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ARLG London and South East have arranged the following free visit: Visit to The Royal College of Surgeons of England Library & Archives Date: Tuesday 2nd December, 2.15-4pm Address: 35-43 Lincoln's Inn Fields, London, WC2A 3PE The nearest tube stations are Holborn and Temple. Please see map at : http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/about/find.html The visit will include a talk, a tour and the chance to look at some displays from the library and archives collections. Attendees will then have the opportunity to visit the Hunterian Museum (http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums/hunterian ), admission free, open til 5pm. The Royal College of Surgeons of England possesses an outstanding library of surgical literature that dates from the late 15th century to the present day. The historical material is of national importance in documenting the achievement of British surgery from the 18th century onwards through its printed collections, prints, drawings and archives and in providing a provenance to the collections housed in the Hunterian Museum. In 2013, the collection was awarded Designated Status<http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library/about-the-library/designation> by Arts Council England. The archives of the Royal College of Surgeons of England holds both institutional records and other deposited collections providing a unique resource illustrating the development of surgery and the surgical profession. For more information about the Library and Archives please visit: http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/library and http://www.rcseng.ac.uk/museums/archives . The visit is free, with a maximum of 20 places. Please contact me as below to book a place. Best wishes Sarah Sarah Lawson Librarian Queen Square Library, Archive & Museum UCL Institute of Neurology & The National Hospital for Neurology & Neurosurgery (UCLH) 1st Floor, 23 Queen Square, London WC1N 3BG. 020 3448 4143 | 020 3448 4709 [log in to unmask]<mailto:[log in to unmask]> www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/library<http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ion/library> Queen Square Library on facebook<http://www.facebook.com/pages/Queen-Square-Library/217434164937724> | @neurolib on twitter<http://www.twitter.com/neurolib>