We would like to invite you once again to experience Bodies in the Library, a free evocative audio tour of Birmingham Central Library.

Commissioned by Theatre Writing Partnership and Writing West Midlands, BODIES IN THE LIBRARY by Sibyl Ruth is a poetic and evocative audio journey exploring the past and present of Birmingham’s Central Library. Reflect on the pain and pleasure of its architectural idiosyncracies with some of its inhabitants, both real and imagined.

In 2013, the new Library of Birmingham will be open for business. Nevertheless, before indulging in that fantastic new construction, you now have the chance to go behind the concrete walls of its predecessor and look at the old library with new eyes. Author Sibyl Ruth takes you on a poetic journey through time and library space by telling you the building’s untold stories. It is a good-bye to a building from the past, just before we delve into the future. Reflect on the vision and promise of the building when it first opened, with some of its inhabitants – both real and imagined. Discover intimate corners and wide vistas as you tread familiar paths in a long farewell.

To enjoy it you can use your own mp3 enabled device or borrow one from Bodies itself. The audio project is available to experience now and will continue to run throughout the Birmingham Book Festival 2011.

For more information follow visit www.theatrewritingpartnership.org.uk you can also follow theproject on Twitter( @ears_wide_open)

This project is a partnership between Theatre Writing Partnership and Writing West Midlands.