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 […]
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, […]
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 […]
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 […]
We have big news at the Congregational Library: we have some volunteers to help with the unpacking! Our two champions started a couple of weeks ago and have been doing an absolutely super job. Between the three of us we have unpacked nearly 60 boxes this month alone at time of writing (22 May). Given […]
Happy Easter to all! We are well and truly in the middle of spring here in Cambridge: the weather is sunny and dry, the skies are blue, the flowers are out everywhere, and a little wren sings regularly to us through the reading room window. It is a privilege to be here and Westminster College […]
February has been a busy month for the Congregational Library. We have had several enquiries, from simple requests for photocopying articles to deeper biographical research requests tracking down individuals connected with Congregationalism. We have also had several offers to donate materials to the Library, including the minutes of the Congregational Federation, papers relating to Christ […]
