It's Denys Corbet's 200th anniversary today. We have a display all about him, featuring his poetry in Guernsey French about Le Déhus dolmen & the Mermaids of Petit Bot, with a free Mermaid wordsearch for the children. It's free and starts on Tuesday. #guernsey#poetry#libraries
We were delighted to welcome the Dean of Guernsey & Jane Norwich of the Société Sercquaise, to receive the newly conserved early church registers of Sark. More about this family history milestone on CTV tomorrow (23rd) – it’s due just after 17.40! #guernsey#sark@ITVChannelTV
SOLD OUT! The premiere of 'Jakob's Story' is sold out. Look out for news of more great Friends of the Priaulx Library talks - the Priaulx Library, the Home of Guernsey History!
NEW BAILIWICK RECORDS! Pop into the Library and check out newly digitised BMD records from Alderney and Sark or if you are a subscriber to FindMyPast you can just start searching now! https://t.co/Naqco3xcXz #guernsey#familyhistory#genealogy
On behalf of The Friends of the Priaulx Library, Tim Osborne presents the premiere of his new film, 'Jakob's Story'.
The film follows the life of Jakob Arnold, a German naval rating, including his posting in Guernsey from 1941-1942, through photographs. #guernsey#WWII
It's still easy to imagine some of the 18th-century goings-on down at the Harbour - the illicit tea and tobacco! the brandy! - and our letters are still here to read
Look what Miffy from @CandieMuseum brought into the Library today for the little ones, along with lots of other Victorian toys from their collection! This is a praxinoscope, the successor to the zoetrope. It was invented in France in 1877 #christmaspresents#guernsey
J K Rowling referenced John Oxenham's 'Maid of the Silver Sea' as an inspiration for her latest book. Here is the heroine, Sark girl Nance Hamon, painted by Harold Copping. "Oh - he, le velas, corrupteur! Amuseur! Séducteur! Ou quais noutre fille!" Copies in Priaulx Library #sark
BIKE IT! Back in 1985, before the word 'sustainable' was in quite so common, from the RIP (Radical Island Press), a satirical magazine from our local collections. See our Summer Exhibition, 'How we laughed', for more of the same #guernsey#guernseylife#sustainabletransport
It's going to be great weather - just right for visiting our garden exhibition! 'How we laughed!' is a selection of Guernsey humour and satire old and new, from our local history collection. There's free parking at the Library and entry is free #guernsey#localstudies#Library
We're sorry, Soo Wellfair's book signing tomorrow has had to be cancelled due to delayed shipment of books from the UK, but the Priaulx Library is still open & the Liberation exhibition can be viewed in the garden. There's parking at the Library for visitors! #guernsey
BOOK SIGNING! Soo Wellfair will be signing her new book, 'Guernsey in 50 buildings' in the Priaulx Library on Saturday 21 June from 11 a.m. until 1. You can buy the book from the Library - it's £15.99. Parking is available at the Library. #Guernsey#HistoryBook#LocalHistory
@BadCat_1985@campbellclaret 19th-century names harking back to their foundation in 1844: there's a 'Gents' Pool' as well, but anyone can swim anywhere!