Jack Birley

The Light Shines In The Dark

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On the night of Friday 15th May the Athenaeum Library once more took part in the annual Lightnight Festival when libraries, galleries and museums, not usually open at night, welcome visitors.  Our library offered a series of guided tours; visitors saw the Library reading room, the stacks and the Committee Room where a large number … Read more

Summer in the Library

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Summer in the Library ‘Talking Revolution’ – Book Launch, May 5th 7 – 9pm This event, organised by Liverpool University Press and the English School of the University, marks the publication of two important volumes on the poetry and life of Edward Rushton, the Liverpool pamphleteer, philanthropist, anti slavery campaigner and poet.  Among the speakers … Read more

Athenaeum & 18th Century Worlds – Annual Workshop

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Coffee, Tea and Chocolate: Fuelling Modernity Postgraduate and Early Career Researcher Workshop Liverpool Athenaeum 4th – 6th June 2015 Timings to be confirmed   The annual joint workshop of the Athenaeum and 18th Century Worlds Study Group if to take place on 4 – 6 June 2015.  Proprietors and members of the Friends of the Library … Read more

Unique Opportunity for Proprietors!

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Alyson Pollard, curator of the Lady Lever Art gallery has been involved in staging a major exhibition in Moscow; where they exhibited some of the Port Sunlight superb Wedgwood collection alongside examples of the treasures from Russian Museum and Galleries.  On Thursday 19th March at 5.15pm she is speaking to the 18th Century World’s Group … Read more

Round the World in the Library

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On Thursday 26th February the Athenaeum was crowded with over ninety Proprietors and their guests who had come to enjoy the annual Library Dinner, now into its fourth year this has become one of the highlights of the Athenaeum year. After dinning the party made their way to the Newsroom for a presentation by the … Read more

The Frank Moran W.I.R Award 2014-2015

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Following a record amount of entries from 25 schools across Merseyside we are pleased to announce the winner of the newly titled Frank Moran Athenaeum Writer In Residence Award 2014-2015 is… Megan Wellens from Carmel College in St Helens. Megan was awarded the Grand prize of £1,000 and 12 months Honorary Membership to the Athenaeum as … Read more

Passenger Lift out of Service

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I regret to Inform you that the Lift motor and master control board has ceased to function, and the consequence of this is that the Lift is currently out of service. The necessary parts have been ordered, but due to the antiquity of the lift, these are not available ‘off the shelf’ and there is a lead time … Read more

The Athenaeum ‘Writer-In-Residence’ Award 2014-15

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THE ATHENAEUM ‘WRITER-IN-RESIDENCE’ AWARD Guidelines  The Athenaeum was founded in 1797 to provide a meeting place where ideas and information can be exchanged in pleasant surroundings. The heart of the Athenaeum is its famous library, one of the greatest proprietary libraries in the United Kingdom. In partnership with Liverpool City Council, Liverpool Echo & Radio … Read more