Shan Robinson's presentation: My talk will feature some of the outreach and promotional projects undertaken by the Library and Archive Service at Bangor University. These projects and activities fulfil our commitment to providing quality outreach work which opens doors between the University and the community at large. In the past few years we have completed a number of new and novel projects which have been designed to showcase the collections and offer original context in which to present the collections to the public. This led to Bangor Library and Archive Service shortlisted for a prestigious Times Higher Education Leadership and Management Award (THELMA) for their outreach and community engagement work in 2017. As well as bringing Town and Gown together, these projects also provide an opportunity for Bangor students to volunteer and win employability credits working alongside specialists form various agencies. From a University standpoint the aim is to encourage the public to be comfortable in the University setting and raise learning aspirations of individuals of all age.

1. Innovative Outreach.
Promoting Special
Collections at Bangor
University
Shan Robinson

2. Archives and Special Collection Team
Head of Archives
and Special
Collections
Elen Simpson
Archives Officer
Ann Hughes
Special Collections
Officer
Shan Robinson
Archivist
Lynette Hunter
Archives Assistant
Heledd Williams

3. Shankland Lectures

4. Research Centres
r.s.thomas@bangor.ac.uk colclough@bangor.ac.uk arthur@bangor.ac.uk iswe@bangor.ac.uk

5. Exhibitions

6. Conferences Symposiums
and Seminars

7. Public Open Days
The Archives Department opens its
doors and provided visitors with a feast
of manuscripts. Providing the
opportunity to discuss the variety of
archival collections that are held by
the University

8. UCAS applicant visit
Adding extra value to Open days
and student visits

9. Student Engagement
 Explore your Archive - Story Box Presentations
 3 students presented three stories to visitors to the Archives as part of our "Explore
your Archive" activities.
 They discussed 3 very different topics and based their research on documents
held at the Archives and Special Collections :
• The Eisteddfod 1915
• Visitors, travellers and tourism
• Folk songs

10. Volunteering and
Internships

11. Eisteddfod 2017
Hedd Wyn Exhibition at the National Eisteddfod 2017

12. Partnership
100 treasures of Bangor University
exhibition at Storiel, Gwynedd’s museum
and art gallery
2018/2019
Booklet featuring Bangor
University’s Special Collections
produced with funding from The
University’s Bangor Fund. The
booklet was co-ordinated and
edited by Elen Wyn Simpson,
Bangor University Archivist and
Helen Gwerfyl, Bangor University
and Storiel Museum Collections
Officer.

13. Art and Culture Collide
Local Performers make use of location and collections

14. Widening Access

15. Working with Primary Schools

16. Working with Secondary Schools

17. Ymgais 2018 Quest
Pupils from
Ysgol Aberconwy, age 11-15,
on an ‘Arthurian’ quest to
investigate story-telling.

18. Family Victorian Christmas

19. King Arthur Fun Day
 Saturday 27th of June, 2015, a King Arthur Fun Day was held at Bangor
University’s Main Library - Family Day

20. Medieval Day, Caernafon Castle
Student volunteers story telling History Walk by Lecturer School of History School of Education Building Castles using Minecraft.
BEDS
Bangor English Drama Society
Bangor Student
Re-enactment group Arts and Crafts Stand *Arthurian Exhibition Stand

21. Ring a Ring a Roses

22. Feedback