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Welsh Language Rights Day

06.12.2019 On 6 December 2019, The National Library of Wales will join other public organizations across Wales to celebrate 'Welsh Language Rights Day.' The day will be a celebration of the…  

2020 Press Releases

Collections spark creativity New Welsh language resources on Wikipedia developed for History students When does politics become history? Panel to consider the political archives of Wales A…  

Three new Trustees appointed to The National Library of Wales' Board

06.01.2020 Meri Huws, Vice President of the National Library of Wales, today announced the names of new Trustees appointed to The Library’s Board following open competition. Dr Gwenllian Lansdown…  

Wales and the Sea sets sail to Haverfordwest

14.01.2020 An exhibition celebrating Wales’ close relationship with the sea has opened its doors at The National Library of Wales’ gallery at Glan-yr-afon/The Riverside, Haverfordwest. Wales and…  

Celebrating the contribution of Paul Peter Piech to visual art in Wales

30.01.2020 A new exhibition at The National Library of Wales is delving into the literary world of internationally acclaimed graphic artist, printmaker and publisher Paul Peter Piech. The…  

Canterbury Tales is first major literary work developed as an app

04.02.2020 Geoffrey Chaucer’s Canterbury Tales is the first major literary work, in any language, to be developed into a web and mobile phone app with original scholarship, due to a new project…  

Launch of #Poster2020 Campaign on Welsh Language Music Day

07.02.2020 Welsh gig, concert and festival posters tell us a great deal about the history of Welsh culture and the Welsh Music Scene throughout the decades. As Welsh Language Music Day…  

Picturing our Past

24.02.2020 “That fertile legacy from the past century” was how Dave Berry, Wales’s much-missed film historian referred to Welsh screen culture. It is now being honoured in a completely new way –…  

First Minister of Wales ‘shares a story’ with local schoolchildren for World Book Day

The First Minister of Wales Mark Drakeford has held a story session at The National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth in celebration of World Book Day. Year 5 and 6 pupils of St Padarn's Catholic…  

The National Library of Wales - Closure of the Building to the Public

17 March 2020 Due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19 and the well-being of readers and visitors, the Library building in Aberystwyth is closed to the public for an indefinite period. As part…  

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