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Rare cartoons by renowned portrait artist David Griffiths gifted to the National Library of Wales

Rare cartoons by renowned portrait artist David Griffiths gifted to the National Library of Wales

20 humorous cartoons made in the late 1960s have been donated to the National Library of Wales by renowned Welsh portrait artist David Griffiths MBE.

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Eight participants stand indoors, each proudly displaying a framed painting they created during an art workshop. The room is bright and welcoming, with colorful artwork lining the walls and a table in the foreground scattered with paints, scissors, and other creative supplies—capturing the collaborative and expressive spirit of the event.

'No Welsh Art' – Community Workshops

As part of our community engagement programme linked to 'No Welsh Art', we welcomed a range of local groups to the Library between February and July for a series of creative workshops inspired by the exhibition.

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The English books on the Wales Book of the Year list

Wales Book of the Year

A look at this year's Wales Book of the Year shortlist, which includes the best of fiction, creative non-fiction, poetry, and children's writing.

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Carto-Cymru speakers

Carto-Cymru 2025: Art of Maps

The Wales map symposium 9th edition

Dr Maredudd ap Huw, Gaynor Morgan Rees and Ceri Evans pictured with files from the Bobi Owen archive

Cataloging the Collection of R.M. (Bobi) Owen

Taking a look at one of the Library's recent acquisitions

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Patagonia landscape

Launching a new digital exhibition giving voice to Patagonia's indigenous communities

Explore indigenous perspectives on Welsh settlement in Patagonia through a new collaborative digital exhibition, 'Problematising History'.

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Decoration detail on a manuscript page showing red roses surrounded by green leaves on a dark blue background

A Rose at Midsummer

The significance of Midsummer Day in the Margam Abbey charters

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Coleg Ceredigion students at the Library

A big week for the Library's Engagement Department

National recognition for Peace Petition volunteers and a full house of young creativity

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