A new issue of the newsletter is now available. This issue contains information on upcoming Saturday openings; how we select our books; upcoming training; an article on John Playford (1623-86), composer, publisher and bookseller at Temple Church; highlights from the Library’s Annual Review; and a short summary from the Archives of a recent exhibition organised for masters students, which included a very exciting new addition to the Library’s rare books collection.

Inner Temple Library Newsletter Issue 76 – February 2025

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A new issue of the Library Newsletter is now available. In it you will find the Inn Libraries’ Christmas opening hours and your chance to grab some mini-book Christmas decorations. Also featured are: our new sponsor a book scheme; upcoming training events; an intriguing piece examining how pages from books were used in the bindings of other books; an article on using AI safely in legal research; a reading list on Environmental Law; write-ups on a Bibliographic Skills Day and our student induction; information on the 2025 Book Prize; and retrospectives on History Day and the recent History Society Lecture from the Archives team.

Inner Temple Library Newsletter Issue 75 – December 2024

A new issue of the Library Newsletter is now available. This issue contains information for new Students and Pupils, a reminder of services available to established barristers and a feature on new acquisitions.

Inner Temple Library Newsletter Issue 74 – September 2024

A new issue of the Library Newsletter is now available. This issue includes news of summer opening and our initiative to improve accessibility and user experience (a Library of Things); an introduction to our new member of staff; a report on the History Society Lecture ‘Snapshots of the Inner Temple Library’; and features on new acquisitions – and on two of our colleagues’ running exploits in foreign parts.

Inner Temple Library Newsletter Issue 73 – May 2024 (PDF or website)

A new issue of the Library Newsletter is now available. This issue begins with news of our latest (and very keenly awaited) facility for users: a phone booth. Sally takes us through some key features of the new and much-improved catalogue interface; Tracey writes about the Commonwealth law collection, with particular emphasis on online resources; James, inspired by the Ridley Scott biopic, digs out some contemporary accounts of Napoleon’s defeat and exile (all from the Library’s own collections). We also reflect on nearly two years back in the permanent Library building, and feature some of the latest publications added to the collection.

Inner Temple Library Newsletter Issue 72 – December 2023 (website or PDF)

This issue includes news about Saturday opening this coming legal term, and about numerous forthcoming induction/training events (as well as reports on some that have taken place already), and features entitled ‘How the Library Helps Members at Key Points in Their Career’ and ‘New Acquisitions’.

Inner Temple Library Newsletter Issue 71 – September 2023 (PDF)

This is an expanded issue, in celebration of the first anniversary of our return to the Temple and reopening, and begins with a run-down of what has changed and what remains the same – not least our revised policy on the loan of books. Other content includes a survey of our activity on social media in recent months, a behind-the-scenes look at the mysterious “Basements”, and a round-up of recent acquisitions.

Inner Temple Library Newsletter Issue 70 – May 2023 (PDF)

This issue includes an announcement concerning a new user-responsive acquisitions process; reports on recent training events and other member-facing activities; a clarification regarding the loan of books from the Library; the latest news about the Inner Temple Book Prize; and features on the libraries of the University of Oxford, and on new acquisitions.

Inner Temple Library Newsletter Issue 69 – October 2022 (PDF) or online

This issue includes details of summer opening hours; an introduction to our newest member of staff; an announcement about our latest training-related initiative (tours for clerks); features on binding procedures and on new acquisitions; and news of the longlisted entries for the Inner Temple Book Prize.

Inner Temple Library Newsletter Issue 68 – July 2022 (PDF)

This issue inevitably focuses on the reopening of the Library in its permanent home in the Temple, following the completion of Project Pegasus. The Librarian reflects on the reoccupation process, and other staff update you on what is (and what is not) new about the reconfigured Library. There is also news about upcoming tours and legal research opportunities for practitioners, students and clerks, and new developments regarding online database subscriptions; also reports on a visit to the Supreme Court and its library, and on new acquisitions.

Inner Temple Library Newsletter Issue 67 – May 2022 (PDF)