The Priaulx Library, Guernsey

It's still easy to imagine some of the 18th-century goings-on down at the Harbour - the illicit tea and tobacco! the brandy! - and our letters are still here to read

Look what Miffy from @CandieMuseum brought into the Library today for the little ones, along with lots of other Victorian toys from their collection! This is a praxinoscope, the successor to the zoetrope. It was invented in France in 1877 #christmaspresents #guernsey

A very successful morning at the library, thanks to the incredibly helpful staff 🙏 @PriaulxLibrary #tourguidife #winterresearch

Join us at the Priaulx Library for Hallowe'en lore with JUMP SCARES! #guernsey

J K Rowling referenced John Oxenham's 'Maid of the Silver Sea' as an inspiration for her latest book. Here is the heroine, Sark girl Nance Hamon, painted by Harold Copping. "Oh - he, le velas, corrupteur! Amuseur! Séducteur! Ou quais noutre fille!" Copies in Priaulx Library #sark

SARK BY MAGIC LANTERN! Get your tickets from the Priaulx Library: £5 for members of The Friends of the Priaulx Library, £10 for non-members #guernsey #sark #MagicLantern #lecture #talk #localhistory #oldphotos

BIKE IT! Back in 1985, before the word 'sustainable' was in quite so common, from the RIP (Radical Island Press), a satirical magazine from our local collections. See our Summer Exhibition, 'How we laughed', for more of the same #guernsey #guernseylife #sustainabletransport

It's going to be great weather - just right for visiting our garden exhibition! 'How we laughed!' is a selection of Guernsey humour and satire old and new, from our local history collection. There's free parking at the Library and entry is free #guernsey #localstudies #Library

What's the chance of these making a comeback? From the Priaulx Library photographic collection #guernsey #guernseylife

⁦@PriaulxLibrary⁩ have a great new display in their garden. Do go and take a look.

Our podcast GUERNSEY LIFE & TIMES has over 2,500 downloads! #guernsey #localhistory buzzsprout.com/1931312/achiev…

We're sorry, Soo Wellfair's book signing tomorrow has had to be cancelled due to delayed shipment of books from the UK, but the Priaulx Library is still open & the Liberation exhibition can be viewed in the garden. There's parking at the Library for visitors! #guernsey

BOOK SIGNING! Soo Wellfair will be signing her new book, 'Guernsey in 50 buildings' in the Priaulx Library on Saturday 21 June from 11 a.m. until 1. You can buy the book from the Library - it's £15.99. Parking is available at the Library. #Guernsey #HistoryBook #LocalHistory

@BadCat_1985 @campbellclaret 19th-century names harking back to their foundation in 1844: there's a 'Gents' Pool' as well, but anyone can swim anywhere!

@campbellclaret Ladies pool?

Few better ways to kick off the day … choice of pools (so I did both with sauna in between!) Guernsey Bathing Pools

MdO Guernésiais (WOTD) 4/6/25 Missis (n. f.) [misis] "Mrs., mistress, missus" L'affaire va-t-alle, Missis Langllais? Y'a énne achie qu'nou s'est pas vaëues - How are you, Mrs. Langlois? We haven't seen each other for a long time

Harman & Margaret Blennerhassett allegedly conspired with Aaron Burr to overrule America & start a new country. An extraordinary story that ended on Guernsey. A talk by Adra Johnson: tickets from the Priaulx Library #guernsey #guernseyhistory #history #rebellion

2 Steve explains how to make the most of this exciting new source of information. Talk: Tuesday 29 April at 7.30 pm., Les Cotils. Tickets £10 (£5 for Friends). Tickets can be bought from The Priaulx Library. The Library offers free access to these newly digitised records.

'Digitising Guernsey's Family History', a talk by Steve Foote, CEO of the Priaulx Library & Chair of the group responsible, with family history company @findmypast, for the digitisation of Guernsey's historic records /2 #guernsey #familyhistory #library #localstudies