Events

Event Information:

  • Mon
    29
    Apr
    2019

    The Book of Books: Rare Books and Religious Texts

    7:30 pmGladstone's Library, Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire CH5 3DF

    Want to see and learn more about rare books? Join Gladstone’s Library’s own Gary Butler for this hour-long talk on the history of the book through some spectacular, and unusual, examples from the library’s collections of religious texts.

    Come along and find out what makes our collections so unique and distinctive, and leave with a greater understanding of the meaning and value of the printed word.

    Gary Butler is the Assistant Librarian at Gladstone’s Library.

    Tickets are priced at £8 or £18.95 with dinner.  Book online, call Reception on 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org.

    Please note that tickets for this event are e-tickets. Book online and have your tickets emailed directly to you – then save the environment by bringing along your e-ticket on your phone or tablet and have it scanned as you enter the event. If you would prefer to print your ticket, black and white is fine.

    A print and collect service is available to those without access to email facilities for a small charge to cover our admin costs. Call 01244 532350 or email enquiries@gladlib.org for more information. Printed tickets will be available to collect from Reception before the event.