| Last updated |
31st January 2020 |
| Name of library |
Luther King House Library |
| Address |
Luther King House, Brighton Grove, Rusholme, Manchester, M14 5JP |
| Telephone |
0161 249 2514 or 0161 249 2509 |
| Fax |
0161 248 9201 |
| E-mail |
library@lkh.co.uk |
| Website |
lutherkinghouse.org.uk/learning-resources/ |
| Alternative names |
Partnership for Theological Education |
| Contact & Job Title |
Katie Paton (Librarian) |
| Purpose & main user community of the library |
Ecumenical learning community for lay and ordained ministry. Luther King House facilities also include a conference centre and bed and breakfast accommodation. The library provides resources for the following colleges that comprise Luther King House Educational Trust: Urban Theology Union; Northern Baptist College; Unitarian College Manchester; Northern College; Luther King House Open College. We also provide library resources and services for All Saints Centre for Mission and Ministry, and for around 150 external library members. |
| Terms of access |
See website and by arrangement with the librarian |
| Opening hours |
0730 – 2230 everyday (closed over the Christmas period) |
| Disabled access |
All aisles in the main library allow wheelchair access. Help needed for high shelves and the study/ computer areas are fully accessible |
| Lending to other libraries & visitors |
External memberships available, see website for details. |
| Number of volumes |
c.30,000 |
| Periodicals – Back Issues |
c.250 |
| Current Periodicals |
c.195 |
| Other materials |
LKH MA dissertations and PhD. Theses; DVDs; ejournals and ebooks. |
| Volumes added per year |
c.1,000 |
| Coverage |
Practical, liberation, feminist and contemporary theologies, ecumenism, missiology, spirituality, pastoral care, biblical studies, doctrinal theology, ethics, worship and liturgy, church history, interfaith dialogue, world religions, social sciences, church related community work, denominational resources and historical material |
| Special Collections |
Transferred to John Rylands Library on permanent loan |
| Manuscripts |
Transferred to John Rylands University Library on permanent loan:- mss and pamphlets of the Lady Hewley Case (1829-1842); mss from the Baptist organisation in the North West. |
| Research resource |
Ecumenical movement, practical theology, nonconformist church history, contemporary theologies |
| Catalogue Type |
Computer |
| URL of catalogue |
www.lkhlibrarycatalogue.org.uk |
| Other facilities |
Photocopying, open access computer suite, WIFI and printing (by arrangement with library staff) |
| Full Time Staff |
1 |
| Part Time Staff |
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| 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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