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Yahoo
13-04-2025
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New tour of displays to commemorate Liberation Day
A new collection of displays has been designed to mark the 80th anniversary of Guernsey's Liberation Day. Nine exhibitions have been drawn together in the Liberation Trail around St Peter Port to mark the end of the island's Nazi occupation. The cultural and historical sites will feature personal stories, artefacts and photographs that illustrate the island's wartime experiences. The trail is the result of a collaboration between Guernsey Museum, Island Archives, the Guille-Allès Library, the Priaulx Library, Guernsey Arts, the Royal Court and local historian Marco Tersigni. Organisers said people could start the trail at any display since each would stand alone. Some of the exhibitions were already open, with others opening in May and all would remain on display until 22 June, they said. At The Market Building there will be a timeline of German occupation made from newspaper extracts, photographs and historical documents. The Island Memories project in Guernsey Museum will be an oral archive featuring interviews with residents about their experiences during that point in time. Also in the museum will be an artistic interpretation about the evacuated islanders and an exploration of what happened to the German forces during Liberation. Island Archives will be home to an exhibition about the thousands of permits, licences and letters administrative clerks dealt with after the order for a photographic census of the island's population was made. The stories of those deported to internment camps in Europe will be shared at Guille-Allès Library, including the story of a librarian who was deported. At the Guernsey Visitor Information Centre there will be a display about how islanders have celebrated Liberation since the day itself in 1945 and what the port looked like then. A display in Priaulx Library will show Guernsey's journey from the German surrender of the Channel Island, through British rule until civil government was resumed. The ninth display at the Royal Court marks the German's handover of power and what islanders could do to enjoy their new freedom. Caitlyn Le Patourel of Island Archives said: "Eighty years on, I hope that these exhibitions will allow us to pause and reflect on the Liberation and freedom we have today, and what it meant to the people back then." Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Island Memories exhibition recalls WW2 occupation Children to receive replica medal for Liberation Drone light show planned for Liberation Day Princess Anne to visit islands for Liberation Day
BBC News
13-04-2025
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New trail in St Peter Port to commemorate Liberation Day
A new collection of displays has been designed to mark the 80th anniversary of Guernsey's Liberation exhibitions have been drawn together in the Liberation Trail around St Peter Port to mark the end of the island's Nazi cultural and historical sites will feature personal stories, artefacts and photographs that illustrate the island's wartime trail is the result of a collaboration between Guernsey Museum, Island Archives, the Guille-Allès Library, the Priaulx Library, Guernsey Arts, the Royal Court and local historian Marco Tersigni. Organisers said people could start the trail at any display since each would stand of the exhibitions were already open, with others opening in May and all would remain on display until 22 June, they The Market Building there will be a timeline of German occupation made from newspaper extracts, photographs and historical Island Memories project in Guernsey Museum will be an oral archive featuring interviews with residents about their experiences during that point in in the museum will be an artistic interpretation about the evacuated islanders and an exploration of what happened to the German forces during Archives will be home to an exhibition about the thousands of permits, licences and letters administrative clerks dealt with after the order for a photographic census of the island's population was made. New freedom The stories of those deported to internment camps in Europe will be shared at Guille-Allès Library, including the story of a librarian who was the Guernsey Visitor Information Centre there will be a display about how islanders have celebrated Liberation since the day itself in 1945 and what the port looked like then.A display in Priaulx Library will show Guernsey's journey from the German surrender of the Channel Island, through British rule until civil government was ninth display at the Royal Court marks the German's handover of power and what islanders could do to enjoy their new Le Patourel of Island Archives said: "Eighty years on, I hope that these exhibitions will allow us to pause and reflect on the Liberation and freedom we have today, and what it meant to the people back then."
BBC News
21-03-2025
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Guernsey's St John community library to close after 76 years
A community library in Guernsey which specialises in large print books is closing after 76 John Guernsey Charity said it will shut the library, which won the Queen's Award for Voluntary Service in 2014, in charity said it was "no longer... best placed" to continue offering the service and it would be transferred to the Guille-Allès Library in St Peter library first operated from volunteers' homes to provide books for sick and wounded servicemen in hospital. Heather Langlois, CEO of the charity, said it had decided to see if it could make efficiencies to "ensure a more impactful and accessible service" and avoid duplicating services offered by other said the Guille-Allès Library had a collection of large print books and was "best placed to continue providing this service". The change means the charity can concentrate on growing its youth and first aid school programmes and train volunteers for community collection of books will be offered to library members and volunteers to keep and also donated to people in need, added Ms Langlois.
Yahoo
20-02-2025
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Guernsey library announced as UK award finalist
Guernsey's public library has been announced as a finalist for a major UK award recognising its work with children and young people, organisers have revealed. Guille-Allès Library, in St Peter Port, is one of four South West finalists for Library of the Year, part of the British Book Awards 2025. The library was shortlisted for its work organising its Summer Reading Challenge which encouraged children to read six books over the summer holidays. Jodie Hearn, head of the library's services for children and young people, said the nomination was "really exciting" and highlighted the efforts of the library's "whole team". Miss Hearn said just over 1,800 children took part in the challenge - about 35% of the island's three to 11 year olds. "It's a really good way to encourage children to read over the summer, especially when they're not in school and there's a bit of a reading dip," she said. The Library of the Year Award "celebrates libraries that serve their readers and implement initiatives which reach deep into communities, improving the lives of individuals through storytelling and literature", organisers said. The winner of the award will be revealed on 12 May. Follow BBC Guernsey on X and Facebook. Send your story ideas to Postal workers rescue library home deliveries Guernsey library launches summer reading challenge Woman recognised for improving library accessibility Guille-Allès Library
