Visitors
Novelist Catrin Collier met her local readers at two special events at Treharris Library in August 2007
One celebrity visitor was Donny Osmond. He kindly launched our new local studies research room during his visit. The room is named the Martin Research Room in honour of one of his ancestors, a local doctor who lived in the High Street and was well known for his public service
Donny officially opening the Martin Room
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We have welcomed many other well known people to our libraries over recent years, including...
Rolf Harris
Gwyn Alf Williams
Christopher Awdry
Catrin Collier
Lemn Sissay
Glanmor Williams
Frederick A. Smith (633 Squadron)
Carol Anne Duffy
Grahame Davies
Christopher Meredith
Ian MacMillan
Jenny Nimmo
and others.
These are a few more visual reminders, click on the images for Internet links...
Author Elaine Morgan launched our free "Reading Matters" community book deposit scheme at Morlais Medical Practice.
Roy Noble has visited a few times. On this occasion he was accompanied by the then Mayor of Merthyr Tydfil, Mrs Linda Matthews, for the launch a new book by local author Iris Roderick Thomas
Noted, eminent, Welsh historian Dr Hywel Teifi Edwards gave one of a series of Welsh language lectures at Dowlais Library. We were very sorry to hear of his death in early January 2010. He will be widely missed. We all remain very grateful for his contribution to our wider knoweldge of Welsh history
Simon Weston officially opened the original "Open Learning" Service at Treharris Library
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