Acknowledgments

Thank you to all our supporters

The Gibson Library and the Gibson Library Society have been supported in their work by numerous grant-giving organisations and private individuals. We would like to acknowledge the following support for specific projects:

Essex County Council – Community Initiatives Fund: New signage following the change of the Library’s name

Essex County Council – Locality Fund; Uttlesford District Council: New microfilm scanner

Essex County Council – Locality Fund: Covid-safe screens and a Zoom licence to enable Society talks to be delivered online

Essex Heritage Trust: Publishing of The Library Book

Gibson Walden Fund: Annual grant for bookbinding

Stansted Airport Community Fund: Two de-humidifiers to regulate cellar book store humidity

The National Lottery Heritage Fund: The Digital Discovery Project which includes this website, a digital catalogue and a digitisation programme

The Tanner Trust: Rebinding and conservation of the Stacey scrapbook albums

Uttlesford District Council: Portable computer, projector and screen for outreach events and visits

Clare Webber and Clare Mulley – for extra time given to production of The Library Book

John Gordon

Bruce Munro

John Tennant and Martin Turnbull – raised £2,500 via the ‘Lost Walden’ book

Anglia Ruskin University, East of England Museums Libraries Archives Council, The Essex Club, Essex County Council, Essex Heritage Trust, Gibson Walden Fund, The Heritage Lottery Fund, The Pilgrim Trust, Saffron Walden Town Council, The Saffron Walden Town Library Society, The Scarfe Charitable Trust, Stansted Airport Consultative Committee and Uttlesford District Council for the major improvements made to the Library in 2003-4