Jane Keenan reflects In the 1980′s Children’s Librarians underwent a renaissance. No longer were we merely about good books, we also became entertainers extraordinaire, creators of wonderful holiday programmes, and educators. Holiday programmes at this time were especially grand, and one I remember in particular – mainly because it was all so traumatic it is [...]
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Dinosaurs were “big”
Posted in Memories, Staff, tagged childrens services, Shirley library on February 3, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Pete the Shirley Library Cat
Posted in Animals, Memories, tagged cats, library cats, Pete the Cat, Shirley library on November 18, 2008 | 2 Comments »
In March 1995 the libraries’ Bookmark magazine introduced Pete the Shirley Library cat. Due to the development of a mall at Shirley, the area around the Shirley Library resembles a bombsite. More than 10 houses have been remove to make way for car parks and a barren wasteland has been created. Out of this turmoil [...]
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