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.

We are delighted to announce the return of Rosemary to the Nest, updating us on her fascinating research project.

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.

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.

The Sparrows’ Nest presents

The 1848 Revolutions:
An Anarchist Perspective

A talk by Iain McKay

Our comrades at the awesome Bibliothek der Freien in Berlin have published a new list of freely accessible digitized anarchist journals/newspapers on the internet.

Happy browsing!

  1. Books, birds and both – at an anarchist international congress in Frankfurt, Germany, 4-7 August 2016
  2. The first London Anarchist Bookfair
  3. Ray Gosling materials - Thank you!
  4. Five years of the Sparrows' Nest - Interview in KSL Bulletin

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