Speaker, Sue Ablett, who has been Chair of Evesham Festival of Words since it first launched in 2016, is a global traveller, having visited all seven continents, has a hugely enquiring mind, loves quirky facts, and absolutely loves giving talks.

Having stumbled across one interesting library on her travels, it got her thinking and prompted her to do more research. This talk, which she describes as “fun and informative”, romps around the world looking at libraries big and small, old and new, curious and quirky, far flung and closer to home, as well as some very out of the way libraries. And not all libraries just stock books – there are lots of other interesting things you can borrow from libraries, if you just know where to look.

Two-course lunch is served at 1.00 pm (special diets can be accommodated) but arrive early to get a drink and enjoy the lovely house and gardens. The talk will commence at 2.00 pm.