The Librarian

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The Librarian by Salley Vickers: Episode 2

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The Librarian by Salley Vickers

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Not everyone in East Mole shares Sylvia's desire to encourage children into the library.

Sylvia launches a plan to encourage more local children to the library, but not everyone is enthusiastic. Read by Barbara Flynn.

Sylvia launches her plan to encourage more local children into the library - but not everyone in East Mole shares her enthusiasm.

Salley Vickers' lyrical tribute to the power of children's literature.

Economic uncertainty and a growing dissatisfaction with old class distinctions cause friction with the arrival of a recent library graduate.

Read by Barbara Flynn.

Abridged by the author.

Producer: Eilidh McCreadie

First broadcast on BBC Radio 4 in June 2018.

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Salley Vickers's lyrical tribute to the power of children's literature.

Salley Vickers casts a psychoanalytic gaze on small town, postwar England in her lyrical tribute to the power of children's literature. Read by Barbara Flynn.

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