The #Swansea #Local Studies Collection is located on the first floor of Swansea Central Library. The collection has comprehensive reference and lending collections of thousands of books on Swansea, Gower - remember that lending copies can be sent to your local library.

#Townhill Library’s book choice for #LocalHistoryMonth is;

'Those Saturday Nights' by Jen Wilson

Check out the local history section of your local library or you can request books from other libraries and pick them up in a library near you. swansea.gov.uk/libraries

Local Studies Talk

'Cilfái: History and Landscape : The past three hundred years of landscape change on Swansea's Kilvey Hill'

Nigel A. Robbins

18 May Swansea Central Library
St Thomas Church, Swansea Cefn Hengoed Bonymaen RFC Bonymaen bowls club

The Principal Librarian's book choice for #LocalHistoryMonth is;

'The Herald of Wales' Newspaper

Swansea Central Library maintains large collections of local newspapers, in print and on microfilm. We have bookable microfilm reader/printers available for customers.

Llyfr dewisol y Prif Lyfrgellydd ar gyfer #MisHanesLleol yw; 'The Herald of Wales'

Mae Llyfrgell Ganolog Abertawe yn cynnal casgliadau mawr o bapurau newydd, mewn print ac ar ficroffilm. Mae gennym darllenwyr/argraffwyr microffilm y gellir cadw lle arnynt i gwsmeriaid .

Free Local History Talks are held in the Central Library and in other libraries every month.

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#Swansea Prison Library’s book for #LocalHistoryMonth is;

'For Whom the Bell Tolls' by Peter J.R. Goodall

Check out the local history section of your local library or you can request books from other libraries and pick them up in a library near you. swansea.gov.uk/libraries

Local Studies Talk

'Cilfái: History and Landscape : The past three hundred years of landscape change on Swansea's Kilvey Hill'

Nigel A. Robbins

18 May Swansea Central Library
St Thomas Church, Swansea Cefn Hengoed Bonymaen RFC Bonymaen bowls club

#Penlan Library’s book choice for #LocalHistoryMonth is;

'All bet's are off ' by Robin Campbell

Check out the local history section of your local library or you can request books from other libraries and pick them up in a library near you. swansea.gov.uk/libraries

#Localhistorymonth

Spend more time with family – use Ancestry, Find My Past and the British Newspaper Archive to connect with loved ones over a shared past.

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#oystermouth #morriston #killay #clydach #gorseinon #brynhyfryd

Breaking news! It's #WorldPressFreedomDay . Today we celebrate the vital role of newspapers in fostering information literacy and critical thinking in classrooms. Read more news from multiple perspectives in our #NewsBank resource. ow.ly/moYO50Rsmex

Sketty Library’s book choice for #LocalHistoryMonth is;

'Sketty School' by Betty Walker

Check out the local history section of your local library or you can request books from other libraries and pick them up in a library near you. swansea.gov.uk/libraries

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Tomorrow is #WorldPressFreedomDay - you can read UK and international newspapers via our FREE Pressreader resource. Find out more here; ow.ly/4Hu350RsmXc

@swanseacouncil

This May we are celebrating the centenary of our oldest community library – Sketty

Our “Sketty Library” display will be on show in the library for all of May and our staff will be pleased to help with any local history query about #Sketty in the last 100 years

Swansea Council

Life skills are the building blocks for success. Explore the ABCs of empathy, resilience, emotional intelligence, and more in our #NewsBank 'Social & Emotional Learning' Suggested Topic.

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Local Studies Talk

'Harry Grindell Matthews and the Death Ray - 100 years later'

Gwilym Games

20 April 2pm Swansea Central Library

Local Studies Talk

'Harry Grindell Matthews and the Death Ray - 100 years later'

Gwilym Games

20 April 2pm Swansea Central Library

Today we remember the historic sinking of the Titanic, its passengers, and survivors - 'Access world news - historical and current'

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#NewsBank NewsBank, inc. #OnThisDay #OTD #TodayInHistory

Clydach Library
Due to technical difficulties, we currently do not have any printing or internet facilities available in the library. The problem has been reported, and we are hoping it will be resolved soon. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
#ClydachLibrary

Clydach Library
Due to technical difficulties, we currently do not have any printing or internet facilities available in the library. The problem has been reported, and we are hoping it will be resolved soon. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.
#ClydachLibrary