2003 Annual Report and Accounts

LINEN HALL LIBRARY
ANNUAL REPORT 2003
Belfast Library and Society for Promoting Knowledge
The Linen Hall Library aims to increase knowledge and understanding, both locally and
internationally, by collecting, curating, and providing access to an historic library and
cultural centre with unique strengths in Irish and local studies.
Annual Report
for 2003
The Linen Hall Library
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Front cover: Michèle Forbes in Charabanc’s 1991 production of Bondagers. One of 17,000 theatre
images donated by Chris Hill Photographic, and featured in the exhibition ‘Fighting the Waves’,
curated by Jane Moore in October 2003. (Photograph: Jill Jennings)
board of governors
Office Bearers for the Year 2003
President
Mr S Mungavin (a, b, d)
Vice President
Mr W Montgomery (b)
Honorary Secretary
Dr E McKendry (a, c, d)
Honorary Treasurer
Mr H Riddell (a, b)
Governors
Mrs J Campbell
Miss F Cash (d)
Dr M Crozier (c)
Mr J Erskine (d)
Mrs R Hewitt, retired June 2003
Mr B Mackin, appointed August 2003
Professor V Mageean (a, b)
Mr I McKay, appointed June 2003 (a)
Mr S Nolan (a)
Ms M O’Neill, appointed June 2003
Sir G Quigley
Dr A T Q Stewart, retired January 2003
Mr B Valentine (d)
Professor B Walker (a)
Mrs A Watters (c)
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Belfast City Council
Representative: Councillor A Maginness
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Attendance at monthly meetings in brackets.
Membership of sub-committees active during the year is indicated as follows:
(a) Finance and General Purposes Committee (Chairman Mr H Riddell)
(b) Development Board (Chairman Mr S Mungavin)
(c) House Committee (Chairman Mrs A Watters)
(d) Staff Committee (Chairman Dr E McKendry)
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staff
Library Services
Librarian
Deputy Librarian
Irish and Reference Librarian
Systems Librarian
Librarian, NIPC & Troubled Images Tour Director
General Services Manager
Senior Assistant General Services
Senior Assistant, NIPC
Cataloguer
Cataloguing Assistant
Theatre & Performing Arts Archive Curator
Theatre & Performing Arts Archive Project Assistant
Outreach Officer
CultureNorthernIreland Project Officer
CultureNorthernIreland Content Developer
CultureNorthernIreland Content Developer
CultureNorthernIreland Content Developer
CultureNorthernIreland Content Developer
Conservation Project Co-ordinator
Conservation Project Assistant
Conservation Project Cleaning Assistant
Library Assistants
Administrative Services
Administrative Secretary
Senior Administrative Assistant/Web Editor
Administrative Assistant
Public Relations/Marketing Officer
Cultural Programming Officer
Marketing Assistant
Finance Officer
Finance Assistants
Ancillary Services
Security Officer
Caretaker
Coffee House
Catering Supervisor
Assistants
Mr J C Gray, BA, DLIS
Mr J Killen, MA, MLS
Mr G Healey, BA
Miss M McErlane, BA Hons, DLIS*
Ms Y Murphy, BA Hons, MSSc, Dip Ed
Mrs P Saunders, BA Hons, Dip Euro Hum
Mrs M Ryan
Dr K Brown, BA Hons, PhD
Miss A Dawson, BA, DLIS, to March* †
Mrs D Ferran*
Ms O Byrne, BA Hons, MPhil, resigned July †
Mr H Odling-Smee, MA, appointed December †
Miss J Moore, MA* †
Mrs F Carson Williams, BA Hons, MA, appointed August †
Dr B Anton, BA PhD †
Mr H Odling-Smee, MA, resigned December †
Mr M Mooney, BA, MA, appointed January †
Miss N MacNamara, BA, MA, appointed December †
Miss J Smith, BA, MA, appointed December †
Miss D Potter, BA Hons, MSc, MMSt, resigned May †
Miss E Devlin, BSc Hons, to August* †
Mrs R Mallen, retired May*
Mrs H Arrell*
Mr G Carr, BA, MA, appointed September
Mrs D Douglas, BA Hons, MA
Mr G Carville, BA, to August †
Mrs N Devlin, BSc, DLIS
Miss E Devlin, BSc Hons, to August* †
Mr M Gammon, BA Hons, MA, MLIS Hons, appointed September
Mr A Gordon, BA, MSc
Miss L Stafford, appointed October* †
Miss I McGirr, HND, Dip RSA
Miss D Elliman
Mrs J McNamara* †
Miss C Mathers, MA, MSc*
Miss G Rolston, BA HonsHH, appointed September †
Miss J Moore, MA* †
Miss S Finlay
Mrs B Thompson*
Miss L Hayes, to February* †
Mrs A MacLennan, appointed May*
Mr A Tumilson
Mr D Lenaghan
Miss S Hawkins
Mrs L Gribben*
Mrs A Rainey*
Mrs M Creaney*
† Indicates temporary contract
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* Indicates part-time
Honorary Members
Sir C Brett, Miss J C Cochrane, Dr P Donlon, Mr B Douglas, Lady L Faulkner, Dr M Hayes, Professor S
Heaney, Ms J Johnston, Mr B Keenan, Mr F Lepper, Mr M Longley, Mr M Maultsaid, Miss M McWilliams,
Mr R Piper, Mr J Simms.
