Opening hours:
Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays 9.30am to 4.30pm
For more information please contact the Librarian (01603 218443).
Modern theology collection.
An annual subscription of £12 enables you to borrow up to eight books for six weeks.
Available online: catalogue and a list of recent additions to the library.
Historic collection.
- Card catalogue for the historic collection available in the library.
- Books printed on the continent before 1701 appear on Copac . All Norwich books can be found by searching for keyword "Norwich", in library "cathedral libraries".
- Books printed in the British Isles, colonial America, Canada before 1801 appear on the English Short Title Catalogue (ESTC). All Norwich books can be found by selecting "search by" "library name" and entering "Norwich Cathedral".
Journals.
We have commenced a subscription to the Sewanee Theological Review, starting with volume 52 no 4, an issue focusing on Literature and Christianity.
A full list of journals taken by the library, with contents lists for some, is available.
Reading Room
The reading room is open to the general public for quiet study, with seating capacity for up to ten people.
Events
See "Events" to right of this page for further details.
What else we offer
Occasional exhibitions of material from the cathedral’s collections, monthly talks on subjects represented within the library, academic seminars and theological discussion groups. Further afield in the diocese, the library participates in lay and clergy development courses, enabling outreach beyond the confines of the physical library.
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 The Library collection includes other sermons, both published and unpublished, modern and historic, which can be identified through the catalogues in the Library reading room.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.