The Sparrows Nest

We've been going just over a year since The Sparrows' Nest opening event in December 2008. Since then we've been cataloguing continuously. A big thanks to everyone who has helped with this!

Take a look at our most recently updated Online catalogue with searchable keywords: ANARCHIST BOOKS/PAMPHLETS - note fairly large file size (5MB). Alternatively, Download/print catalogue by author (no keywords, 2MB filesize): ANARCHIST BOOKS/PAMPHLETS. Nearly 1500 items in catalog. Last updated 20-Dec-2009.

Since it's the 20th anniversary of the infamous Robin Hood council house invasion in March 2010, we have scanned in most of our archive of local Nottingham and Notts anti-Poll Tax press cuttings, newsletters and leaflets from 1989-1990s. Hope you enjoy reading them. Please send us your publications and cuttings (or scans of these) if you still have them and would like to donate to the Sparrows' Nest. We aim to build up our local struggle collections over the coming years. More scanned articles can be found at http://thesparrowsnest.org.uk/scans/

On Wednesday 23rd September 2009 one of The Sparrows' Nest collective had the pleasure of attending a meeting of NORLA - Network of Radical Libraries & Archives - which aims to share experiences of archiving and making available collections of radical materials. Apart from The Sparrows' Nest, participants included individuals from the Bishopsgate Institute (our hosts ,whose library is currently being refurbished), The Women's Library at London Metropolitan University, The Feminist Library, The Peace Pledge Union and 56a Infoshop, which are all based in London. Read more for links to their archive pages plus more about NORLA and future plans.