our patron
After the library had
been running a few months,
we approached
Professor David Crystal,
author of over a hundred books on language, to ask if he
would be our Patron.
He agreed enthusiastically.
He visited the library in April 2016 and gave a talk that is available here
We are indebted to Professor Crystal for his continuing support and advice.
His website is here
the kittiwake trust
The Multilingual Library is a project of the Kittiwake Trust, registered charity 1165318.
You can find more information about the Trust and the Trustees here
our philosophy
There is no such thing as a foreign language, just languages you don't understand.
Words are vitally important.
We never say 'asylum seekers' -
If they need defining further than human beings or refugees we use
the term 'asylum applicants'.
Feel the difference.
Words like 'diversity' suggest the opposite.
We are all notes in a melody that resounds around the globe.
CHINESE STORYTIME
Fridays 4pm
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CILIP AGM 2021
In October 2020 We became the first Library of Sanctuary in the North East.
The official presentation of the Library of Sanctuary award was made during the AGM of CILIP North East
(the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals).
The recording of the event is available here.
New Acquisitions
We are receiving some wonderful books for children from Macmillan, Hachette, Nosy Crow and others in lots of languages including Turkish, Thai, Hebrew, Dutch, Swedish, Spanish, Italian, French, German, Estonian, Ukrainian, Chinese, Danish, Finnish, Slovene, Greek and more...
COMMENTS
“Lovely place, good choice of books. Friendly folk. Peaceful"
"Nice little place"