The Salopian no. 160 - Summer 2017

SCHOOL NEWS 33
A small teaching group of Shrewsbury sixth form pupils with the Taylor Librarian, Dr Brooke-Smith in 2016
The Present and Future
The Library is open on Sundays after Chapel and on other
occasions including High Days and Holidays. It is also visited
by interested groups of pupils in classes and individually.
In recent years, several pupils have worked with the Taylor
Librarian and have developed a real knowledge and expertise
of rare book studies.
The Taylor Library holds the oldest known copy of the Rules of
Football (the 1856 Cambridge Laws of Football). The National
Football Museum in Manchester currently exhibit a facsimile of
these rules and FIFA have shown a considerable interest.
With the refurbishment of the Moser Building in the summer
of 2017, new opportunities are emerging to enlarge the
potential of the Library as a rich pedagogical resource and
for wider teaching and scholarly uses in the school and the
community.
A small teaching group of Shrewsbury sixth form pupils with
the Taylor Librarian, Dr Brooke-Smith in 2016
Some Current and Proposed Projects:
• Introductory talks to pupils on the Taylor Library
• Specialist sessions on scientific, historical,
and literary collections
• An outline course on Bibliography and Rare Books for
Sixth Form
• Closer links to school academic and teaching programmes
• Links with local schools
• A ‘Sponsor a Book’ scheme.
• Digitisation programme for web access to some
of the rare collections.
• Descriptive Catalogue Programme.
• Programme of repair and preservation of select rare books.
• Exploration of grant funding for preservation of rare assets
of national importance.
Page from the Graduale, c 1175, possibly from Haughmond Abbey