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Writing: Making Your Mark

Writing: Making Your Mark

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Leonardo da Vinci: A Mind in Motion

Fri 7 Jun - Sun 8 Sep 2019

Rufus Hound & Jan Ravens

My Teenage Diary: with special guest Jan Ravens

Thu 28 Mar 2019

From Adrian Mole to A Wimpy Kid: A Celebration of Diary Stories

Fri 29 Mar 2019

Diary as Art Form: Jiří Kolář and Diary 1968

Fri 29 Mar 2019

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Computing course being developed for the Cultural Heritage Sector

The British Library has been awarded £222,420 in funding by the Institute of Coding (IoC) to develop a part-time postgraduate…

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25 Cats Named Sam

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Documenting Georgian Costume in the 19th Century

Untold Lives blog from the British Library

Marie Corelli: Superstar Author of the Victorian Era

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