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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Please contact us to arrange a visit.

The ground floor is wheelchair accessible (via a moderately inclined concrete ramp), but please note that we unfortunately do not have accessible toilet facilities. However, St Ann’s Valley Centre is just around the corner, offering good accessible toileting facilities (please see their website for their opening hours). We know that this is far from ideal and we hope to remedy this situation in the future.

Please note that some materials may be stored off site and need to be requested by visitors. Please get in touch to let us know what you are looking for before your visit.

Most materials which were not originally designed for publication (internal documents, correspondence, etc.) cannot be routinely accessed. If you want to request special access for research purposes, please just get in touch.

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