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Status
Received: on time
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Income
£195.6K
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Spending
£262.2K
Public benefits
PURPOSE: ‘Settling and preserving a Publick Library in the City of Armagh for ever.’ (Act of Parliament, 1773) What public benefit flows from this purpose? The direct benefit which flows from this purpose is: 1. The maintenance and conservation of the fabric of Armagh Public Library and No 5 Vicars’ Hill (the former Armagh Diocesan
Registry) for present and future generations; 2. The preservation and conservation of the Library’s collections for present and future generations; • These consist of 46,000 catalogued items, including books, engravings, and fifteen original costume designs by William Conor. The nucleus of the book collection is Archbishop Richard Robinson’s own library of seventeenth and eighteenth centur volumes on theology, philosophy, classical and contemporary literature, history, medicine and law. The book collection also includes incunabula, first editions and illustrated medieval manuscripts. In addition to the catalogued items, the Library holds Archbishop Robinson’s collections of coins and gems, a collection of maps, and Archbishop Marcus Gervais Beresford’s collection of Irish antiquities. 3. The availability of all items from the Library’s collections for public viewing, genealogical, historical and literary research; 4. An enhanced public understanding of history through access to the Library and its collections; 5. An enhanced experience of education through access to the Library and its collections. This public benefit is demonstrated through the: • status of Armagh Public Library and No 5 Vicars’ Hill as historic buildings listed as A by the Northern Ireland Environment Agency; • status as an Accredited Museum, certified by the Arts Council of England and the Northern Ireland Museums Council; • rating of the Library and of No 5 Vicars’ Hill as four star Visitor Attractions (Museums) by the Northern Ireland Tourist Board; • opening of the Library to the public, free of charge, Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 1.00pm, 2.00pm to 4.00pm; • opening of No 5 Vicars’ Hill to the public, Tuesday to Saturday, 10.00am to 1.00pm, 2.00pm to 4.00pm; • availability of a searchable on-line catalogue through the Library’s website; • availability of the Library’s collections for examination in the Library’s Long Room; • register of research requests; • register of acquisitions; • display of a selection of the Library’s collections of engravings, antiquities, coins and gems at No 5 Vicars’ Hill; • provision of guided tours for groups of visitors and tourists; • provision of an educational programme for primary and secondary school groups; • collaboration with other libraries in Armagh through the Armagh City Chapter; • use of the Library for meetings of historical societies, poetry readings, book launches and other literary events, lectures, musical events and professional seminars; • comments of visitors in the visitors’ books of both the Library and No 5 Vicars’ Hill, and on the website ‘Trip Advisor’. Is any harm or possibility of harm outweighed by the benefit? No harm flows from the purpose of the Library. Who is the benefit for? The charity’s principal beneficiary is the general public, more specifically the public of Northern Ireland and the people of the City of Armagh, academics, scholars and researchers, school children and students, tourists and visitors, including future generations.
... [more] [less]What your organisation does
• opening of the Library to the public, free of charge, Monday to Friday, 10.00am to 1.00pm, 2.00pm to 4.00pm; • opening of No 5 Vicars’ Hill to the public, Tuesday to Saturday, 10.00am to 1.00pm, 2.00pm to 4.00pm; • availability of a searchable on-line catalogue through the Library’s website; • availability of the Library’s collections
for examination in the Library’s Long Room; • register of research requests; • register of acquisitions; • display of a selection of the Library’s collections of engravings, antiquities, coins and gems at No 5 Vicars’ Hill; • provision of guided tours for groups of visitors and tourists; • provision of an educational programme for primary and secondary school groups; • collaboration with other libraries in Armagh through the Armagh City Chapter; • use of the Library for meetings of historical societies, poetry readings, book launches and other literary events, lectures, musical events and professional seminars; • comments of visitors in the visitors’ books of both the Library and No 5 Vicars’ Hill, and on the website ‘Trip Advisor’.
... [more] [less]The charity’s classifications
- The advancement of education
- The advancement of the arts, culture, heritage or science
Who the charity helps
- General public
How the charity works
- Arts
- Cultural
- Education/training
- Heritage/historical
