Stuck at chapter two? Bring it to the desk
Every member gets free research help: quick questions answered on the spot, and forty-five-minute booked sessions for theses, genealogies, house histories and business plans. Our team includes a resident historian, a map specialist and a children’s research librarian.
What’s included
- Drop-in help at the reference desk, all opening hours.
- Booked 45-minute sessions, Thursdays 2:00 – 6:00 PM.
- Source lists and call slips prepared before you arrive.
- Follow-up by email with everything you didn’t finish.
How a session works
1
Tell us
Describe your topic in the booking form — two sentences is plenty.
2
We prepare
Your librarian pulls maps, files and volumes before you arrive.
3
You explore
Forty-five minutes at Table 4 with an expert beside you.
4
You continue
Leave with copies, a reading list and a follow-up date.