***The Women's Library closure, 11 April - 1 October 2001***
The Women's Library, formerly The Fawcett Library, at
London Guildhall University, is embarking on an exciting
period of change: we will be moving from our current
cramped basement quarters to a new, purpose-built building
across the street. Therefore, we will be closing the
Library at 17.00 on Wednesday, 11 April 2001. We will
re-open in our new premises on Monday, 1 October 2001.
During the closure period, we will offer a reduced
telephone enquiry service Monday to Friday 09.00-13.00 and
will answer simple enquiries by telephone, fax, letter and
email. Due to the inaccessibility of our holdings during
the move, our enquiry service will be limited to checking
catalogues and handlists; we will not be able to carry out
inspections of library or archival holdings during this
period. We will endeavour to refer researchers to other
libraries if possible and to answer all enquiries within
two working weeks of the date of receipt.
If you are currently an annual member, your membership will
be carried forward into the Library's new membership scheme
when we re-open on 1 October 2001. If you have books on
loan, please return these in person on or before 11 April
2001, or post them back to the Library.
For more information and regular updates, please check the
Library's website at http://www.lgu.ac.uk/fawcett or listen
to the voicemail at 020 7320 1189. There will also be news
in the forthcoming issue of the Library Newsletter, due
April 2001. We will write to you again prior to 1 October
2001 with further news about our re-opening. We are
circulating this information widely to researchers but
please do pass this information on to colleagues who may be
interested.
We appreciate that the closure period may cause
inconvenience to you in the short term and we appreciate
your patience during this time. The new building will be
worth the wait, with a larger reading room for researchers;
improved storage space for the collections; exhibition,
meeting and education space; and a café.
We look forward to welcoming you to the new Library
building in October!
Christine Wise
Librarian
The Women's Library
London Guildhall University
Calcutta House
Old Castle Street
London
E1 7NT
Telephone 020 7320 1180
Fax 020 7320 1177
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http://www.lgu.ac.uk/fawcett
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