Bromley House Library
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Independent historic library funded by member subscriptions in Nottingham city centre. New members welcome
Nottingham Subscription Library was founded in 1816 and moved in 1822 to its present home, Bromley House, which is centrally situated in the city on Angel Row. It is a dark red brick building built in 1752 as a ‘town house’ for George Smith, grandson of the founder of Smiths Bank, the oldest known provincial bank in the country.
07/06/2026
As Volunteers' Week 2026 comes to a close we would like to say a huge thank you to our fantastic Bromley House Library Volunteers.
Without all of their hard work, we could not provide the wide range of services and activities that we do, including our events and tours, book conservation, cataloguing, shelving, book sales, our beloved bookmobile delivery service and of course our trustees. Our gardening volunteers keep our Georgian garden looking beautiful all year round and handy people look after repairs around the building. And last but not least, our knitting volunteers whose 'Lit Knits' and other woolly creations help raise funds for the library. All of our volunteers are also Bromley House members.
Last year, we worked with 129 volunteers who give approximately 2,800 hours per year (the equivalent of approximately £34,000 in staff time). Their impact is hugely valuable and valued.
Once again, a great big thank you to our all of our volunteers!
You may have seen 's recent list of best 100 novels of all time.
We checked them against our Bromley House Library collection and we hold 92 of them!
Our members can find some of them on display in our main library with a full list of the 100. Check to see how many you have read or are in your TBR pile.
Members, do let us know if there are any you would like to borrow or reserve.
Some of the authors you can find on Instagram are:
Toni Morrison -
Salman Rushdie - salman.rushdie
Kazuo Ishiguro -
Arundhati Roy -
Margaret Atwood -
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie -
Zadie Smith -
Tsitsi Dangarembga -
30/05/2026
The end of the hottest and busiest of two weeks and a big thank you to three amazing authors who all visited and shared their work, stories, generosity and enthusiam with our audience. The majority of our events are open to non-members and we love to bring books and their writers to you all.
23/05/2026
This Sunday we have a few spaces left on our amazing History Tours As well as exploring the library on a full guided tour, you will get the opportunity to view some of our treasures....a chance to really step back in time. Book at www.eventim-light.com/uk/a/638cf86b7e8bfe52ae3fd363
21/05/2026
Bromley House Library will be closed for the spring bank holiday on Monday 25th and Tuesday 26th May.
We are open as usual on Saturday 23rd and re-open after the bank holiday on Wednesday 27th at 9:30am.
We wish all of our friends and members a lovely long weekend.
Join us on Tuesday 16th June at 2pm to hear Jess Kidd talk about her new book Murder at the Spirit Lounge and her writing life. It will be a really great afternoon.
Books are available to buy too and get them signed on the day!
Visit the link to get your ticket: https://tinyurl.com/spiritlounge
08/05/2026
Happy Birthday Sir David Attenborough and to mark his 100th there is a small display with some of the titles in our collection by him and about him. Our natural history collection is a favourite with our readers - with comfy chairs, a view of the garden and shelves to explore - what is there not to love?
30/04/2026
We will be closed for Early May Bank Holiday on Monday 4th May.
As usual we are open on Saturday 2nd May and Tuesday 5th May.
We hope you have a lovely bank holiday weekend!
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Angel Row
Nottingham
NG16HL
Opening Hours
| Monday | 9:30am - 5pm |
| Tuesday | 9:30am - 5pm |
| Wednesday | 9:30am - 7pm |
| Thursday | 9:30am - 5pm |
| Friday | 9:30am - 5pm |
| Saturday | 9:30am - 4pm |