(AGENPARL) – mer 25 gennaio 2023 Learn about our vast collectionand the inspiring ways you use it
For research, inspiration and enjoyment
https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-PNGT-6TJVT-IEULF-1/c.aspx
50 Years of the Library
That’s right. This year we’ll be turning 50 years old. The Library came to be in 1973 and we can’t help but marvel at how our collections have grown in that time. Read on to discover the creative ways in which you use them, a new online hub for exploring the collection and our acquisition of never-before-seen Brontë items.
Saved for the nation
Last year the Blavatnik Honresfield Library, one of the most significant literary collections in the UK’s history, was purchased for the nation following a successful campaign by led the Friends of the National Libraries. It hasn’t been accessible for 80 years and only by select scholars before that.
[Explore the digitisation of manuscripts from the Blavatnik Honresfield Library](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-PNGT-6TJVT-IEVOF-1/c.aspx)
A unique collection
This collection was distributed to cultural institutions across the UK. We’ve been entrusted with 102 printed books and four manuscripts, including some astonishing works by the Brontës.
[Take a look](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-PNGT-6TJVT-IEVOF-1/c.aspx)
[Watch The Brontë Sisters in the Blavatnik Honresfield Library ](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-PNGT-6TJVT-IEVOG-1/c.aspx)
New Brontë items
Learn about the new Brontë items in our care with our short film. Our curators discuss some of these rarely-seen items alongside the Brontë Parsonage Museum and Brotherton Library, who also received the sisters’ works.
[Watch our film](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-PNGT-6TJVT-IEVOG-1/c.aspx)
[Explore our collection of stamps](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-PNGT-6TJVT-IEW0G-1/c.aspx)
Stamps that shaped the world
Have you heard about the ‘talking’ postage stamp of Bhutan that exists on a one-sided vinyl record? Read philatelic curator Richard Morel’s top picks of his most iconic (and unusual) stamps. Just one of the many highlights from our brand new website Discovering Our Collections.
[Explore our collection](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-PNGT-6TJVT-IEW0G-1/c.aspx)
The fascinating ways you use our collections
[Read Case Studies: Sarah Sense](https://britishlibraryemails.bl.uk/5JXV-PNGT-6TJVT-IEWV4-1/c.aspx)
Artist Sarah Sense
Sarah Sense is a descendant of two Native American tribes and uses traditional weaving techniques to create powerful artworks. With support from the Eccles Centre, Sarah utilised colonial letters and maps found in our Americas collection to create her exhibition Power Lines.