# Event Details - **Event Name**: The Pollard Collection of Children’s Books: A Symposium - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am – Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 05:30 pm - **Event Description**: Marking 20 years of the Collection at Trinity College LibraryAbout this EventThe Pollard Collection of Children’s Books: A SymposiumJoin us for a fascinating day dedicated to exploring the . This collaboration between the School of English and Trinity College Library will bring together a range of experts to discuss the history, significance, and impact of the Collection.The Collection is one of the most important children's book collections in the world and contains over 12,000 books ranging from the 16thC to the early 20thC amassed over a twenty-year period by Mary ‘Paul’ Pollard, the former Keeper of Early Printed books at Trinity College Library.Keynote: Prof Emer O’Sullivan‘Pollard's Germans: exploring the Collection’s transnational dimensions’Emer O’Sullivan graduated from University College Dublin and pursued further studies and academic work at Berlin and Frankfurt universities before being appointed Chair of English Literature at Leuphana University Lüneburg. Writing in both German and English, she specialises in comparative and children’s literature, with particular interests in translation and image studies. Her work has been translated into many languages. A pioneer in comparative children’s literature, she has received international recognition, most recently the IRSCL Honorary Fellowship and the 20th International Brothers Grimm Award in 2025.Speakers include: Dr Jane Carroll, Prof Aileen Douglas, Dr Lydia Ferguson, Tony Flynn, Prof Kenneth Kidd, Dr Maggie Masterson, Dr Sinéad Moriarty, Laura Shanahan, and Dr Pádraic Whyte. Students from the MPhil programme in Children's Literature will also present some of their research findings.Venue: Trinity Long Room HubAdmission is free but registration is essential.The symposium is kindly supported by the Faculty of AHSS Events Fund , the School of English, and Trinity College LibrarySchedule10.00: WelcomeDr Pádraic Whyte and Dr Jane Carroll10.15 – 11.15: KeynoteProf. Emer O’SullivanPollard's Germans: exploring the Collection’s transnational dimensions11.15 – 11.30: Coffee break11.30 – 12.45: Panel 1Dr Pádraic WhyteThe History of Harry Spencer: Paul Pollard and the beginnings of Irish Children’s LiteratureDr Maggie MastersonPaul Pollard's anti-canon of unknown and uninteresting booksProf. Aileen DouglasThe ‘new literature of animals’ and the Pollard Collection12.45 - 14.00: Break14.00 – 15.15: Panel 2Dr Jane CarrollConvivial Patchworks: Collections within the Pollard Collection of Children's BooksTony FlynnStories in Blank Spaces: Revealing biographies of childhood through inscriptions and marginalia found in the Pollard Collection of Children’s Books and Pollard Schoolbook CollectionDr Sinéad Moriarty"Weep on then, lost island": imagining Irish landscapes in the Irish history texts of the Pollard School-book collection 1860-1920.15.15 – 15.30: Coffee Break15.30 – 16.30: Adventures in the Pollard CollectionPresentations from Students on the M.Phil. programme in Children’s Literature:Jovyn Anderson, Shumane Cleary, Judit Climent Torras, Alice Andrea Dall’Alba, Cleo Daly, Eryne Decluy-Mason, Isabelle Duffy, Bianca Embrén, Annelise Hoffman, Eva Hughes-Sutton, Susan Stewart, Paulina Tittertington, Jiaying Wu.16.45 – 17.30: Roundtable Discussion and Closing RemarksThe Pollard Collection of Children’s Books: Past, Present, and FutureProf. Kenneth Kidd, Dr Lydia Ferguson, Laura Shanahan, Dr Jane Carroll, Dr Pádraic Whyte - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/dublin-2/the-pollard-collection-of-children’s-books-a-symposium/100001801857798179 - **Event Categories**: art, literary-art, trips-adventures - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: EUR ## Event venue details - **city**: Dublin 2 - **state**: DN - **country**: Ireland - **location**: Trinity Long Room Hub - **lat**: 53.3436236 - **long**: -6.2577108 - **full address**: Trinity Long Room Hub, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: The Pollard Collection of Children’s Books: A Symposium - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/ecc6bcc042280fa76c46399eedd6589a7cef777787bc42952e9f2331314b7d4e-rimg-w1200-h808-dcedf0f3-gmir.jpg?v=1762864573 ## FAQs - **Q**: When and where is The Pollard Collection of Children’s Books: A Symposium being held? - **A:** The Pollard Collection of Children’s Books: A Symposium takes place on Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 10:00 am to Fri, 14 Nov, 2025 at 05:30 pm at Trinity Long Room Hub, College Green, Dublin 2, Ireland. - **Q**: Who is organizing The Pollard Collection of Children’s Books: A Symposium? - **A:** The Pollard Collection of Children’s Books: A Symposium is organized by Pádraic Whyte. - **Q**: Who is this event for? Is it right for me? - **A:** The Pollard Collection of Children’s Books: A Symposium is ideal for art lovers, collectors, creatives, and anyone inspired by visual arts, installations, and exhibitions. Whether you're a first-time attendee or a longtime enthusiast in Dublin 2, this event is thoughtfully curated to deliver a standout experience worth every moment. 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