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    Andrew Carnegie – Robber Baron or Visionary Philanthropist? Books in OrbitIssue #2

    Andrew Carnegie – Robber Baron or Visionary Philanthropist?

    by Quintin Oliver "Free libraries maintained by the people are cradles of democracy; and their…
    Quintin OliverOctober 22, 2026
    Old libraries and the new literacy Books in OrbitIssue #2

    Old libraries and the new literacy

    Carl O’Prey, film script-writer and author of The Lawn of Sleeping Soldiers, due out in…
    Carl O’PreyOctober 22, 2026
    The importance of libraries to communities Books in OrbitIssue #2

    The importance of libraries to communities

    Dr Maureen RoyceChair of the Liverpool Irish Centre, Co-Chair of the Bluecoat, PhD thesis “…
    Dr Maureen RoyceOctober 22, 2026
    In Pursuit of our Foreverton Commons Books in OrbitIssue #2

    In Pursuit of our Foreverton Commons

    Polly Moseley Researcher, producer, campaigner, Secretary of Scouse Flowerhouse and Co-Founder of Everton Library Trust…
    Polly MoseleyOctober 22, 2026
    From Everton to Belfast and Armagh Books in OrbitIssue #2

    From Everton to Belfast and Armagh

    By Tom Doubtfire I met with Polly Moseley at her home in Everton in late…
    Tom DoubtfireOctober 22, 2026
    Libraries Are the Heart of a Community Books in OrbitIssue #2

    Libraries Are the Heart of a Community

    by Diana Bradley I have spent much of my working life believing in the power…
    Diana BradleyOctober 22, 2026
    Flower Library Books in OrbitIssue #2

    Flower Library

    By Jeff Young Rain on gravestones, trace memory of funeral ~ cast iron church like…
    Jeff YoungOctober 22, 2026
    Now That’s What I Call A Book Launch! Books in Orbit

    Now That’s What I Call A Book Launch!

    Dr Hirpo Kumbi reflects on the launch of The Remaking of Addis Ababa, a book…
    Dr. Hirpo Kumbi
    Dr. Hirpo KumbiJune 30, 2026
    Faithful in representation and legacy or traitor to the truth? Books in Orbit

    Faithful in representation and legacy or traitor to the truth?

    Dr David Gallagher reflects on Methodism’s role in Northern Ireland peacemaking, asking whether revealing private…
    Dr. David Gallagher
    Dr. David GallagherJune 30, 2026
    How to Create a Literary Festival in Four Months (and a bit) Books in OrbitFront ArticlesIssue #1

    How to Create a Literary Festival in Four Months (and a bit)

    My first thought when my old friend Alex asks in November if I’ll help organise…
    Clodagh Hayes
    Clodagh HayesJune 30, 2026
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    • Brand New Gulliversary!
    • Satirical Foot Notes
    • The Storytellers: From Herodotus to Dean Swift and beyond.
    • On going across the water to university
    • Were the early efforts of the London Missionary Society in the South Pacific truly ethical? 
    • A Village of Stories: On Books, Imagination and the Quiet Defiance of a High Street Bookshop
    • Andrew Carnegie – Robber Baron or Visionary Philanthropist?
    • Old libraries and the new literacy
    • The importance of libraries to communities
    • In Pursuit of our Foreverton Commons
    • From Everton to Belfast and Armagh
    • Libraries Are the Heart of a Community
    • Flower Library
    • An Autumnal Performance of A Midsummer Night’s Dream
    • The Layered Stratigraphy of Crime: Ann Cleeves’ The Killing Stones
    • Hu Anyan, I Deliver Parcels in Beijing. A story that resonates.

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