August 2026 has mostly consisted of the following for the Congregational Library: 1. Getting boxes out of the Tower We have been asked to clear the Tower of the empty cardboard boxes we were storing there – with over 900 boxes unpacked, we had to put them somewhere – so we have been offering them […]
We must begin with an apology: June 2026 slipped away so fast we had no time to post an update. July’s update, therefore, will have to make up for it. We have been very busy indeed, still emptying boxes and planning how to continue unpacking into the Carrie Room (… up a narrow spiral staircase, […]
We realise we start every update like this, but … unpacking continues! The end of the Cheshunt Room is in sight, and we have reached the call numbers beginning 124. The last call numbers intended for the Cheshunt Room begin with 133, so we are very nearly there. We have only one and a half […]
As I write, I can hear birdsong through our open window. Spring is well and truly here: we have a little wren who sits on the exterior staircase just outside and sings regularly to us. I will try and take a photograph some day but for now I can only hear it. It is a […]
February is rather shorter than the other months and has therefore caught us by surprise. We’re glad to report, however, that we are making good progress with unpacking. The pamphlet collection is now on the shelves! This is particularly good news as it is a popular collection with readers and several of our pamphlets cannot […]
Happy new year to all! We hope you had an excellent Christmas and New Year and have not found the return to winter normality too difficult. We wish you a wonderful 2026 and trust you will find happiness and joy in the months to come. After a year in post (!), the Congregational Librarian is […]
It’s beginning to look a lot like Christmas here! All credit to Westminster College’s Twitter/X feed for the lovely photo of the College Christmas tree. Apologies if you are now humming away after reading our opening lines, but we are feeling the Christmas spirit at the Congregational Library. We’ve started an Advent Calendar of interesting […]
We’ve had a lovely month at the Congregational Library, despite the darkening days and cooler weather. The unpacking continues relentlessly, of course, but it’s always so much fun: a bit like Christmas (although in mentioning that we’re obviously getting a little ahead of ourselves!), and you never know what you are going to find in […]
We hope you are all keeping safe despite the windy weather brought in by Storm Benjamin. Here at the Congregational Library we are very definitely staying indoors and continuing our unpacking journey. The big news is that shelving is being installed in the Carrie Room as we write: we will soon be finished unpacking in […]
Autumn has very definitely arrived, as evidenced by the drop in external temperatures recorded by our environmental monitors. Thankfully internal temperatures are steady enough in most areas of the Congregational Library; books, particularly old ones, don’t like fluctuations in temperature or humidity, so it’s good to see that our books are being kept in a […]
