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Our Collections are available on our premises to all registered Readers of the British Library.ĭetails of our exhibitions and events programme. The library is conscious that during lockdown “a high proportion of children do not have access to computers, and that many do not have art materials”, so it will also be distributing a printed pack through public libraries, food banks and sheltered accommodation, and emailing PDFs to teachers nationwide.Information about our Collections and access to themĭetails of the British Library's Collections and Catalogues can be found via the links at the top of our website homepage. The library is asking children to share their homemade miniature books with its Twitter account using the hashtag #DiscoveringChildrensBooks, or send them by email to It will commission an illustrator to create a virtual bookshelf to display the work. “Being able to hold and manipulate tiny versions of ordinary objects is both powerful and delightful for children, helping them to take on new responsibilities and personas,” she said, adding that the library hoped the project would help young readers gain confidence by playing the part of authors, illustrators, bookbinders and librarians. She said that the tiny books created by the Brontës “provided a kind of literary workshop for the children, allowing them to experiment with different genres and styles and thus to evolve their own extraordinary writing style”, while the “playful approach to scale” of Marshall’s miniature books from 1800 “allowed his young readers to expand into responsible, wise teachers”, taking charge by explaining the world to their toys. “They’ve all told me they loved making the books,” said the library’s Anna Lobbenberg. Minimal borrowing … Philip Ardagh’s mini book, complete with a book loan form.
