Behind the façade: innovation and tradition in Cosin’s Library
Did you know that Cosin’s Library is possibly the earliest public library in the North-East? Or that Cosin’s library design…
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Portraits in Cosin’s Library
One of the first things visitors notice when they come into Cosin’s Library is the portraits above the bookcases. What…
Innovation workshop opportunity
23 and under? Living or studying in County Durham? Then consider applying for our upcoming workshop with the Creative Lab…
The conservation of Bishop Cosin’s Library
Furniture & Wooden Artefacts Conservator Sarah Gerrish writes: As a Furniture Conservator I specialise in preserving significant furniture, wooden artefacts…
“I can read you like a book…”
Take 'books' out of our human library, and discover new things and stories from people you might never normally talk…
Folios and sonnets: Creative writing workshop
Free creative-writing workshop inspired by Shakespeare's first folio and Cosin's Library, Durham.