Last updated |
16th February 2015 |
Name of library |
Gladstone’s Library |
Address |
Church Lane, Hawarden, Flintshire, CH5 3DF |
Telephone |
01244 532350 |
Fax |
01244 520643 |
E-mail |
library@gladlib.org |
Website |
http://www.gladstoneslibrary.org |
Alternative names |
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Contact & Job Title |
Dr Louisa Yates, Director of Collections and Research |
Purpose & main user community of the library |
Serves resident and external readers, including clergy, academics and students |
Terms of access |
Reference only. Membership open to all on completion of application form and submission of proof of identity. |
Opening hours |
9 a.m. to 5 p.m. 7 days a week (external readers); 9 a.m. to 10 p.m. 7 days a week (residents and Friends) |
Disabled access |
Wheelchair access to ground floor only |
Lending to other libraries & visitors |
No lending |
Number of volumes |
150,000 |
Periodicals – Back Issues |
300 |
Current Periodicals |
100 |
Other materials |
250,000 mss |
Volumes added per year |
300 |
Coverage |
Church History, especially 19th century; Biblical Studies; Doctrine; Contextual Theologies; Liturgy; Pastoral Theology; World religions, Humanities |
Special Collections |
W.E. Gladstone’s personal library; Bishop JRH Moorman’s Franciscan Collection; Bp John A.T. Robinson Collection; Benson Judaica Collection; French Spirituality Collection (17th-20th c.); Glynne Collection; Pre-1800 collection |
Manuscripts |
Glynne-Gladstone Papers; Sir Stephen Glynne’s Church Notes; Archbishop Green Mss; Bp Moorman Franciscan papers |
Research resource |
19th century Theology & Church History (especially Anglican) |
Catalogue Type |
Online |
URL of catalogue |
http://gladmaincat.cirqahosting.com/HeritageScripts/Hapi.dll/search1? |
Other facilities |
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Full Time Staff |
2 |
Part Time Staff |
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Voluntary Staff |
10 |
Changes in next five years affecting the above |
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Anything else about the library |
Gladstone’s is a residential library, offering comfortable, reasonably priced accommodation for individuals and groups. |