Visit to the St. Bride Institute & Printing Library, Bride Lane, Fleet Street, London, EC4Y 8EE
Thursday May 15th 2014, from 3-6 pm.
The Library was founded in 1895 as a resource & training school for the printing trade, & now has the largest collections on all related subjects in the UK, including 50,000 books, 3,500 periodicals, catalogues, & directories, 200 special collections, & a museum of printing artefacts dating from the 17-20th centuries.
The admission fee for group visits by librarians is £10 each, reduced from the usual £20, since they are a private charity, without receiving any state funding support. The visit includes a detailed introduction to the library, archives, special collections, & printing artefacts, followed by a guided tour & discussion session at the end, with the whole visit lasting around 3 hours. The £10 fee can be paid in cash at their entrance door on arrival.
Public transport details on how to reach their address are listed on this website: www.stbride.org/visit/howtogettothelibrary<http://www.stbride.org/visit/howtogettothelibrary>
There are 20 places available and their events organizer needs 2 weeks advance notice for group visits, hence would any one interested in attending please contact:
David Lass, Hon. Secretary, ARLG-LASE Committee, before the May 1st deadline date: [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]>
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