Halloween - 31st
October 2016….
This term, we resurrected our extensive collection of gothic
fiction from the dusty vaults with a display of all that creeps, moans and
bumps in the night.
Halloween has varying meanings across cultures and religions
but is broadly a time to remember the dead and what better way than reminding
ourselves of these classic ghoulish stories....
Whether it is vampires, ghosts, headless nuns or talking
ravens that you are interested in, Gothic fiction has elements of the dark and
macabre in spades.
Check out these modern gothic treasures for more recent thrills
and chills too:
Guy Fawkes Remembrance
– November 5th 2016….
When Guy Fawkes was arrested for conspiring in a plot to murder King James I, attempting to use gunpowder from beneath the House of Lords on November 5th 1605, could he have foreseen the jovial fireworks displays and
sparklers that we hold in remembrance of his failure today? Doubtful. Yet, his
attempts at rebellion and revolution have been felt through the ages and oft
repeated in various political coups throughout Britain.
Come and challenge the status quo in the library and see our
display full of captivating tales of corrupt governments and the radicals taking
them down from the inside:
Or read about the real treason, treachery and vengeance on
the establishment in our non-fiction:
U.S. Presidential Election - November 8th 2016....
Across the pond, there has been more intense political
debate in the lead up to the U.S. Presidential Election taking place on
November 8th 2016 between the Democratic candidate, Hillary Clinton
and the Republican, Donald Trump.
Our fascinating display of buzz words from their campaigns
says it all about the struggle for power between these two polarised opposites
in ideology and intent, what words would you add to the cloud?
Read all about it in our economics,
business and politics magazines such as The
New Statesman, Private Eye and Time.
See the personal insight from Hilary Clinton’s memoir Hard Choices or the biographical musings
in Trump Revealed by Marc Fisher and
Michael Kranish...
The Partial?....
The Impartial?....
Watch some illuminating and controversial interpretations of
American Government in our DVD selection....
....and make up your mind for yourself, how would you vote?….