Last updated |
9th February 2020 |
Name of library |
Spurgeon’s College Library |
Address |
South Norwood Hill, London, SE25 6DJ |
Telephone |
020 8683 8465 |
Fax |
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E-mail |
library@spurgeons.ac.uk |
Website |
http://www.spurgeons.ac.uk |
Alternative names |
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Contact & Job Title |
Rob Bradshaw, Librarian |
Purpose & main user community of the library |
Serves students and staff of the College |
Terms of access |
Not normally open to non-members of the college for borrowing, but occasionally for reading on site. Email requests to the librarian. |
Opening hours |
Monday to Saturday 7am until 11pm, Sunday Closed. Vacation opening times vary and the Library is closed on Sundays and on most Bank Holidays. |
Disabled access |
Suitable for wheelchair users |
Lending to other libraries & visitors |
By arrangement with the Librarian |
Number of volumes |
54,000 (1,500 e-books) |
Periodicals – Back Issues |
340, sets and partial sets |
Current Periodicals |
95 |
Other materials |
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Volumes added per year |
1,000 |
Coverage |
General theology, missiology, homiletics, biblical studies, church history, pastoral studies, ethics, world religions. |
Special Collections |
An archive of material by and about C.H. Spurgeon (1834-1892): books, MSS letters, newspaper cuttings, portraits, etc. |
Manuscripts |
Spurgeon manuscripts in the archive as described above. |
Research resource |
Significant resource for the study of C. H. Spurgeon and his importance in Victorian society. |
Catalogue Type |
Computer (Heritage) |
URL of catalogue |
https://spurgeonscollege.cirqahosting.com/ |
Other facilities |
Photocopying |
Full Time Staff |
1 |
Part Time Staff |
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Voluntary Staff |
2 |
Changes in next five years affecting the above |
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Anything else about the library |
The Library uses Heritage computer software and is a member of the Theological Heritage User Group. |