Reading Library Local Studies Illustration Collection
In this presentation, Katie, who is the Local Studies Library lead, uses the extensive photograph collection from Reading Library to cover a variety of subjects and also explains how to access this resource yourself. Discover images, past and more present, from all around the county.
Free parking.
Free entry for members, non-members are asked to make a £5 donation towards costs.
Image: Broad Street Reading c1920 Courtesy of Reading Local Illustrations Collection
Date
- Thu 26 Jun 2025
Time
Doors open at 19:15- 19:45 - 21:00
Tickets
- £5.00
Location
- The Church of Jesus Christ of the Latter-day Saints, 280 The Meadway, Tilehurst, Reading, RG30 4PE, Berkshire
Organiser
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Reading Branch - Berkshire FHS
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Email
reading@berksfhs.org.uk
Speaker
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Katie AmosLocal Studies Lead, Reading Central LibrariesKatie has been working at Reading Library for around 30 years, mostly in the Local Studies Department, where she is now Local Studies Lead. Through her work here, she has developed an interest in family history, and has been researching her own tree for the last 18 odd years. This led to her first book on her Timms family, and her second book came about from a customer request and is on the history of the Mansion House in Prospect Park. When not researching she loves contemporary English folk music, reading and also works for the Hexagon theatre as part of their front of house team.