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| The early Fifteenth century Wycliffite bible. Please click on image in order to enlarge |
I'm still buzzing from the amazing success of our first meeting, yesterday! Whilst Dave's session was excellent and well received, the two of us - both used to belting out at volume - agreed that Marzanos cafe was a real challenge to a speaker in terms of background noise. Fret not though, anonymous reader, for we have worked out a solution...
The Club will continue to meet at Marzanos at 10:30 on Tuesdays, however, I propose that we meet at there for the first half an hour, and then move on: either, to the Training Room in the Millennium Library (very kindly offered in partnership to us by the Norfolk Library & Information Service!), or to any sites we are visiting.
Thus, next Tuesday (27th November), we will assemble in the cafe, enjoy a drink and socialise a bit, before going up to the Training Room. Waiting for us there, will be the wonderful Clare Agate (Community Librarian), who is going to show us some of the fascinating historical materials held therein (see, for instance, the illuminated bible, above). We are hoping to be able to take small groups into the 'strong room' where the c500,000 Norfolk-related books, photographs, postcards are kept. In the meantime, I will talk about some of the items which will be out on display in the Training Room. If she is able to make it along, my friend, Dr. Carole Hill (author of, 'Women and Religion in Late Medieval Norwich', published 2010), will also be available to talk about some of the work. Trust me, you won't regret making the effort to see this for yourselves. As a little taster, I will share a video I recently made (as part of a series of short films, called, 'Why We Love Our Library'):
Come along next Tuesday and get in touch with history!
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