Gibson Library's Book of the Month flyer featuring the book cover of "Opening the Nursery Door" by Mary Hilton, Morag Styles and Victor Watson

August Book of the Month

Gibson Library's Book of the Month flyer featuring the book cover of "The History of Morris Dancing" by John Forrest

July Book of the Month

The history of The Gibson Library timeline showing various key dates and key people between the years 1826 - 2026

The Gibson Library History Timeline

The Gibson Library has such a rich history that not many people are aware of. We have put together a timeline of some of the most important dates in the history of the Gibson Library.  
A Gibson Library exhibition display cabinet featuring various books and exhibition cards

Thaxted Festival Display

To mark the occasion of the annual Thaxted Festival, we have put together a display on Thaxted and the Morris Dancing Tradition. The festival dates back to 1916 when Gustav Holt first established the Whitsun Festivals in Thaxted Church. The…
Gibson Library's Book of the Month flyer featuring the book cover of "The Imagined Village" by Georgina Boyes, showing five young girls holding Morris dancing sticks.

June Book of the Month

Gibson Library Society Secretary, Chairman and Treasurer standing together in front of bookshelves filled with fiction novels.

Ian Willard – New Chairman of the Society

Following on from the AGM that took place last Wednesday 13th May, the Gibson Library Society is pleased to announce that Ian Willard will be taking over from Martyn Everett as Chairman of the society, Soeli Leverett will be taking over from…
A Gibson Library's Book of the Month flyer featuring the book cover of "Conchophilia: Shells, Art, and Curiosity in Early Modern Europe," showing a classic still life painting of red coral and sea shells.

May Book of the Month

A Gibson Library's Book of the Month flyer featuring the book cover of "The Art of Plant Evolution" by W. John Kress and Shirley Sherwood, showing a botanical illustration of a red heliconia plant and hummingbirds.

April Book of the Month

Square boxed navy logo beside text that reads “The Gibson Library Society” in elegant serif lettering with a heron on the left side of the text

Chairman’s report to the Annual General Meeting for the year ended 31st March 2024

Outreach In addition to our regular programme of lectures and zoom talks, the Society has been involved in several 'outreach' events. Committee member Kelly Cole gave an illustrated talk to Radwinter Women's Institute, and later hosted a…
A Gibson Library's Book of the Month flyer featuring the book cover of "Suffrage Days" by Sandra Stanley Holton, showing sepia-toned historical photographs of the women's suffrage movement.

March Book of the Month

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