Back At Anglia Ruskin University Library

Back At Anglia Ruskin University Library

Back to Anglia Ruskin Library I started back working at Anglia Ruskin University Library in late September. In many ways this is my favourite library at the moment. That is mainly because it offers an experience that is closest to the pre-covid days. Unlike the Lockdown experience at some other libraries the shelves are open…

Sheffield Archives Research

Sheffield Archives Research

At Sheffield Archives At Sheffield Archives I looked at documents concerning the city’s first Mechanics’ Library (1823) and Mechanics’ Institute (1832).  I consulted the Minute Books and also posters advertising Institute exhibitions from all over the North and Midlands of England. Some of them are reproduced here, and are from 1823 until around 1850. Many…