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Gladstone's Library Guided Tours
Guided tours of the Library are available on the 2nd Saturday and 4th Tuesday of each month at 11.00 a.m. Places are limited so booking is recommended in order to guarantee a place. The cost of the tour is £5.00 per person to include a cup of tea or coffee and a guide book as well as the tour.
* Our tour can be conducted in either English or Welsh - please ask for details.
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Cocktails with Stella Duffy
Saturday 5th May, 5.30-7pm
An opportunity to meet our Writer-in-Residence Stella Duffy, ask questions and talk about her work.
Free of charge. Dinner is also available £12.00 (optional extra).
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail
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Seriously Books - Book Club Meeting
Monday 14th May 7.30-8.30pm
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Jelly Day
Friday 18th May, 10am - 4pm
Our next Jelly Day will take place in 'Food for Thought' on Friday 18 May.
The principle behind Jelly is simple - just bring your laptop or whatever you need to work, and share space with other co-workers. Sometimes quiet, sometimes chatty, Jellies are great ways to meet new business contacts, although they are definitely not "networking" events and direct selling to fellow Jelly attendees is discouraged. With space and wi-fi given free by the venue, You can find out more about Jellies here: http://workatjelly.com/
Free of charge.
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Jill of All Trades, Mistress of Some
Thursday 17th May, 8pm
Stella Duffy has written twelve novels encompassing literary, crime and historical fiction, ten plays, fifty short stories, many essays and articles – she also directs and teaches theatre and writing. She will read from her work and speak about how doing many things, rather than just one, feeds and enhances her work
Tickets £10.00 (includes a glass of wine).
To book, call 01244 532350 or e-mail
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Creative Writing Workshop with Stella Duffy
Sunday 27th May 10.30am - 4,30pm
Inspiration for the Application - Stella will teach a writing workshop using improvisation and theatre techniques to inspire, kick-start, open and excite your work. A firm believer in doing rather than talking, in work rather than talking about work, she will offer a day’s worth of tools to get you started, keep you going, and help you get your work out there.
Cost £25 includes brunch and afternoon tea
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Sodom & Other Perplexities from Genesis
Monday 4th - Thursday 7th June
Feminist, Old Testament scholar, Lyn Bechtel, returns to continue her popular series looking afresh at the Hebrew Bible. This year Lyn takes a look at some of the more bewildering stories from Genesis. This week of reflection and discussion will help reclaim the perplexities of Genesis for the contemporary reader.
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Jelly Day
Monday 11th June, 10am - 4pm
Our next Jelly Day will take place in 'Food for Thought' on Monday 11 June.
The principle behind Jelly is simple - just bring your laptop or whatever you need to work, and share space with other co-workers. Sometimes quiet, sometimes chatty, Jellies are great ways to meet new business contacts, although they are definitely not "networking" events and direct selling to fellow Jelly attendees is discouraged. With space and wi-fi given free by the venue,
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Cost £290 - £350 residential, £270 non-residential
Making a Scene
Friday 8th - Sunday 10th June
Author Greg Garrett will lead this weekend writing workshop that will focus on three primary elements of successful scenes: dramatic structure, conflict and dialogue.
Cost £180- £210 residential, £160 non-residential
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Paul Re-Visioned
Monday 2nd - Thursday 5th July
Following his acclaimed Sufi-inspired reading of John’s Gospel last year, Kalyan Dey turns his attention to the dominant New Testament figure of Paul. Exploring Pauline key texts Kalyan offers a distinctive, insightful and liberal reading of Paul’s writings that will challenge preconceptions. This short course will help you look at both Paul and his writings with fresh eyes.
Cost £235 - £280 residential £215 non-residential
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Food at Gladstone's Library
Our Coffee Shop is open daily from 10.00 a.m. - 2.00 p.m. If you haven't got to rush off after your tour, we serve a delicious lunch from 12.00 - 2.00 p.m. All our food is freshly prepared on-site by our chefs. The menu changes each day but a typical lunch menu would include homemade soup, two or three hot dishes including a vegetarian option, a selection of salads and hot or cold desserts. Tea, coffee, fruit juice and wine are also available. All are reasonably priced e.g. soup £3.30, main dishes £5.75, desserts £3.30.
They serve healthy meals catering for different dietary requirements and strive to use locally sourced, animal aware, organic and fairly traded (LOAF) produce wherever possible.
Our Coffee Shop, Food for Thought, has recently been refurbished and can now seat up to sixty people.
Opening Times:
Monday - Friday: 10.00am - 4.00pm
Saturday - Sunday: 10.00am - 2.00pm
Lunch is served daily from 12 noon - 2.00pm
Brunch available 10.00 am - 12 noon on Sunday
Free wifi
Daily and Sunday newspapers
Wide selection of teas and coffees
Delicious homemade cakes and biscuits
Good food at reasonable prices
We are using our LOAF!
Gladstone's Library will endeavour, wherever possible, to use ingredients that are:
Locally produced
Organically grown
Animal aware
Fairly traded
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Stay at Gladstone's Library
Our comfortable accommodation comprises twenty-six bedrooms (singles, twin and doubles), most with ensuite facilities. All rooms have telephones, ISDN connections and tea/coffee making facilities. We have two en-suite bedrooms on the ground floor which are suitable for wheelchair users. Wheelchair access is available into the building and throughout the ground floor.
Gladstone's Library has recently been awarded a four-star grading by Visit Wales.
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Gladstone's Library
St Deiniol's
Church Lane
Hawarden
Flintshire
CH5 3DF
Tel: +44 (0) 1244 532350
Fax: +44 (0) 1244 520643
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