NEWS FOR THE WEB SITE JUNE/JULY

The Athenaeum is getting organised to participate in the annual "Maldon In Winter" festivities. This year, following the overall theme of 'Past, Present & Future', there will be special displays of works from local authors past, present and future. Volunteers will conduct visitors around the library and particularly the displays. Authors from the past include works by Henry Handel Richardson and William Evans (Diary of a Welsh Swagman) while present day authors include Peter Cuffley (historian and garden books), Janey Runci, Julie Gittus, Antonia Barron and many others. Young writers will be encouraged to also join in with some of their works.
Displays of historic works and documents will be a feature of the display.
The local newspaper "The Tarrangower Times" is celebrating 150 years of publication during June. The Athenaeum is contributing an historical article each week highlighting the links between the 145year old Library and the paper.
As usual new books have been added to the collection at a steady rate and another beautiful bookcase has been purchased to hold the extensive short story collection.