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Discover curiosities, treasures and the latest inspiring stories from our community and inside the Library
Cure kids' boredom with this online puzzle of a 19th century watercolour painting.
New and emerging writers will want to check out these opportunities for further learning, publishing, prizes and fellowships, and other avenues to explore as you take your brave next steps.
Poet Sukhjit Kaur Khalsa calls on teens to write from the heart in this blog post about her slam poetry workshop, held in March 2021 as part of the Teen writing boot camp.
Get a behind the scenes look at how our conservation team brings collection items back to life.
Screenwriter and author Nova Weetman shares screenwriting tips and reflections from her Teen writing boot camp.
Acclaimed children's author Gabrielle Wang answers some questions for young readers about stories, writing and ... ghosts.
Explore our range of talks, showcases, videos and blogs which celebrate the achievements of women throughout history.
In today's startup culture, good ideas can come from anywhere and even rough and ready prototypes can succeed – which, as our patents collection shows, is nothing new.
Explore how we can all make positive changes to a post-pandemic world in our new video series.
Watch a panel discussion celebrating the trail blazing women football players of the past and present.
Catch up on our series hosted by Astrid Edwards in conversation with writers and authors.
We spoke to Belinda Ensor and Joel Checkley about the story behind their short film.
