Tour In Person

Tour of The National Library, Aberystwyth

by CIOB Wales

Event details

  • Llyfrgell Genedlaethol Cymru / National Library of Wales, Aberystwyth
  • 19 March 2025
  • 01:30 PM - 03:30 PM GMT

Event fees

General Admission

Free

CIOB Assist Optional Donation

£10.00

CIOB Assist Optional Donation

£5.00

Summary

Join us for a guided tour of this fascinating building. As the national legal deposit library of Wales it houses over 6.5m books

Join our CEO & President for a private tour of Wales' largest library.

The building holds over 6.5 million books and periodicals, and the largest collections of archives, portraits, maps and photographic images in Wales.

The Library is also home to the national collection of Welsh manuscripts, the National Screen and Sound Archive of Wales, and the most comprehensive collection of paintings and topographical prints in Wales.As the primary research library and archive in Wales[ and one of the largest research libraries in the United Kingdom, the National Library is a member of Research Libraries UK (RLUK)] and the Consortium of European Research Libraries (CERL)

We will start the visit with a private lunch buffet in the Council Chambers.

You must register in advance to attend.

Members: gain 2 CIOB CPD points when you reflect on the ethical aspects of your learning from this activity.

This tour will be preceeded by a site tour of the onging works at Aberystwyth University - please register separately if you wish to attend both

Contact

Vicky Coxon

Member Services and Events Coordinator - Cardiff

+44 (0)1344 630850

[email protected]