Reading Room appointments

Our Reading Room is open to all.

The Working Class Movement Library is open for appointments in the reading room from 10am -4pm, Tuesday to Friday. Students, researchers, members of the public and any other person interested in working class history is welcome to use the reading room to access our library and archive collection. An appointment must be made at least 3 working days in advance, using the reading room appointment form.

Reading Room Appointment Form

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Name*

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Date of Birth

Email*

Phone

Date and time of requested appointment*

Please tell us on which date/s you would like to visit the reading room. (Open Tues - Fri 10am - 4pm). PLEASE NOTE: We will email you to confirm your booking.

Details of material requested*

Please give a brief description of the items/s you would like to see during your visit to the Reading Room. You must include, title, author, location and shelfmark. If you have any other identifying information that is relevant, such as journal title or date of publication, please add the information here.

Reason for your visit*

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Please prepare some information before making your appointment. The reading room form will ask you for the date and time of your preferred reading room visit. It will also ask for details of the library and archive material you would like to use. This allows our Library Assistant time to find and prepare the materials you would like to use. Please use the online collection catalogue to make a list of material you would like to see, including name of item, author, shelf mark and location to include on your reading room appointment form.

When using the online catalogue search function, think about the keywords important to your search, you can search dates, newspaper titles, book titles, authors or key words such as ‘songs’ ‘women,’ ‘miners’ etc. Get creative with your keywords to get the best results. We hold a vast collection at the library so narrow down the results by clicking on them and reading the full description.

No food, drink or pens are allowed in the reading room to protect our collection but we can provide you with a pencil.

You will receive a confirmation email of your booking, please await this email to confirm your appointment in the reading room.

If you have any access needs or would like to talk to us before making a booking, please contact us.

We look forward to welcoming you to the library.

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