The Local Collection is located to the back of the First Floor of the Kedleston Road Library and aims to provide a range of current and historical books relating to Derbyshire, the Peak District and the East Midlands. Some books are reference only, especially the older historic books, but there are many which can be borrowed.
You can search the Local Collection through Library Search:
Some of the key shelfmark numbers are:
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312 |
Population & Census |
796 |
Sport |
|
333.7 |
Land & Environment |
796.5 |
Walking & Climbing |
|
333.783 |
Peak National Park |
820 |
Literature |
|
338 |
Industry & Industrial History |
912 |
Maps |
|
370 |
Education |
914.25 |
East Midlands: General & Geography |
|
380 |
Transport |
914.251 |
Derbyshire: General & Geography |
|
390 |
Customs & Folklore |
914.2511 |
Peak District : General & Geography |
|
551.6 |
Weather & Climate |
914.2517 |
Derby : General & Geography |
|
554.251 |
Geology: Derbyshire |
929.3 |
Parish Registers & Records |
|
574-599 |
Natural History |
936.2 |
Archaeology |
|
622 |
Mining |
942.5 |
East Midlands: History |
|
630 |
Agriculture |
942.51 |
Derbyshire: History |
|
711 |
Town & Country Plans |
942.511 |
Peak District: History |
|
720 |
Architecture & Building |
942.517 |
Derby: History |
|
726.5 |
Churches |
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