Selfridges Launches Own Library To Celebrate The Power Of Words

Posted: 12/01/12

Philippa Warr

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On 12 January (i.e. NOW) famous department store Selfridges is launching Words Words Words - a celebration of all things library, book and word.

As part of the event the Oxford Street store will be transforming its UltraLounge (that's the big temporary event space on the lower ground floor if you're familiar with Selfridges) into an interactive library space.

Selfridges launches own library to celebrate the power of words Photo: Selfridges

It won't be a "Shhhhh!" type of library though as you can expect to find (and participate in) classes and lectures from The Idler Academy and publishing platform It's Nice That, handwriting analysis sessions, storytelling workshops and book clubs. Oh, and a curated selection of 15,000 books from the publishing houses of Penguin, Taschen, Faber and Thames & Hudson plus audiobooks and iPads loaded with yet more titles.

Selfridges launches own library to celebrate the power of words Photo: Selfridges

From the schedule of events the ones we're most looking forward to are...

Words as Images talk (Thurs 9 Feb)
Handwriting Analysis Workshop (various dates)
Coffee Culture lecture (Thurs 26 Jan)
Make Your Own Book lesson (3 and 24 Feb)
Lecture on Love Letters (14 Feb - Valentine's Day of course!)
Not forgetting the It's Nice That Word-A-Coaster window display - a mini rollercoaster dispensing predictions for 2012!

And to top it all off there's a wealth of word-themed shopping opportunities. You can see our top picks in the gallery below:

Words, Words, Words

Archie Grand notebook, £11.95, available from <a href="http://www.selfridges.com/en/Features-Gifts/Features/Words-Words-Words/Celebrities-I-met-and-liked-Notebook_371-3002068-C11/" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; ">Selfridges</a>
Comfort Station sliced recipe book necklace, £197, available from <a href="http://www.selfridges.com/en/Features-Gifts/Features/Words-Words-Words/Long-sliced-recipe-book-necklace_295-3002514-SR1/" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; ">Selfridges</a>
Tatty Devine bookworm necklace, £27, available from <a href="http://www.selfridges.com/en/Features-Gifts/Features/Words-Words-Words/Bookworm-necklace_295-3000036-SELWRDBKW/" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; ">Selfridges</a>
Markus Lupfer cotton tee, £100, available from <a href="http://www.selfridges.com/en/Features-Gifts/Features/Words-Words-Words/Bookworm-t-shirt_236-2001594-TPSELF001EXCLUSIVE/" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; ">Selfridges</a>
Uncle Goose wooden braille ABC with sign language blocks, £36.99, available from <a href="http://www.selfridges.com/en/Features-Gifts/Features/Words-Words-Words/Uncle-Goose-braile-ABC-with-sign-language-blocks_357-3001572-UGSL28/" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; ">Selfridges</a>
Les Nereides Alphabet floral M pendant necklace, £265, available from <a href="http://www.selfridges.com/en/Features-Gifts/Features/Words-Words-Words/Jewellery/Alphabet-floral-letter-M-necklace_295-3002555-VAL313/">Selfridges</a>
Lulu Frost Plaza M pendant necklace, £265, available from <a href="http://www.selfridges.com/en/Features-Gifts/Features/Words-Words-Words/Plaza-letter-M-ribbon-and-pearl-necklace_295-3002531-PLSM/">Selfridges</a>
Tatty Devine obvs necklace, £27, available from <a href="http://www.selfridges.com/en/Features-Gifts/Features/Words-Words-Words/Obvs-necklace_295-3000036-SELWRDOBVS/" style="font-size: 10pt; line-height: 12pt; ">Selfridges</a>