Details
Age: 7-11 years
Available: All year (hosted at your school/organisation)
Length: 40 minutes
This FREE performance is ideal for assemblies or large groups (maximum of 100 participants per session). We can run more than one performance per visit. This workshop can only be offered to locations within one hour of central London.
Key Skills
Information processing, problem solving, creative thinking, enquiry skills
Workshop outline
How are ideas organised? How can we find things once we have put them away? How do we classify knowledge? This interactive performance is guaranteed to spark discussion and ideas. Hosted at your school or organisation, the performance opens debate about how we organised, catalogue and categorise knowledge.
Two actors lead the performance - one playing a 'librarian', the other a 'blank piece of paper'! The librarian begins by discussing classification and suggests that all knowledge can be organised neatly. The 'blank piece of paper' then appears and challenges students to think beyond simple ways of categorisation. Throughout the performance, the audience will be asked to make decisions, give opinions and take part in the action.
Pre-visit activities
Find out how your school/local library categorises their books.
The British Library's collection includes a rich array of items including books, maps, sound recordings, newspapers, stamps. Discuss the importance of preserving collections for the future.
Post-visit activities
Visit the British Library for a free creative workshop. Explore exhibitions and collections. Choose from Explore the World's Knowledge, Map Your World, Reading Patterns and many more.
How to Book
Our How to Book page has further information about our booking process. To make your booking or for further information about our workshops, please contact the Learning Team on +44 (0)20 7412 7797 or email us at learning@bl.uk.
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