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Congregational Library update: March 2026

26 March 2026 / Jacqueline Reiter / Uncategorised / No Comments
A photo of several large bankers' boxes on some bookshelves, above two rows of books.

March has been a super month for the library – we (that is, the librarian and one volunteer) managed to unpack 14 boxes into the Cheshunt Room yesterday alone! Not all days are like this, of course – some books are more delicate than others and require some TLC before being placed on the shelf, […]

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Congregational Library update: February 2026

27 February 2026 / Jacqueline Reiter / Congregational Library monthly update / No Comments
A shot of the Congregational Library's pamphlet boxes on the shelves, close-up

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 […]

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Congregational Library update: January 2026

21 January 2026 / Jacqueline Reiter / Congregational Library monthly update / No Comments
A red brick building with snow and bare shrubs in the foreground

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 […]

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Congregational Library update: October 2025

24 October 2025 / Jacqueline Reiter / Congregational Library monthly update / No Comments
Inside a 16th century book showing a strip of vellum with medieval handwriting on it, acting as a binding stay

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 […]

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Congregational Library update: June 2025

20 June 2025 / Jacqueline Reiter / Congregational Library monthly update, Uncategorised / No Comments
Cover of a green leather book with gold tooling, with a 19th-century photograph pasted on

There’s quite a lot to report this month, and it’s all good news. We will soon be getting the Tower at Westminster College properly investigated and environmental monitors will be installed over the next few weeks. The Tower will make a lovely space for the library’s modern collection once we have collected enough information to […]

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