Last updated |
23rd March 2005 |
Name of library |
A.K. Bell Library |
Address |
York Place, Perth PH2 7HH |
Telephone |
01738 477062 |
Fax |
01738 477010 |
E-mail |
Jaduncan@pkc.gov.uk |
Website |
http://www.pkc.gov.uk |
Alternative names |
Perth and Kinross Libraries |
Contact & Job Title |
Jeremy Duncan, Sara Ann Kelly, Local Studies Librarians (Job Share) |
Purpose & main user community of the library |
Local authority public library |
Terms of access |
Just walk in |
Opening hours |
M,W,F 09.30-17.00; Tu,Th 09.30-20.00; Sa 09.30-16.00 |
Disabled access |
Yes – including lifts and ramps |
Lending to other libraries & visitors |
Yes. We do not lend to non-members living locally. People living outside the Perth and Kinross areas can apply to borrow items through the inter-library loan system |
Number of volumes |
2,000 (Macintosh collection only) |
Periodicals – Back Issues |
A few |
Current Periodicals |
None |
Other materials |
A few mss |
Volumes added per year |
None |
Coverage |
The majority of the books were published before 1800. Main subject is Anglican and Scottish Episcopalian theology. In particular: Bibles from 1536 to early C19; books of common prayer and catechisms; ecclesiastical histories; sermons; biblical commentaries; Anglican pamphlets; Tory pamphlets (some by Swift) |
Special Collections |
The above details refer to the Macintosh collection which takes its name from Donald Macintosh, the self-styled last non-juring Episcopal priest in Scotland. The collection was left to the town of Dunkeld (Perthshire) and later transferred to the Sandeman Library in Perth and from there to the A.K. Bell Library in Perth |
Manuscripts |
None |
Research resource |
The collection has been described as important within Scotland. See above for particular strengths. |
Catalogue Type |
Card (Macintosh collection only) |
URL of catalogue |
n/a |
Other facilities |
Photocopying for private research, subject to the condition of the book being copied |
Full Time Staff |
2 (local studies section only) |
Part Time Staff |
1 (local studies section only) |
Voluntary Staff |
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Changes in next five years affecting the above |
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Anything else about the library |
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