007
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A visit to The Library by the Rt. Hon. Rhodri Morgan, First Minister of the Welsh Assembly Government. The Library's new website will be officially lauched.
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29 March 2007 |  BBC Wales will be broadcasting four weekly documentary television programmes, Tales from The National Library, relating to The National Library of Wales, its history and treasures. The programmes will be presented by Trevor Fishlock.
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5-7 April 2007 |  Launch of exhibition CLIC: Visualising Wales / Delweddu Cymru at the National Library of Latvia, in Riga. CLIC is the first collaborative project to be developed as a result of contact instigated between The National Library of Wales and Latvia. The project is mainly visual in its content, comprising photography by four staff members of The National Library of Wales. The exhibition will be held from 5 April to 3 May 2007.
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20 April 2007
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A meeting of the International Federation of Library Associations (IFLA) Government Libraries Group at The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
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26-27 April 2007
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Conference of the Consortium of University and Research Libraries (CURL) at The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
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5 - 7 May 2007
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Who Do You Think You Are- LIVE Olympia, London. A unique opportunity to discuss your Welsh genealogical reserach with the experts from The National Library of Wales. Admission by ticket in advance or at the door. Reduction given to tickets booked in advance 0870 166 0443.
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10 May 2007 |  S4C will broadcast six Welsh language programmes entitled Y Llyfrgell, promoting the Library and its treasures. Presented by Mererid Hopwood.
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10 May 2007 | Retired staff social event |
17-18 May 2007
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Library and Information Conference Wales held at Llandrindod Wells. Lectures by Andrew Green, Librarian, The National Library of Wales and Michael Houlihan, Director General, National Museum Wales, and an opportunity to celebrate the centenary with professional organisations.
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28 May | The Hay Festival: In This Place - Trevor Fishlock A lecture by the author of Yn y Lle Hwn/In this Place, a new book celebrating the centenary of The National Library of Wales. 10am, Segovia Stage. Tickets - £5, available directly from the Hay Festival on 0870 9901 299 or by visiting www.hayfestival.com |
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28 May- 2 June 2007
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The Urdd National Eisteddfod. Adjacent National Library of Wales and National Museum Wales presence on the Eisteddfod field. The National Library of Wales is sponsoring the Chairing ceremony, held on Thursday 31 May. An unique opportunity to support young poets of the future. Also on Thursday at 11.30 in the Library pavilion on the eisteddfod field, Mererid Hopwood will launch our centenary volume Yn y Lle Hwn.
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11- 15 June 2007 | Conference of the International Group of Publishing Libraries (IGPL), National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
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21 June – 5 July 2007 |  Launch of exhibition CLIC: Visualising Wales / Delweddu Cymru at the National Library of Estonia, in Tallinn. CLIC is the first collaborative project to be developed as a result of contact instigated between The National Library of Wales and Estonia. The project is mainly visual in its content, comprising photography by four staff members of The National Library of Wales and a selection of short films chosen by the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales.
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21 June | Launch of 'Welsh Furniture 1250-1950. A Cultural History of Craftsmanship & Design' by Richard Bebb. Produced with the support of The National Library of Wales. 7.00 pm. Free admission by ticket available online www.llgc.org.uk/drwm or from The Library Shop (01970) 632 548. |
22- 23 June 2007
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The National Library of Wales hosts the summer conference of the History of Medicine Society Wales.
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7 July 2007
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Annual General Meeting of the Friends of the Library. An opportunity to view for the first time a short film promoting the Library, part-sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
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10 July 2007
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The Sir John Williams Lecture, delivered by Dr R Brinley Jones, President of The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth, held in the North Reading Room of the Library, together with reception. Launch of a special Gwasg Gregynog limited edition publication featuring the Library's 2007 commissioned poems by Gwyneth Lewis.
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23-26 July 2007 |  The Library is planning a joint presence with National Museum Wales at the Royal Welsh Agricultural Show, Builth Wells.
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4- 11 August 2007 | The Library will hold a joint promotional stand with National Museum Wales at the National Eisteddfod of Wales, Flintshire 2007. The 2007 Crown, designed by the Llanelli-based jeweller Mari Thomas, will be jointly presented by The National Library of Wales and National Museum Wales, on Monday 6 August. |
31 August - 1 September 2007
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The David Jones International Conference 'Illuminating his library' will be held at The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
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September 2007
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Opening of an exhibition created as a result of workshops held at The Library by members from the Plas Lluest Centre, Aberystwyth.
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20 September 2007
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The National Library of Wales Board's annual Outreach Meeting takes the Library to Pen-y-graig, Rhondda for a special centenary celebration.
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25-28 October 2007
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Film Festival: Wales Screen Classics: The National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales and the Aberystwyth Arts Centre join forces to further the Library's centenary celebrations. Screenings will be held at both venues.
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3 November 2007
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The Friends of The National Library of Wales visit National Museum Wales.
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10 November 2007
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Lens 3. People and Portraits. Festival of Welsh Documentary Photography. The third annual conference of this highly successful event, for everyone who has an interest in photography in Wales, held at The National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth.
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December 2007
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Plans to assist with the launch of the Royal Commission on the Ancient and Historical Monuments of Wales 2008 centenary celebrations to be held at The National Library of Wales.
During the centenary year various radio programmes which highlight the Library will be broadcast. BBC Radio Cymru will broadcast the series Dweud Cyfrolau, presented by Hywel Gwynfryn (2 January 2007). BBC Radio Wales will broadcast the series Shelf Life, presented by Trevor Fishlock (1 February 2007). BBC Radio 4 will broadcast a programme featuring poetry in the Library's collections in its series Great Libraries (March 2007), presented by Joan Bakewell. Radio Ceredigion will also broadcast a series of eight 50-minute programmes, which will feature staff members discussing the Library and its work.
During the centenary year celebrations, a plaque will be erected on the Old Assembly Rooms, Aberystwyth, to commemorate the site where The National Library of Wales was first situated.
A series of touring exhibitions based on The National Library of Wales will be held at various public libraries throughout Wales. These will include Wrexham, Merthyr Tydfil, Pembrokeshire and Gwynedd.
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