Follow the Adventures of The Woolly Book at the Lancaster University Library!

Follow the Adventures of the Woolly Book at the Lancaster University Library!

My Sensory Book Undyed Shades of Scotland, is currently on its latest adventure, meeting lots of people and works of art at the Lancaster University Library Exhibition, organised to celebrate the 60th Anniversary of the building.

The Library put out an open call this year looking for artists who had a special link to the building or the area in order to build a collection of relevant works for the exhibition.

My special link to the building is that when I was a student, I worked as a librarian at the Avignon University Library, which bears many similarities to the Lancaster University Library: those buildings could be twins. To this day, it remains one of my favourite jobs. As I said in my application for the exhibition, the only bad memory I have of working there was to be stuck in the elevator at closing time on my way back from the archives in the basement. That was terrifying!

The rest of the time, helping people find the books and documents they needed, lovingly re-shelving books and being surrounded by endless amounts of volumes was heavenly. It makes me so happy to know that the book is having a little holiday in an actual library! A dream come true. See how happy it looks surrounded by so many awesome pieces by artists from around the country.

If you want an adventure of your own and fancy a trip to the library, the book will be on display there from 13th September to 4th October 2024.

Find all details HERE

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