Corporate Members
The Library is most grateful to the following organisations for their support:Allianz Northern Ireland
Amalgamated Transport and General Workers’ Union
Bank of Ireland
Bar Library
W & R Barnett Ltd
Bass Ireland Limited
BBC Northern Ireland
Belfast City Council Community Services Department
Belfast Exposed
Belfast First Stop Business Shop
Belfast Harbour Commissioners
Belfast Royal Academy
Belfast Society
Belfast Telegraph
C & J Black Solicitors
Blackstaff Press
Bloody Sunday Inquiry
Bombardier Aerospace
British Irish Secretariat
British Telecom Northern Ireland
Brown McConnell Clark
Campbell Fitzpatrick Solicitors
Castlereagh Borough Council
Chief Executives’ Forum
Cleaver, Fulton & Rankin
Colourpoint Books
Community Foundation for NI
Cumann Na Meirleach Poblachtach
Democratic Dialogue
Democratic Unionist Party
Derry City Council
Dominican College Fortwilliam
Dun Laoghaire Library Service
Eason & Son (NI) Ltd
Educational Guidance Service for Adults
Environment & Heritage Service, Department of the Environment
Evangelical Contribution on Northern Ireland
Ex-Prisoners’ Interpretive Centre
Farset Youth & Community Development
First Trust Bank
Groundwork Northern Ireland
Hall Black & Douglas
Institute for Conflict Research
Institute of Irish Studies, Queen’s University Belfast
Institute of Lifelong Learning, Queen’s University Belfast
Irish News
Johns Elliot Solicitors
L'Estrange & Brett Solicitors
Lodge of Research
John H Lunn
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Marsh UK Ltd
McKinty & Wright Solicitors
Methodist College Belfast
National Trust
Newtownabbey Borough Council
Northern Ireland Commissioner for Complaints
Northern Ireland Council for Integrated Education
Northern Ireland Court Service
Northern Ireland Film & Television Commission
Northern Ireland Government Affairs Group
Northern Ireland Housing Executive
Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission
Northern Ireland Prison Service
Northern Ireland Tour Guide Association
Northern Ireland Tourist Board
Northern Ireland Transport Holding Company
Northern Ireland Public Service Alliance
North & West Belfast Health and Social Services Trust
North Belfast Partnership
North Down Borough Council
North/South Ministerial Council
Parades Commission
Police Ombudsman’s Office Library
Preparing for Post Conflict Trust
Probation Board for Northern Ireland
Progressive Building Society
Public Record Office of Northern Ireland
Queen's University Library
Royal Belfast Academical Institution
Royal Irish Academy
School for International Training
School of Sociology & Social Policy, QUB
Charles Scott & Company
South Eastern Education &Library Board
St Dominic's High School
St Mary's University College
Stranmillis University College
Tides Training
Ulster Bank Limited
Ulster Carpet Mills Ltd
Ulster Historical Foundation
Ulster Museum
Ulster Unionist Party
Ulster-American Folk Park
Ulster-Scots Agency
UNISON
University of Ulster School of History, Philosophy & Politics
William Clements (Chemicals) Ltd.
Workers' Educational Association
president’s foreword
Mention the Linen Hall Library to people and the
one recurring word in their response is ‘unique’.
Indeed, the Library is a unique and valued institution
in Northern Ireland, which serves to remind me, as
President, what a privilege it is to introduce the 2003
Annual Report.
the Board in 2003 and will be missed. During the
year we welcomed Mr Brendan Mackin, Mr Irvine
McKay and Ms Marnie O’Neill to the Board and
look forward to their continuing and significant
contribution to the governance of the Library.
In 2003 the Library reached an important milestone
by fully paying off the costs of the £3.4 million
building extension and Millennium Development.
