Today saw the opening of The Elizabeth Treffry Reading Room at Krowji Studios, Redruth’s creative hub. All the 3000 books and artefacts in there are by or about women in Cornwall. One of the speakers quoted Germaine Greer as a woman who had influenced him, here speaking about libraries. Perfect, isn’t it? This place is going to be such a fabulous resource for research.
“Libraries are reservoirs of strength, grace and wit, reminders of order, calm and continuity, lakes of mental energy, neither warm nor cold, light nor dark … In any library in the world, I am at home, unselfconscious, still and absorbed.”
The J K section in the reading room
There were refreshments!
Tiny scones
Beautiful flowers, a present from Texas for Millie
The Hypatia Trust
sharplittlepencil
March 9, 2016 at 6:54 pm
Lovely way to celebrate Women’s Day! Just to tell you… my celebration was with my daughter, on the phone from her home in LA, laughing about odd facts about our periods. TRUTH. Somehow, you chose the higher, more enlightened path, hee hee hee.
I love the idea of a women’s reading room. There is a book story in Madison, WI, where I live, called, “A Room of One’s One,” dedicated to female writers. I love that space, and this reminds me I need to head downtown, and soon. Thanks, my dear. Amy
mybeautfulthings
March 9, 2016 at 7:40 pm
I love that! Laughter is always good. Have a lovely peaceful time in your book store. All the best, Sally 🙂