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The Song We Sing is About Freedom (1975)

New film now showing in the National Library of Wales Peniarth room

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Both volumes of the Library's copy of 'The General History of the Pyrates'

The History of Two Welsh Pirates

With the help of a grant from the Friends of the Nations’ Libraries, the Library has purchased two volumes about pirates.

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Photograph of Barmouth Bridge taken by Geoff Charles, 1969

Mission: Impossible!

The story of a campaign to save a railway

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Title page of an election address given by Lewis Valentine, 1929

Marking the Centenary of Plaid Cymru

The launch of the Plaid Cymru History Timeline, 1925-2025

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Cartoon graphic of The National Library of Wales at the National Eisteddfod

The Library at the National Eisteddfod

The National Library is looking forward to visit the Eisteddfod in Wrexham this year on 2-9 August. Take a look at our programme of activities on the stand and across the Maes.

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Join us at the Library for some summer fun

Join us at the Library for some summer fun

The holidays are here and we're looking forward to some summer fun at the Library.

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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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