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Bonus: The Camp Librarian Who Worked ‘Remotely’ From Biberach

Bonus: The Camp Librarian Who Worked ‘Remotely’ From Biberach

Update: 2025-04-21
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**This is a bonus episode. If you've not tuned in before, I recommend you start at ⁠Episode 1⁠**⚡ Arthur Henry Davey was a librarian at the Guille-Allès Library in Guernsey when the deportation order came through. Despite spending just a short amount of his early life in the UK, he was added to the list of those who were later sent to Biberach internment camp.

💡 In this special bonus episode of the podcast, we learn about Arthur’s fascinating story - how he ended up setting up a ‘camp library’, and how the Library’s Board of Management decided to bank his salary while he was gone so it would be there when he returned.

🔎 Arthur’s story is part of an exhibition about the deportation, on display at the Guille-Allès Library. Open until 23rd June 2025.

⚙️ With special thanks to Adam Bayfield, Head of Marketing and Customer Services at the Guille Allez Library.

📍 Your host is Ollie Guillou. This is a Channel Islands Podcasts production.

✉️ Share your messages and memories; email hello@ogpodcasts.co.uk

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Bonus: The Camp Librarian Who Worked ‘Remotely’ From Biberach

Bonus: The Camp Librarian Who Worked ‘Remotely’ From Biberach

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