e welcome donations of books, journals and miscellaneous published material on coal mining in England.

How to donate

1. Contact the Library

2. Provide a list of the items, for us to check against our catalogue and store.

3. We will then contact you, to confirm if we would like to accept the items.

4. If we have accepted, we will discuss the best way of delivering the items and we will send/give you relevant paperwork to complete and return to us.

5. If we have not accepted, we might be able to suggest other institutions/organisations you may want to contact.

Recent donations include
- Mining Journal various issues1960s and 1970s
- Woolley colliery - ar it woh: memories of a village lost. Ed. by Judy Speight, 2007. 93:622(410.156)
- A Wearside mining story: including an account of the sinking of Wearmouth Pit, Co.
- Durham and the birth of the Durham Miners' Association at that colliery. By J.E. McCutcheon, 1960. 93:622(410.164) 
- There's work for all. By Michael Young and Theodor Prager, 1945. 93:622