The Frank Moran Young Writers Award

THE FRANK MORAN YOUNG WRITERS AWARD ‘Discover, Explore, Learn’ – Supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund Competition 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 … Read more

The Athenaeum Heritage Lottery Fund Project

  Dating back to 1797 and home to some 800 year old treasures, the Athenaeum is offering a rare and valuable opportunity for schools, universities and groups of adults to browse their unique shelves and embark upon projects in subjects they are most passionate about; including History, English Literature, Geography, Sciences, Languages, Theatre and Art. … Read more

Music To Our Ears

It was a momentous  occasion at the Athenaeum last November,  when we held a lunch to celebrate the recently awarded Honorary Membership to Maestro Vasily Petrenko, the Conductor of the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra. Vasily was in attendance along with the Lord Lieutenant of Merseyside Dame Lorna Muirhead, and a full dining room of Athenaeum … Read more

King’s Breakfast in Bed Revolts the Barons!

This might have been the headline in the “Sun” of 1215 and was one of the startling facts that emerged from our Magna Carta Day on 3rd December.  Dr. Alan Crosby told the tale of the reign of King John and of the events which brought about that fateful meeting on Runnymede.  Throughout his reign … Read more

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

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

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

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

Library News – July 2014

The big news since the last report is that lottery bid, so long foreshadowed has actually been submitted and by the end of August we should know it our submission for £96,500 has been granted.  The major items for which we are seeking funding are the digitisation of a large selection of the pamphlet collection … Read more

New Members Informal Dining

On Wednesday evening Richard Cruttenden, Raymond Wong &  Martin Rogers, all recently elected Proprietors, added there name into the History of the Athenaeum signing our original Share Register.  The signings were in conjunction with our popular Informal dining evening which was a very successful well attended evening. The next New members informal dining evening is … Read more