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Based in Nottingham (UK), we look after tens of thousands of books, journals, pamphlets, zines, leaflets, posters and other items documenting the anarchist movement in the UK and beyond, as well as local radical history. Browse our catalogue, access digitised records in our free Digital Library and get in touch to arrange a visit.
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Meet some Sparrows at two upcoming bookfairs

Over the next few weeks you can meet us at bookfairs in Nottingham and Sheffield:

Nottingham’s First Radical Bookfair
Saturday, 13th May
11:00am-4:30pm
Nottingham Mechanics Institute

&

Sheffield Anarchist Bookfair
Saturday, 20th May
10am-6pm
Showroom Workstation

It would be lovely to meet you at those events. We will also sell off books we have multiple copies of to raise funds for new materials from publishers like PM Press, AK Press etc.

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