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Nottingham Central Library - Floor 4 - Local Studies Library
The Local Studies Library on Floor 4 of Nottingham Central Library is a collection of resources describing the changing scene of the local area from earliest times to the present day, the communities affected, prominent individuals and related subjects.
Floor 4 - Local Studies Library
Nottingham Central Library
Angel Row
Nottingham
NG1 6HP
Tel: Nottingham (0115) 915 2870 (enquiries)
Fax: Nottingham (0115) 915 2850
24-hour renewal line: 0845 330 4435
E-mail: local_studies.library@nottinghamcity.gov.uk
Opening hours:
| Days | Times |
|---|---|
| Monday | 9.00 - 7.00 |
| Tuesday | 9.30 - 7.00 |
| Wednesday | 9.00 - 7.00 |
| Thursday | 9.00 - 7.00 |
| Friday | Closed |
| Saturday | 9.00 - 4.00 |
The collection has information about the City of Nottingham specifically, and the County of Nottinghamshire generally.
In addition to the materials highlighted below, the collection includes one copy of virtually every book written about Nottinghamshire people, places and subjects.
Resources available in the Local Studies Library include:
- Books, pamphlets and reports
- Broadsheets and printed ephemera
- Family history
- Historical directories
- Local council documents
- Maps
- Newspapers
- Nottinghamshire information index
- Oral history recordings and transcripts
- Periodicals, news-sheets , reports from local clubs, societies and companies
- Photographs
Accessing the material
The main Local Studies Collection is housed in a separate area of the 4th Floor, accessible to staff only. A small collection of materials for loan is available, but most of the stock is for use in the library only. Please ask staff at the Enquiry Desk for help in finding what you want.
