Page Text: Visiting the Library
NEWS UPDATE 25.2.22:
With our grateful thanks to volunteer support to make this possible we're highly delighted to announce that we are back open to drop-in visitors, on Friday afternoons from 1 to 4.30pm. We are welcoming visitors who want to see our newly refreshed ground floor display area and our guest exhibition Working class readers in Victorian Manchester and Salford . No need to book. We ask all visitors to wear face coverings and to be mindful of keeping a reasonable distance from other visitors, WCML volunteers and staff.
Our reading room is open by appointment to a maximum of three readers a day. Anyone wishing to book a place can do so by emailing us on info @ wcml.org.uk. The reading room is open Tuesdays to Fridays 10am to 4pm. In order to offer places to as many people as possible we may need to say that you can book a place only for a maximum of two days in any fortnight period. Please contact us for information about how groups can visit together to study here by booking space in our meeting room on Tuesdays and Thursdays. You can find information here about measures we have put in place to keep you safe when you visit - we are asking visitors to our building still to wear face coverings and to maintain reasonable social distancing.
Sorry but we still do not have the capacity to organise tours. We will keep you informed on progress towards wider re-opening of our facilities as soon as we can. We know it's not the same as a real visit but we're nonetheless very pleased to be able to offer a self-guided virtual tour of the library building - head to www.wcml.org.uk/virtualtour .
We are digitising some really interesting material to share with you online (take a look at our Instagram and Pinterest), as part of our developing of ways you can engage with us remotely , including online exhibitions, podcasts and blog posts. Please keep an eye here on our Web site, and sign up for our free ebulletin or follow us on social media for the latest updates. You can sign up to follow us - you'll find us on Twitter, Instagram and Pinterest if you type @wcmlibrary. Our Facebook page is www.facebook.com/wcmlibrary .
Thank you to everyone who's been in touch over this concerning period wishing the Library well. As you can imagine we would really welcome donations at this difficult time, although we do appreciate that there will be many other calls on your generosity. If you're not already a Friend of the Library you can become one here . We are also of course happy to receive one-off donations ( click here ).
Take care, in solidarity, WCML
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Admission to the library is free and open to everyone. Our staff are always willing to help and advise. We are a reference library - you cannot borrow. All material can be studied on site, and a photocopying/scanning service is available. You can use your own digital camera as long as you abide by our policy on photography.
If you want to visit the library to study you need to make an appointment in advance.