ALT A poster with the background image of the Reading Rooms at Gladstone's Library, with bookshelves floor to ceiling on the two floors. Text overlayed reads 'Work With Us! Now Hiring: Archivist'. The rest of the text is written in the caption.

ALT A promotional poster for ‘Hearth 2026’, a one-day micro-festival at Gladstone’s Library. The event is on Saturday 31st January from 10:30am to 7:30pm. Ticket prices are listed as £110 for a full day and £60 for a half day. Featured authors are Sarah Perry, Harry Man, Dan Kaszeta, and Glenn Malkin. The poster describes four authors giving four talks, ending with a Q&A. The lower half shows an orange-tinted vintage photograph of a person lying on a fur rug reading by firelight, with the words ‘Gather round Hearth’. Gladstone’s Library’s logo appears on the right side. A banner at the bottom reads: ‘Book your tickets now | gladstoneslibrary.org’.

ALT A poster for ‘Hearth 2026’. The schedule lists: • 10:30–11:30 — ‘Death of an Ordinary Man: Sarah Perry talks to Louisa Yates’ • 12:00–13:00 — ‘Popular Song with Harry Man’ • 13:00–14:30 — Lunch at Food for Thought • 14:30–15:30 — ‘What is Ukraine and who are Ukrainians?’ with Dan Kaszeta • 16:00–17:00 — ‘Binding the Booker Prize’ with Glenn Malkin • 17:30–18:30 — Hearth Q&A with all four speakers • 18:30 — Dinner at Food for Thought A banner along the bottom reads: ‘Book your tickets now | gladstoneslibrary.org’. The design includes yellow accents and a ‘Festival’ tag in the top-left corner.

ALT A colourful mug with the writing 'Gladstone's Library is my happy place' is placed on a shelf with a wooden backdrop. Around it is a coaster with a stack of books drawn, a pin badge of a stack of books, a door hanger that says 'shh... I'm reading', a length of green fir branch, and a piece of wrapping paper with a colourful bookcase design.

ALT A three-tiered afternoon tea with sandwiches, cakes and scones placed on a wooden table.

ALT A damaged book laid on a black surface. The book is torn in two with the spine ripped off.

ALT A woman sits in a garden, at a table, reading a book and pouring milk into a teacup.

ALT A photo of an audience member at an event holding a microphone. Overlayed is the Gladstone's Library logo and the text: 'WORK WITH US! Now hiring: Events, Conferences and Marketing Assistant. Applications close 27th October at 10am. Click the link in our bio or go to our website for more details.'

ALT A poster with the Gladstone's Library building in snow, a cosy bedroom, people sitting on sofas by a fire, fairy lights above the Reading Rooms and a table set for Christmas lunch. Text reads: Why not book a cosy December getaway at Gladstone’s Library? With 20% off accommodation bookings for December 2025! Book now at gladstoneslibrary.org

ALT A leather chair in a nook between bookshelves. The books are from the Gladstone collection so they are 100+ years old.

ALT Poster reads: GENERAL NOTICE: Grounds work taking place Monday 29th September-Friday 3rd October. There may be some disruption and additional noise. Parking onsite will be limited. Thank you for your patience and support.

ALT A screencap showing lists of books related to Writers in Residence, Alibis in the Archive and Political Writers in Residence

ALT A collage of author photos with their books. There are three at the top, a man and two women, and a man and a woman at the bottom. The books are a mixture of fact, fiction and poetry

ALT A photo showing staff at the Gladstone's Library standing in front of the building. They are extending their hands forward with their fingers crossed.

ALT A screenshot showing various reading lists on Bookshop.org - including books from events at the Library (like Hear No Evil by Sarah Smith), to books about M R James, in relation to the Talking Terror event in November

ALT A picture of a firework going off behind the Library building on a dark night

ALT A screen capture from the bookshop.org page for Gladstone's Library showing an image of the Library and explanatory text about the Library's history