Last updated |
31st December 2019 |
Name of library |
Representative Church Body Library |
Address |
Braemor Park, Churchtown, Dublin 14, Eire |
Telephone |
00 353 1492 3979 |
Fax |
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E-mail |
library@ireland.anglican.org |
Website |
http://www.library.ireland.anglican.org |
Alternative names |
Church of Ireland Library |
Contact & Job Title |
Dr Susan Hood, Librarian & Archivist |
Purpose & main user community of the library |
Members of the Church of Ireland; worldwide diaspora and other researchers who consult manuscripts and records as appropriate |
Terms of access |
Free access without appointment |
Opening hours |
M-F 09.30-13.00; 14.00-17.00; note on Fridays there is no access to archives & manuscripts but the printed collections are open M-F. |
Disabled access |
The reading rooms are upstairs but there is no lift |
Lending to other libraries & visitors |
Yes. On the nomination of an approved referee or staff member, and the payment of a subscription, anyone may become a borrower |
Number of volumes |
70,000 + |
Periodicals – Back Issues |
Yes |
Current Periodicals |
Yes |
Other materials |
Church of Ireland archives and manuscripts from medieval times to the present |
Volumes added per year |
1,000 + |
Coverage |
Most aspects of theology and related subjects, except R.E. – emphasis on Anglicanism and Irish history |
Special Collections |
Watson Collection of prayer books and related liturgical publications, 1549-1932 |
Manuscripts |
Parish, diocesan, cathedral and central church archives; records of Church of Ireland organisations; papers of bishops, clergy and laity 12th century; architectural drawings; photographs. |
Research resource |
Anglicanism, especially the Church of Ireland |
Catalogue Type |
Mainly online catalogue, also card |
URL of catalogue |
https://libcat.rcbdub.org/liberty/libraryHome.do |
Other facilities |
Car parking including disabled car parking |
Full Time Staff |
3 |
Part Time Staff |
0.5 |
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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