Rhyme time
I held my first rhyme time today since starting my new job in a public library in July. It was so much fun, but it also made me feel great because I know that attending rhyme time & using the...
View ArticlePoems for Library Campaigners
VftL are pleased to have permission from Alan Gibbons and Chrissie Gittins to republish their ‘Poems for library campaigners’, published here with Alan’s introduction: All over the country communities...
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Libraries have enriched my life – Liz’s story
When I was around 9 years old I wrote a poem about how great libraries are – I can’t remember anything about how it went other than that it had at least 4 verses and it all rhymed. It was for a...
View ArticleThe place of the cure of the soul
“The place of the cure of the soul” by Tim. Out of the house and onto the streets. Out of the frying pan and into the fire. Off the streets… to where? Where? Through the big library doors, out of the...
View ArticleBorrow. A poem by Rosie Miles
What does it mean, the children ask, borrow a book? Why borrow when you can buy everything – print on demand – from a warehouse the size of the amazon rainforest or download to read later? They laugh...
View Article‘Heart of the Village’: a poem
VftL are pleased to share this poem by Jane Bolderston, from the Friends of Benson Library (Oxfordshire). The Heart of the Village Benson library is situated in Castle Square Perhaps you’ve been...
View Articlewhy i love libraries … in 153 words or less – poem by Richard Pierce
why i love libraries … in 153 words or less (based on my original poem why I love poetry … in 153 words or less) because words bound and wrapped on pages of many colours sing new voices because one...
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Paraxis library stories
Paraxis is a site dedicated to publishing new short stories and related art works from established and new authors. A couple of months ago it put out a call for works with a library theme. The editors...
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