Our deepest thanks go to all those in the public
and private sectors – individuals, corporations,
official agencies and trusts, who have supported the
endeavour throughout.
During the year record numbers of visitors and
of subscribing members experienced the very
special environment of the Library. Our renowned
collections play a major part, as do our standards
of service, whether reflected in expertise or in a
welcome to all. More markedly than ever before,
we serve as a wider cultural centre, making full use
of our new vertical gallery and performance area;
our high quality programming of this kind almost
doubled in extent compared with the previous year.
Of course, the development of the Library continues
in an institution never short of ambition and
convinced of its importance to our society. The
challenges of continuing to build, whether in terms
of collections, our outreach to our users and the
community at large, and of securing the resources
required, will continue into 2004 and beyond.
Meanwhile we make an ever greater impact at
regional, national and international levels. We are a
lead partner in key Northern Ireland-wide projects
such as Northern Ireland Publications Resource
and ‘CultureNorthernIreland’, the new website for
the whole arena. The highly successful tour to the
United States of the ‘Troubled Images’ exhibition of
political posters has raised awareness of the Library
internationally, resulting in many important contacts
and new friends.
We undertake the mission from what is now a
stronger foundation than ever before, but it remains
one that is dependent on the continued support of our
friends at home and abroad.
Steve Mungavin
April 2004
For the successes of the year, tribute is due to all the
staff of the Library for their creativity, enthusiasm
and dedication. Governors too give unstinting
commitment. I would like to offer my sincere thanks
to Dr Tony Stewart and Mrs Ruth Hewitt, for their
staunch support of the Library during their time
as Governors. Both decided to stand down from
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annual report
1.
Introduction
During the year membership and footfall rose to
new record levels of 4,405 and 144,750 respectively,
while book loans registered an almost 7% increase.
These were the most basic measurements of the
growing impact the Library continues to make in our
own community, whether as a library or in its wider
role as a cultural centre for an extraordinary range of
activities.
‘Troubled Images’ was made possible by the unique
special focus of our Northern Ireland Political
Collection. A newer specialism, the Theatre and
Performing Arts Archive, is now further proving
the validity of the model. The major exhibition
‘Fighting the Waves’, featuring three decades of
theatre photography, also marked the donation of the
Chris Hill Photographic archive of 17,000 theatre
photographs, possibly the most significant of the
many donations to collections received during the
year. It was appropriate that the Governors agreed
in June that the Theatre and Performing Arts Archive
should move beyond temporary provision and be
viewed as ‘a core collection of the Library’.
Our impact extends far further afield. In March, at
the London award of the Ewart-Biggs Memorial
Prize to the Library for our ‘Troubled Images’
project, Professor Roy Foster spoke of the Library as
‘a beacon of light, learning, and impartial inquiry’.
The nine-venue tour by our ‘Troubled Images’
exhibition of the United States opened in March on
the very day of the start of the Iraq war. As Bob
O’Neill, Burns Librarian at Boston College, noted,
the exhibition was ‘one of the most successful we
have ever featured’ and partly because ‘it resonates
with American viewers in a way that was not
possible before September 11, 2001’.
The Library continues to play a major role in
projects of regional significance. Northern Ireland
Publications Resource, in which the Library is joint
lead partner with the Belfast Education and Library
Board, has proved something of a model for the
co-operative recording and archival preservation
of local publications. CultureNorthernIreland, in
which the Library is joint lead partner with the Nerve
Centre, was ready for launch as a major website for
the entire field by year-end.
Whether at home or abroad the Library continues to
enjoy an unprecedentedly high public profile with
coverage in 172 newspaper and magazine articles,
47 radio programmes and 22 television programmes
during the year.
The year brought a major landmark with the
completion of funding for our £3.4 million
Millennium Development, thus bringing to a
successful close seven years of work to achieve this
objective. While work will continue on cataloguing
and conservation aspects of the project into the
first half of 2004, these operations are now fully
underwritten.
The final clearing of extension debt was achieved
with the help of a £281,000 in-year grant from the
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure. While this
has removed the dangerous debt burden faced by the
Library at the end of 2002, the onward re-current
funding position remains extremely difficult. In
this context we particularly welcomed new grant
support from the Irish Government’s Peace and
Reconciliation Fund. The Library has also used
Senator George Mitchell, guest speaker at the ‘Troubled
Images’ launch in Washington with Library VicePresident, Bill Montgomery and Yvonne Murphy,
Director of the ‘Troubled Images’ Tour.
(Photograph: Stoff Smulson)
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The Governors were delighted to award honorary
membership during the year to Raymond Piper for
his services to art.
2.
