Librarians' Christian Fellowship
Christians in Library, Information
and Archive Work
Visits
From time to time visits, to places of interest to members are arranged. These may be to libraries, research centres or Christian organisations, normally with an information or research connection of some kind. Recent visits include Lambeth Palace, Christian Research, the Evangelical Alliance, the British Museum and Tearfund.
2010
Wesley's Chapel
Date: Tuesday 18th May
Time:
2 pm
The chapel stands opposite the famous Bunhill Row burial ground where John Bunyan,
Daniel Defoe, William Blake, Isaac Watts and others
are buried.The visit includes a tour of Wesley's house and the Museum of Methodism
next
door. Those who can get to London in time are planning to have lunch together
at
a
local
restaurant before the tour.
The Evangelical Library, Bounds Green, London
Date: Tuesday 21st September
Time: Afternoon
This is a chance to see the library in its new location.
Please contact our secretary, Graham Hedges for further information or to book a place.
Previous visits
St.
Paul's Cathedral Library
On Tuesday 22nd September a group of LCF members and
friends visited the library of St. Paul's Cathedral in London.
Bible
World Experience
On Saturday 1st August, our Scottish members visited
the Scottish Bible Society's Bible World Experience in Edinburgh.
Westminster
Central Hall
On Tuesday 19th May 2009
a group of LCF members visited WCH where Richard Ratcliffe, guest speaker at
our 2008 annual gave them a tour of the building and an introduction
to the Methodist archives.
Visit report....
The
Bible Society
On Tuesday 16th September 2008 members of LCF visited the Bible Society
in Swindon
Church
of England Record Centre
On Tuesday 20 May 2008 a dozen LCF members visited
the Church of England Record Centre in Bermondsey, south London.
This was a great opportunity to see behind the scenes and learn more about the work of the Centre which maintains archives for the various national institutions of the Anglican Church.
On Saturday 12th July, 2007 a small party of Scottish LCF members visited the chapel...
Visit report...