Selwyn College Library

The Selwyn College Library is the library of Selwyn College, Cambridge and an official collegiate library of the University of Cambridge. The current library building is located in Centre Court and was completed in 1929. It was designed by the architect T. H. Lyon as a war memorial library to honour the fallen from the First World War. In 2018, plans for a new library and auditorium in Ann's Court were announced. The current Selwyn College Head Librarian is Sonya Adams and the College Archivist is Elizabeth Stratton. The new Bartlam Library officially opened in Easter Term 2021 in Ann’s Court, replacing the War Memorial Library as the main library facility for the college. Named after principal benefactor Tom Bartlam (SE 1966), the three-storey building includes study areas, book stacks, seminar rooms, and a basement level. It adjoins the Quarry Whitehouse Auditorium, a 139-seat space for lectures and events, with retractable seating and adaptable layouts. Approximately 35,000 books were moved into the Bartlam Library in July 2021, while rare and older materials were placed in storage during refurbishment of the old library building. Following the opening of the new library, the original War Memorial Library was converted into teaching, tutorial, and conference spaces as part of Selwyn’s redevelopment programme.

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