Reading Room
The reading room offers a quiet study space combining an historic setting with modern facilities. It was built at the same time as the Cathedral Refectory. Designed by Sir Michael Hopkins, medieval architectural wall fragments have been completed and reroofed to provide a reading room, with study space for ten people, and reception area. The library also occupies part of the upper east range of the Cloister.
The library is used by many different people in many different ways
Modern theology collection.
An annual subscription of £12 enables you to borrow up to eight books for six weeks. The catalogue is available online. A list of recent additions to the library is available.
Historic collection.
Books from this collection may be read in the reading room.
Journals.
A full list of journals taken by the library, with contents lists for some, is available.
Reading Room.
The reading room may be used for consulting books from either modern or historic collection, or for other private study.
Diocesan Ministry Course, ERMC and Cambridge Theological Federation.
Special arrangements are in place for students of these courses and please contact the Librarian for further details.
Sermons preached at Norwich Cathedral.
Printed copies of sermons from the last thirty years are held in Norwich Cathedral Library. The Library collection includes other sermons, both published and unpublished, modern and historic, which can be identified through the catalogues in the Library reading room. Some sermons preached recently in the Cathedral are also available online.
Catalogues.
- Online catalogue for the modern collection
- Card catalogue for the historic collection available in the library
What else we offer
Events
Forthcoming talks on topics including stained glass (see also workshops at Hungate Medieval Art) and the library of St Catherine's Monastery, Mount Sinai, Egypt
See "Events" to right of this page for further details.
Exhibitions
"God save the King!"
Opening hours
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 9.30am to 4.30pm
For more information please contact the Librarian (01603 218443).