Visitor Numbers and Membership
Visitor numbers rose by 7% to a new record figure of
144,750 as compared with 135,230 in the previous
year. With the help of a major recruitment campaign,
subscribing membership again increased strongly,
and by 9.7%, to a new record total of 4,405, as
compared with 4,016 in the previous year. Net gains
were made in all categories except life membership.
Playwright Marie Jones launches our new e-commerce
facilities. (Photograph: Phil Smyth)
Department of Culture, Arts & Leisure Minister, Angela
Smith, Barbara Rolston, Head of External Relations,
Royal Mail (right), and Monica McErlane, NIPR Manager,
at the launch of the ‘Celebrating Our Local History’
Competition. (Photograph: Kelvin Buyes)
Table 1: Membership
2003
2002
+ or -
15
14
1
610
621
- 11
Standard
1,714
1,659
56
Concessionary
1,057
885
171
Family*
167 (50)
136 (41)
31 (9)
Student
250
236
14
Juvenile
264
194
70
External
52
39
13
276 (98)
232 (94)
44 (4)
4,405
4,016
389
Honorary
the ‘Troubled Images’ tour of the United States
as the launch pad for the American Friends of the
Linen Hall Library, linked to the Linen Hall Library
Foundation, which has secured United States tax
exempt status.
Life
Amongst the many distinguished visitors we
welcomed during the year were our own Minister,
Angela Smith, and Brian Cowen, Minister for
Foreign Affairs in the Irish Government.
Corporate*
Total
* Figure counted in tickets issued with number of
such multiple memberships shown in brackets.
Librarian, John Gray, with Irish Minister for Foreign
Affairs, Brian Cowen, and Governors of the Library,
Jennifer Campbell and Eugene McKendry, at the award
of Peace and Reconciliation Fund grants. (Photograph:
Falls Community Council)
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3.
Borrowing
Loans increased by 6.7%, with a strong gain of
15.2% in Irish loans, and a more modest advance by
4.7% in General loans.
The full list of donors during the year was as follows:
The Alliance Party, Robert Anderson, Con Auld,
the Belfast Natural History and Philosophical
Society, the Belfast Society, the Blackstaff Press,
Brian Boothman, Andy Boyd, Anne Boyd, Maureen
Brown, Felicity and Philip Bryers, Professor Junko
Bunda, M Burch, Mr and Mrs Burke, Paul Butler,
Colm Campbell, Tania Carlisle, Fionnuala Carson
Williams, Maria Catalfio, Cathedral Community
Services, Chris Hill Photographic, Francis Costello,
the C.S. Lewis Association, the Democratic Unionist
Party, Sheila Douglas, the Dunran Press, Aaron
Edwards, B.R. Eggins, Dr Desmond Fitzgerald, B.
Fitzpatrick, H.W. Gallagher, Rev Mervyn Gibson, R.
Goodwill, D.W. Gordon, Bob Gourley, the H.O.P.E.
Group, Keith Haines, David Hammond, Landon E.
Hancock, Colin Harper, Councillor Tom Hartley,
H. Hawthorn, P. Heywood, Janet Barling Hezlett,
Stan Howes, Peter C. Hunter, Michael Hutchison,
IMPACT, Island Publications, P. Jarvis, R. Jenkins,
Alan Kabat, Alex Kane, Catherine Kelly, Mervyn
Kidd, Eddie Linden, Dr Belinda Loftus, Maureen
Marsh, Mike Maultsaid, John A. McBurney, Norman
P. McCleland, George McConnell, Margaret
McFadden, James McFetridge, John McGeough, Art
McMillan, Patrick F. McMullan, George McNally,
William McStay, David Millar, Millward Brown
Ulster Ltd, Margaret Moore, J.J. Murphy, Gerard
Murray, the Northern Ireland Anti-Poverty Network,
the National University of Ireland, M. Neill, Newry
and Mourne City Council, the Northern Ireland
Unionist Party, Niall Ó Murchú, Marcus Patton,
Raymond Piper, W. Pitcaithley, the Progressive
Unionist Party, the Public Record Office for Northern
Ireland, Sir George Quigley, Derek Reid, Replay
Productions, J.E. Robson, the Royal Court Theatre,
the Social Democratic and Labour Party, Vivien
Simm, Sinn Féin, the Socialist Party, Sole Purpose
Productions, J.E. Stanley, Walt Stevens, E.W. Storey,
Diana Taggart M.B.E., Hazel Telford, D. Tennis,
H.C. Thompson, Joseph Thompson, Brian Toal, B.
