Soaring words in support of every public library from Liz Berry. I twilight-listened, a wee but teary-eyed, in the grounds of our now closed Woodside Library 1883-2023.

Do listen and listen again to this wonderful elegiac essay.

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If you caught BBC Radio 4’s Winter Well, one of the voices heard is Neina Sheldon, Founder of Make Light Matter. Her Bright in Winter programme starts on 27 Oct and is designed to help you feel happier, healthier, and more energised through the darker months. Join up: brightinwinter.eventbrite.co.uk

Early afternoon listening!
Winter Well is on again today.
Episode 2 - ‘Let the Light In’.

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Beyond the radio series, there’s plenty to play around with in our e-guidebook:

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Winter Well is on air BBC Radio 4 this week.

An audio guide to thriving in winter, with advice from medics, artists, poets and future-gazers on simple but effective ways to bring light into your life during the darkest part of the year.

www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

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A style bible, bought in monthly instalments for nye on a dozen years. Lovin the glossy-paper nostalgia hit.

Frosty dog walk. Lovely piece of hair ice on show.

The Annual Conference of the Royal Geographical Society will take place in Birmingham, 26-29th August 2025. If you’re interested in ‘Library Encounters’, whether it be campaigning, collaborating or creating, then do take a look at our session Call for Papers.

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Yes, I’m peeved. Hacked off, in fact.
Writing this was a purgative exercise. Slightly hooky photo here, coz only in the print copy today.

Calling all @AberdeenCC City Councillors before tomorrow’s crunch mtg. Now is the time to think about how to revisit the closed libraries question…pls read on…

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