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Choose one of the interactive "Spotlights" to learn more about the digital collections:

Shakespeare in Stratford Shakespeare in Stratford

For all the fame and money, he was always the boy next door. But how would he make the news if he were alive today? Follow his ups and downs as a Stratford local.

Age Range: 13+ years.
A Countess and her Castle A Countess and her Castle

As tragic disaster gives way to a dazzling occassion. Take up your invitation to a housewarming and glimpse the glamour of life in this Victorian family home.

Age Range: 13+ years.
Shakespeare's Study Shakespeare's Study

How might Shakespeare look back on old times in the days before photo albums? Find out through some of the books that might have graced his study and influenced his writing.

Age Range: 13+ years.
One Little Pig One Little Pig

Join Percy Pig and his friends on their way to Fen End Farm. An interactive learning journey for our younger users to build literacy and counting skills. Hurry - Percy needs your help!

Age Range: 3-5 years.
Featuring Shakespeare Featuring Shakespeare

Follow the changing face of the world's most recognisable playwright through 400 years of fame. Have the greats of the art world ever got it right? You decide.

Age Range: 13+ years.
Jurassic Warwickshire Jurassic Warwickshire

Ever thought of your county as a giant Jurassic fishcake? The recipe's in the rocks! Time to meet the Jurassic creatures of wet subtropical Warwickshire. If you dare!

Age Range: 10+ years.
Wooden Wonders Wooden Wonders

Everything from lemon squeezers to toy trains! So you can spot an oak tree at half a mile - but have you got what it takes to be carpenter Thomas Oldham's apprentice?

Age Range: 10+ years.
Writing from the Heart Writing from the Heart

Who was Mary Ann Evans and what made her 'great'? Follow her journey from coalfield to capital city and uncover the mind behind George Eliot, our finest woman writer.

Age Range : 8+ & 13+ years.
Rich or Poor? Rich or Poor?

Investigate the differences between rich and poor in Tudor Warwickshire. Meet Nicholas and David. Discover their Tudor houses and inventories. Find out who owned a piss pot!

Age Range : 8+ years.
Anglo Saxon Bidford Anglo Saxon Bidford

Unearth some Saxons with the archaeologists at Bidford Primary School. Find out who they were, why they came and what they left behind. It’s time to dig up the Dark Ages!

Age Range: 7+ years.
Toys and Games Toys and Games

Find out about toys and games from the past and from around the world! Play the interactive games and have fun while you learn!

Age Range : 5-8 years.
A Walk Around Victorian Leamington Spa

A Walk Around
Victorian Leamington Spa


Visit the places the Victorians went to in Leamington Spa! Find out about the buildings, the people and the fascinating things they left behind.

Age Range : 7+ years.

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