Talk:Gladstone's Library

Tone
The tone of this article reads very much like a publicity brochure to me. Whether it's been copied from somewhere, or just written in that style, it's not exactly encyclopaedic in style. Flapdragon (talk) 10:43, 9 August 2009 (UTC)

I find the comment "contains wording that promotes the subject in a subjective manner without imparting real information" unfair. This is written attractively but it does not strike me as promotional: I would call it concisely written and containing a lot of information. There are scores – I would guess thousands – of WP articles which are far less dry than this. Moreover, its subject is a charity, not an organisation for private profit. Deipnosophista (talk) 09:09, 29 November 2022 (UTC)

Britain's largest and only residential library
Well duh. If it is the only residential library it is obviously the largest. It is also the smallest residential library in Britain.-- 23230 talk 21:58, 17 January 2010 (UTC)

Alleged Copyright violation
As the author of the information brochure from which the original wikiarticle was taken, I can affirm that Flintshire County Council have appropriated the material from St Deiniol's [now known as Gladstone's] Library brochure and that no copyright was claimed on the original brochure either in English or in Welsh so its deletion on those grounds was spurious although it might be quite appropriate for other reasons..... Gregory Morris, St Deiniol&#39;s Library, Hawarden (talk) 15:21, 24 November 2010 (UTC)
 * A published work does not need to claim copyright; it is—with a few exceptions, such as products of the U.S. government—automatically copyrighted unless it is explicitly stated to be in the public domain or freely licensed. See WP:COPYPASTE, in particular the sentence "Copyright does not need to be asserted – if the source says nothing about licensing or copyright, you must treat it as copyrighted," and the note "Most websites (and other sources) are automatically protected by copyright under rules such as the Berne Convention, even if the author did not apply for copyright or place a copyright notice in their work." Deor (talk) 15:34, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

Thank you. The Welsh version which is a translation of the English makes it very clear that there is no copyright hence the fact that it has been used in other publications Heb Hawlfraint arno refers to the English edition. Gregory Morris, Penymynydd, Flintshire (talk) 15:44, 24 November 2010 (UTC)

WIlliam Gladstone's statues
Black Lives Matter campaign has drawn attention to statues of people who directly or indirectly, gained their prosperity through the exploitation of slaves. The Gladstone family fortune was made through slavery. William Gladstone father, John Gladstone, was one of the largest slave owners in the British West Indies. William Gladstone the politician spent time dealing with the slavery issues, however did not necessarily hold anti-slavery views. "As leader of the Liberal party, Gladstone, unlike many of his supporters, showed no enthusiasm for an anti-slavery crusade in Africa. His passionate commitment to liberty for oppressed peoples was seldom evident in his attitude to slavery." .  https://www.jstor.org/stable/40264175?seq=1  — Preceding unsigned comment added by 45.84.40.160 (talk) 07:36, 11 June 2020 (UTC)
 * Your information seems more relevant to the article on Gladstone himself—where his family's slave holding is treated and the Historical Journal article you've cited is used as a reference—than to this article about a library. There is a statue of G. in the library, but what are we supposed to do about that? Deor (talk) 07:58, 11 June 2020 (UTC)

Various edits
Hello. I have attempted to edit to add the required references, but these have been repeatedly reverted.

Please consider amending:

num_employees from 26 to 40+

Within the Foundation section:

Add the following citation to the CITATION NEEDED in paragraph one: Pritchard, T.W. (1999). A History of St. Deiniol's Library. Hawarden, Wales: Monad Press. ISBN 9780907450283.

Add citation to the quote from Catherine Gladstone: The A-Z of Curious Wales, Mark Rees. The History Press ASIN: The A-Z of Curious Wales, Mark Rees. The History Press

Reinstate the Today section (this was removed by another editor. It was not installed by an employee of the Library).

Original Content (removed without notification on the Talk page): Today the library has 26 bedrooms, a restaurant called Food For Thought, a chapel and conference facilities. It hosts a year long programme of events based around William Gladstone's core interest areas of religion and theology, history and politics, and 19th-century literary culture. The library's Reading Rooms are available to registered Readers and residents. Short tours are sometimes available (I tried to correct this as the tour information was outdated and has been changed post-pandemic). During the Covid-19 closures, the library added ensuites to all bedrooms.

Addition to the Today section:

In 2022, Rev Dr Andrea Russell was appointed as Warden of the Library. She is the first woman to hold the post

Remove the Future section. The proposed project, which only ever reached the procurement stage, has been cancelled. There are no exterior citations for this as it was an internal business decision. This information is now out of date and potentially misleading as it it implies the project is ongoing. — Preceding unsigned comment added by GladstonesLibrary (talk • contribs) 12:41, 13 March 2023 (UTC)
 * We have little interest in what your own website says, sources should be reliable and independent. Theroadislong (talk) 12:54, 13 March 2023 (UTC)