Tomoko, the Ulster Political Research Group, the
Ulster Unionist Party, Peter Urban, Eric Villiers,
W. & C. Scott Ltd., Maureen Wadsworth, John and
Hilary Wakeman, Agnes Watters, Dr R. Weatherup,
Beverley Wendelken, Michael Williams, Ian Wood,
and the Workers Party.
Table 2: Loan Figures
General
Irish
2003
2002
+ or -
%
26,633
25,440
+1,193
+4.7%
6,932
6,017
+915
+15.2%
33,565
31,457
+2,108
+6.7%
4.
Book Fund
Expenditure within the normal book fund, at
£38,597, was significantly lower than the £42,168
expended in the previous year, however exceptional
expenditure on cataloguing and conservation
undertaken within the Millennium Development
programme was £147,879, an increase on the
£142,539 expended in the previous year.
5.
Gifts to Collections
During the year the Library received 120 donations
to its collections from individuals and organisations,
this as compared with 96 in the previous year. They
reflect the ever-widening range of our support across
the community.
A rare Downpatrick printing donated by Mr and Mrs
Burke. (Photograph: Martin Mooney)
Particularly noteworthy donations included the
Hoey collection of c.1,000 volumes of Irish and
general interest donated by Ms Vivien Simm; Chris
Hill Photographic’s invaluable archive of some
17,000 theatre photographs; almost 100 books by
or about C.S. Lewis presented by the C.S. Lewis
Association; a gift from Raymond Piper of 75 of his
early sketches featuring the Belfast Castle Estate;
and major donations of ephemeral material to the
Northern Ireland Political Collection by Belinda
Loftus and Maria Catalfio.
6.
Cataloguing and Conservation
During the year computer-based records were
created for 3,915 books, giving a cumulative total of
109,217 records to date. The Library’s conservation
programme, also being undertaken in the context
of the Millennium Development, came close to
completion by year-end.
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Once again the Collection benefited from numerous
donations as recorded in paragraph 5.
Troubled Images remained a major focus of attention.
The award, in March, of the Christopher Ewart Biggs
Award for 2003 was an auspicious prelude to the
launch of the North American Tour in Boston. As
detailed in paragraph 15, this successfully proceeded
through five venues during the year.
During the year the Collection liaised with and
assisted an extensive range of organizations
including:
The Alliance Party of Northern Ireland; the American
University, Washington DC; Amizade Global
Service; Anderson College, North Carolina; Arts
and Community Development, Dundrum; BBC
Northern Ireland; Belfast City Council; the Belfast
Education and Library Board; Belfast Exposed; the
Belfast Institute of Further and Higher Education;
the Belfast Telegraph; the Bloody Sunday Tribunal;
Boston College, Massachusetts; the British
Library; California State University, Sacramento;
Charles University, Prague; City University of
New York; Coiste na n-Iarchimí; College of
Santa Fe, New Mexico; College of St Catherine,
Minneapolis; Colorado College; the Committee
on the Administration of Justice; the Community
Foundation for Northern Ireland; the Community
Relations Council; Conciliation Resources; the
Conservative Party; Cornell University, New York;
Dagbladet Information, New York; Daily Telegraph;
Dartmouth College, New Hampshire; Davidson
College, North Carolina; the de Borda Institute,
Belfast; Democratic Dialogue; the Democratic
Unionist Party; DePaul University, Indiana; Dublin
City University; Dublin Institute of Technology;
East Belfast Community Development Agency;
Eastern Connecticut State University; Esperia Films,
Italy; Flax Art Studios, Belfast; Francis Keenan
Solicitors, Belfast; Free University Berlin; Friends
of the Union; Glenravel Local History Project;
Global Exchange Reality Tours, San Francisco; the
Green Party; Hertford College, Oxford; Hitotsubashi
University, Japan; the House of Commons
Information Office; Ierland Bulletin; INCORE;
Institute of Technology, Tallaght; Iowa College; the
Irish News; the Irish Republican Socialist Party;
the Irish School of Ecumenics; the Irish Socialist
Network; Irland Initiative Heidelberg; Janklow &
Nesbitt UK Ltd; Jesus College, Cambridge; Justice
for the Forgotten, Dublin; Keele University; King’s
College London; La Repubblica, Italy; the Labour
Party; Lancaster University; Leeds Metropolitan
University; Liverpool Institute of Performing
Arts; Macalester College, Minnesota; Manchester
Hibernian Association; Manchester Metropolitan
University; Marshall University, West Virginia;
Jean Livingston with Alan Livingston at a reception
to mark the completion of conservation work on
57 volumes of political photographs, cuttings and
commentary, which belonged to her late husband, