The Rare Books Group of the Library Association together with the
Heritage Lottery Fund have organised a series of six meetings around the
UK: entitled

CASH FOR QUESTIONS; GETTING THE MOST OUT OF THE HERITAGE LOTTERY FUND

With external funding for the heritage sector in general become
increasingly problematic, and with the rare book and manuscript
librarians in particular coming under growing pressure to find new
sources of revenue, the position of the Heritage Lottery Fund as a
source of funding for recurrent as well as special  programmes is
becoming  increasingly important. Yet over the last two years the Fund
itself has developed rapidly, with the criteria for funding and the
regulations which govern applications often changing just as quickly.

This series of regional workshops has been designed to bring together
rare book librarians and representatives of the Heritage Lottery Fund
(HLF). The meetings have a two-fold purpose. They will enable the rare
book community to learn more from the Fund’s regional case officers
about how the Fund works, and how to put together a good application.
The sessions will also give the Fund (in the person of Stephen Green,
Libraries Policy Advisor of the HLF) the opportunity to hear at first
hand the concerns of the profession about the practical operations of
the policies and procedures of the Fund. The meetings are therefore your
chance to talk directly to the HLF, to voice your concerns, and to get
advice on how to make the most out of this major source of heritage
funding.

The chart details the times and places of the meetings. Please indicate
the meeting which you would like to attend by ticking the appropriate
box. PLEASE NOTE THAT NUMBERS ARE STRICTLY LIMITED AND PLACES WILL BE
ALLOCATED ON A FIRST-COME FIRST-SERVE BASIS.

PLEASE NOTE THAT ALL BOOKINGS SHOULD BE  MADE BY
30 SEPTEMBER 1999.

THE COST FOR ALL VENUES WILL BE £20.

ALL MEETINGS WILL START AT 2 pm and the cost will include tea.

LOCATION

Aberystwyth 15 October
Durham 31 August
Edinburgh 6 August
Exeter  11 October
London  18 October
Manchester 12 August

VENUES

NOTE: THE LOCAL COORDINATORS WILL NOT TAKE BOOKINGS, AND SHOULD ONLY BE
CONTACTED FOR ADVICE ABOUT TRAVEL AND PARKING ETC. PLEASE USE THE
BOOKING FORM OVERLEAF.

Aberystwyth: Council Chamber, National Library of Wales
Local Co-ordinator: Charles Parry, National Library of Wales,
Aberwystwyth, Dyfed, SY23 3BU. Tel: 01970 632 898

Durham: Seminar Room, Durham University Library, Stockton Road, Durham
Local Coordinator: Beth Rainey, Durham University Library, Palace Green
Section, Palace Green, Durham, DH1 3RN Tel: 0191 374 3032 E-mail:
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Edinburgh: Cramond Room, Edinburgh University Conference & Training
Centre, 15 South College Street, Edinburgh EH8 9AA.
Local Coordinator, Richard Ovenden, National Library of Scotland, George
IV Bridge, Edinburgh, EH1 1EW Tel: 0131 466 2806 Fax: 0131 466 2807
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Exeter: Music Room, Exeter Central Library, Castle Street, Exeter EX4
3PQ
Local Coordinator, Ian Maxted, West Country Studies Library, Castle
Street, Exeter, EX4 3PQ Tel: 01392 384216

London:  The Library,  Wellcome Institute for the History of Medicine
Local Coordinator, David Pearson, Wellcome Institute for the History of
Medicine, 183 Euston Road, London NW1 2BE Tel: 0171 611 8582 Fax: 0171
611 8703 E-mail: [log in to unmask]

Manchester: Chetham’s Library, Long Millgate, Manchester M3 1SB
Local Coordinator: Michael Powell, Chetham’s Library, Long Millgate,
Manchester M3 1SB Tel: 0161 834 7961 Fax: 0161 839 3609

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* I ENCLOSE A CHEQUE FOR £20 MADE PAYABLE TO THE LIBRARY ASSOCIATION
RARE BOOKS GROUP

*PLEASE INVOICE MY INSTITUTION

PLEASE COMPLETE AND SEND THIS FORM TO:

Dr Julia Walworth, Department of Historic Collections, University of
London Library, Senate House, Malet Street, WC1 E7HU
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Richard Ovenden
Deputy Head, Rare Books Division
Department of Special Collections
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
EDINBURGH EH1 1EW

Tel: 0131 466 2806
Fax: 0131 466 2807
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Internet: http://www.nls.uk/




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