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.

Thanks to a lovely volunteer our DocOfTheMonth feature is back!

An exhibition of photographs and local campaign materials at Broadway Cinema, in collaboration with People's Histreh, featuring photographs by Alan Lodge (Tash).

21st to 24th September 2023 – Free Event.

After the original slot could not go ahead due to a power outage at Broadway, we are very glad that new dates have now been confirmed!

We added another 166 items to the Digital Library. Dive in!

Most of our final upload for 2022 are 161 issues of Freedom, (almost) everything we have from the first half of the 20th century.

We are delighted to reveal the new Sparrows' Nest artwork!

  1. Website, Catalogue and Digital Library update
  2. New additions to the Digital Library - Sep 2022
  3. New additions to the Digital Library - Aug-Sep 2022
  4. New additions to the Digital Library - Jul-Aug 2022

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