Rhianwen Long

Rhianwen Long is the principal librarian at Merthyr Tydfil Central Library. She has always been a history buff, having a keen interest in all aspects of history, from ancient to modern. Working in a library has offered her such amazing opportunities to become involved in work relating to local and family history and has been a dream come true in many ways. The rich wealth of historical photographs and ephemera that she has been able to see and be involved in cataloguing has provided her with a...See more

Rhianwen Long is the principal librarian at Merthyr Tydfil Central Library. She has always been a history buff, having a keen interest in all aspects of history, from ancient to modern. Working in a library has offered her such amazing opportunities to become involved in work relating to local and family history and has been a dream come true in many ways. The rich wealth of historical photographs and ephemera that she has been able to see and be involved in cataloguing has provided her with a good understanding of the history of her home town where she was born and raised and which has only whetted her appetite to learn and discover more. See less