Library services
Special collections
Some material is available for loan, some is for reference use only and some is for viewing by appointment only.
| Description of collection | Access to stock | Contents | Location (Li brary) |
|---|---|---|---|
| European history and geography, including World Wars I & II |
Lending and Reference | 53,000 books and ne w stock purcha sed | Battersea |
| Early Children's Books Collection (writing for children 1673-1955) |
View by appointment | 5,000 books | Putney |
| G A Henty Collection | View by appointment | 266 books, 1 letter | Putney |
| William Blake Collection (no originals) |
Lending and reference | books: 181, periodicals: 3, pamphlets: 6 |
Local History Service |
| Edward Thomas Collection (books about and by) collection started 1950s |
By appointment | books: 90, periodicals: 10, letters: 300 (on microfilm) |
Local History Service |
| Regional Fiction Reserve | Lending and Reference | Fiction by authors with surnames beginning A-BAI and TRE-WEB, published since January 1988 |
A-BAI TRE-WEB |
| G.L.A.S.S. (Greater London Audio Subject Specialisation) | Lending | 2,600 CDs, 80 cassettes and 3,200 LPs. Recordings of works by composers Prokofiev and Rachmaninov, jazz artists with surnames beginning LEE-LZ, film soundtracks and Scottish folk music | Putney |
