FFHS-NEWS Update on the Caird Library opening hours

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Update on the Caird Library opening hours

In August 2008 the National Maritime Museum announced the planned temporary
closure of the Caird Library due to the move of the archive and library
collections as part of a forthcoming £35 million redevelopment of the
Museum's South West Wing.
This capital project involves the complete refurbishment of the current
South West Wing, upgrading its conservation, storage and library services.
Over the longer term the new wing, which will include a new research and
reading room, will offer a significantly improved customer service to its
users.  
Before construction work begins on the new wing, many of the collections
will need to be moved to offsite storage. This involves packing, documenting
and relocating over 3,000 linear metres of archive and library material -
over 300,000 items - a considerable task. The work requires the specialist
skills of archive and library staff, as well as collections staff, and is a
major undertaking for the Museum. 
Over the past few weeks, the South West Wing Project’s anticipated work
programme has been firmed up and this has given some extra flexibility in
regard to the Caird Library decant. The revised Library service provision
can be found by visiting;
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http://www.nmm.ac.uk/about/sammy-ofer-wing/caird-library-opening-hours. 
 
Maggie Loughran 
Joint Administrator, Federation of Family History Societies 
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 <http://www.ffhs.org.uk/> www.ffhs.org.uk 
 
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