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Ben Bach the Balladeer

From suspicious double entendres to love songs and ballads, the Pembrokeshire dialect is being preserved for the future through song.

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Painting of Lady Charlotte Guest

A Rare Edition of the Mabinogion

Charlotte Guest's own copy of her translation of the Mabinogion into English is an important addition to the Library's Arthurian collection.

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Paul Robeson standing behind a lecturn

Paul Robeson and Wales

Paul Robeson will always be closely associated to Wales. Browse some of the items relating to him on our collection.

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Lithograph of Hay-on-Wye

The Hay Festival

How did a small, quiet town in Powys ended up hosting one of the biggest literary festivals in the world?

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Some of the most commonly tagged things in the 19th century photo collection

Assessing the accuracy of crowdsourced image tags at The National Library of Wales.

How our award winning volunteer programme contributes to crowdsourced projects.

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National Library of Wales building

A Tribute to Graham Thomas

With a significant scholarly contribution, he was an erudite, knowledgeable and inspiring colleague.

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Coronation Queen and pages

The Coronation

How were such occasions marked in the past, and how is this reflected in Library collections.

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Painting of Aberystwyth harbour

Discovering Medieval Aberystwyth

A project designed to understand what life in Aberystwyth was like centuries ago.

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Painting looking over towards Yr Wyddfa

The Welsh and the marathon

From folklore to modern Welsh athletes, Wales' connection with the marathon is long running.

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