| Last updated | 1st January 2020 |
| Name of library | William Booth College |
| Address | Champion Park, Denmark Hill, London SE5 8BQ |
| Telephone | 020 7326 2747 |
| Fax | |
| college.library@salvationarmy.org.uk | |
| Website | |
| Alternative names | Salvation Army Training College, William Booth Memorial Training College |
| Contact & Job Title | Winette Field, The Librarian |
| Purpose & main user community of the library | Training of Salvation Army officers and TSA employees – support 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. Written applications to the Librarian. All such requests must be made at least 48 hours in advance with as much detail as possible re the particular educational/ research need for use. |
| Opening hours | M-F 08.45-16.15 |
| Disabled access | Steps unavoidable |
| Lending to other libraries & visitors | No. Will photocopy periodical articles for ABTAPL libraries. Restricted lending to Salvation Army Officers and SA employees. |
| Number of volumes | 13,000 |
| Periodicals – Back Issues | 77 |
| Current Periodicals | 65 |
| Other materials | Audio visual items and training packs |
| Volumes added per year | 700 |
| Coverage | Biblical Studies; Systematic Theology; Pastoralia; Missiology; Church History; Spirituality; Doctrine; Management; Planning and leading worship inc. preaching + Salvation Army belief and practice; Salvation Army music |
| Special Collections | Salvation Army: history, music, biography, belief and practice |
| Manuscripts | Dissertations by Salvation Army Officers |
| Research resource | Salvation Army |
| Catalogue Type | Computer – Oliver |
| URL of catalogue | |
| Other facilities | Photocopying |
| Full Time Staff | 1 |
| Part Time Staff | |
| Voluntary Staff | |
| Changes in next five years affecting the above | |
| Anything else about the library | The William Booth College Library is based on the same site as the Salvation Army International Heritage Centre which is open to the public.
From time to time items are leant to the IHC for use by external visitors. |