Below is an announcement from Liz Chapman, Director of Library Services at LSE regarding the future of the Women’s Library.

Sue Donnelly, Archivist,

Archives Services Group

Library, London School of Economics and Political Science

Tel: 020 7955 7947

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Dear Colleagues

With apologies for cross-posting. I am pleased to announce that the Board of Governors of London Met University last night approved the bid from LSE to take over the Women’s Library. You can find information about the LSE Library and a link to our bid here:

http://www2.lse.ac.uk/library/news/Womens-Library.aspx

You can see the LSE Press Release here:

http://www2.lse.ac.uk/newsAndMedia/news/archives/2012/09/WomensLibrary.aspx

We plan that The Women’s Library @ LSE will open in 2013 and are looking forward to working with our new colleagues to put the plans into place.

Best wishes

Liz Chapman

Ms Elizabeth Chapman

Director of Library Services

Library

London School of Economics and Political Science