CILIP UCRG Northern section are arranging a free visit (subsidised by
UCRG Northern) to Palace Green Library, Durham University on Tuesday 1st
July 2-4pm.
Come and join us for an afternoon at Palace Green Library, Durham
University. We will have a guided tour round the historic building
giving you the opportunity to see how a modern library service operates
in an old building, http://www.dur.ac.uk/library/asc/. Richard Higgins,
an assistant librarian in Durham's Special Collections, will show you
around the buildings and Jane Hogan, archivist in charge of the
designated Sudan Archive, will talk about the collection and show some
items from it. Sarah Price, the library's Education Outreach Officer,
will introduce you to her work with the 4schools project
http://www.dur.ac.uk/4schools/.
To reserve a place, please contact Suzie Kitchin (Durham University
Library, Stockton Road, Durham, DH1 3LY) or e-mail
[log in to unmask] or telephone (0191) 334 2975.
This visit is limited to 40 places, so bookings will be taken on a
first-come, first-served basis. Bookings must be made by 24th June 2008.
Accessibility - Palace Green Library is a listed building situated on a
World Heritage Site. There are no disabled parking bays outside the
building. A lift is provided for those unable to negotiate the short
flight of stairs inside the Library entrance. If you require more
details on facilities in the building please contact us.
Travel directions to Durham can be found at
http://www.dur.ac.uk/travel/todurham/. Palace Green Library is marked
'22' on the following map http://www.dur.ac.uk/map/durham/. Access to
the city centre is via a toll road so if you are driving it is best to
use the Park and Ride
http://www.durhamparkandride.com/parkride/usp.nsf/pws/Durham+Park+and+Ri
de+-+Routes, or you can use one of the public car parks marked on the
Durham map. If you arrive by train you can walk, or take the Cathedral
bus which stops outside Palace Green Library
http://www.durham.gov.uk/durhamcc/usp.nsf/pws/Transport+and+Streets+-+Du
rham+Cathedral+Bus.
Suzie Kitchin
Learning Support Librarian
Durham University Library
Stockton Road
Durham, DH1 3LY
Tel: 0191 3342975
Email: [log in to unmask]
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