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📚 Secular Threads: Greek and Latin Culture in Later Print

The National Library of Malta, in partnership with the Malta Classics Association, presents its 9th Public Lecture Series, exploring the enduring legacy of the Classical world.

From October 2026 to May 2027, join us for eight fascinating lectures by leading scholars and speakers. Highlights include Petrarch, Dante & Machiavelli, Shakespeare and the Classics, Vergil & Horace, Dante’s Classical Demons, Ovid’s Metamorphoses, Ulysses in Italian Literature, Homer in Malta, and the mystery of Sappho.

📍 National Library of Malta, Valletta | 🕡 18:30
🎟️ Free admission • No booking required • Lectures in English

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‘A Taste of Maltese History’:

An Illustrated Talk by Liam Gauci from Heritage Malta.

Wednesday 7th October
Gozo Central Public Library
St. Francis Square
Victoria, Gozo
10.30 am - 11.30 am

History and food lovers are invited to this free library event with Liam Gauci, a Maltese historian and author, whose work has helped uncover Malta’s fascinating maritime past through the fragile pages of forgotten archives.

In this illustrated talk, which will be given in English, the author will include selected readings from his published works, focusing on love letters from Malta, alongside reflections on Malta’s maritime and culinary past. His books bring to light the world of Maltese corsairs - men who sailed under letters of marque and whose lives were entwined with empire, trade, and survival.

As a Maltese maritime historian, the author's research explores the intersection of food, war, and seafaring in the Mediterranean. His most recent book, ‘Morte o Fortuna: Corsairs in Malta 1747 - 1798’ (Heritage Malta 2024), follows in the wake of his acclaimed earlier study, ‘In the Name of the Prince’, cementing his reputation as a leading voice on 18th-century Maltese corsairs and naval trade.

Seat reservations are encouraged in advance by sending an email to [email protected]

Book Club Gozo acknowledges the generous support of Heritage Malta and Malta Libraries with this event.

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Join us on 24th June at the National Library of Malta for an exciting lecture on the Knights Hospitaller in Medieval Croatia! Discover their heroic deeds, mighty fortresses, and fascinating history with Dr. Tomislav Matić. Don’t miss this chance to delve into a world of knights, battles, and medieval grandeur!

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The National Library of Malta, within Malta Libraries, is pleased to announce a new collaboration with the Universal Short Title Catalogue (USTC), the open-access database of books printed up to 1700. This important initiative will focus on the inclusion within the database of works held at the National Library of Malta that date within the period covered by the USTC.

We recently had the pleasure of hosting Dr Jacob Baxter, Deputy Director of the Universal Short Title Catalogue and Associate Lecturer at the University of St Andrews. Dr Baxter has commenced the painstaking task of examining the existing Sheaf Catalogue at the National Library in order to identify works printed up to 1700, the bibliographic data of which will eventually be incorporated into the USTC.

This collaboration represents a highly significant milestone for the National Library of Malta, marking a major step forward in addressing the longstanding and complex challenge of retrospective cataloguing.