Welcome to the Sparrows' Nest Library and Archive

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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News and events

News and events from The Sparrows' Nest.

Many thanks to Jim Donaghey who visited us to talk about the Nest, its role in the local community, and the importance of documenting and sharing the history of anarchist movements. You can stream the audio interview directly from the AnarchistStudies.Blog.

Welcome back to our Document of the Month feature, showcasing some of the awesome documents in our collections.

Welcome back to our Document of the Month feature, showcasing some of the awesome documents in our collections.

The Sparrows’ Nest presents

The 1848 Revolutions:
An Anarchist Perspective

A talk by Iain McKay

It is our pleasure to contribute to an upcoming local event commemorating the 50th anniversary of the 1968 Revolts. Please see below for a number of excellent source materials regarding the 1968 Revolts, including some local leaflets (we were super excited that these could be found!), all instantaneously available from our ever growing Digital Library.

  1. New additions to the Digital Library - Mar 2018
  2. Document of the Month – March 2018
  3. New additions to the Digital Library - Feb 2018
  4. Document of the Month – February 2018

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