OMAGH LIBRARY TO HOST OMAGH BOMB ARCHIVE OPEN WEEK
Omagh Library to host Omagh bomb archive open week
OVER the past year the Western Education and Library Board's (WELB) library service has created a special room to house material relating to the Omagh bomb.
The archive room which holds over 10,000 newspaper articles, 15,000 emails, 818 books of condolence, 52 videos, nearly 3000 floral tribute cards, 1000 sympathy cards, 2000 letters, patchwork quilts and cushions, pictures and other individual items has been placed in an area which has special environmental conditions in order to preserve all original material.
Omagh library would like to invite anyone interested in visiting the archive to come along to the library from Saturday May 3 until Saturday May 10 where staff will be available to give a tour. Although the library service has specified a particular week the archive is available by appointment at any time the library is open.
Margaret Cummings WELB Senior Librarian said, "We are very keen to add to our collection so if any member of the public has items which they wish to donate to the archive we will be very happy to accept them.
"In the past we have received letters, cards etc. and other artefacts from the general public, council and churches. The Omagh bomb is now a part of Omagh's history and something which the library service has a duty to record, preserve and allow access to. Although the atrocity happened almost ten years ago we continue to add to the collection on a regular basis."
If you have any queries about donation of material please contact either Evelyn Johns or Margaret Cummings at Omagh library or email to info@omagharchive.co.uk. To access the Omagh archive website visit www.omagharchive.co.uk, which has a key word searchable database.
OVER the past year the Western Education and Library Board's (WELB) library service has created a special room to house material relating to the Omagh bomb.
The archive room which holds over 10,000 newspaper articles, 15,000 emails, 818 books of condolence, 52 videos, nearly 3000 floral tribute cards, 1000 sympathy cards, 2000 letters, patchwork quilts and cushions, pictures and other individual items has been placed in an area which has special environmental conditions in order to preserve all original material.
Omagh library would like to invite anyone interested in visiting the archive to come along to the library from Saturday May 3 until Saturday May 10 where staff will be available to give a tour. Although the library service has specified a particular week the archive is available by appointment at any time the library is open.
Margaret Cummings WELB Senior Librarian said, "We are very keen to add to our collection so if any member of the public has items which they wish to donate to the archive we will be very happy to accept them.
"In the past we have received letters, cards etc. and other artefacts from the general public, council and churches. The Omagh bomb is now a part of Omagh's history and something which the library service has a duty to record, preserve and allow access to. Although the atrocity happened almost ten years ago we continue to add to the collection on a regular basis."
If you have any queries about donation of material please contact either Evelyn Johns or Margaret Cummings at Omagh library or email to info@omagharchive.co.uk. To access the Omagh archive website visit www.omagharchive.co.uk, which has a key word searchable database.
Further Information
Publisher: ULSTER HERALD
Ref: UH/1941
Published Date: 24-Apr-08
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