Tour of 'Hidden in Plain Sight: Liberating our Library Collections' - 6pm

Hidden in Plain Sight: Liberating our Library Collections is UCL Library Services’ 2023 public exhibition featuring rare books, archives, and items from our circulating collections. The exhibition celebrates work done to discover, record, and celebrate the diverse voices in our collections.

As an institution, UCL has been very public about its commitment to addressing issues  around Equality, Diversity and Inclusion (EDI) for some years. It is in this spirit that the Library Liberating The Collections Steering Group (LLTC) was set up in July 2020 to plan, monitor and oversee our Library Services work in this area. Our Liberating the Collections exhibition and tour are a major outcome of this work. Through the LLTC projects, exhibition and tour, we are realising our commitment to uncovering the hugely diverse material within our existing collections, enabling us to give a voice to those who have been historically less visible.

For more background information on this work, read the blog Hidden in Plain Sight: Why Liberating our Collections matters, by Rozz Evans, Head of Collection Strategy and co-chair of the LLTC Steering Group. 

During the tour, you’ll get a chance to learn more about the items on display, the projects that brought them to light, and our future plans for the Liberating the Collections initiative.

Please note that, unfortunately, the exhibition is stair access only. If you’d like to see a video tour, please check out the library exhibition’s webpage.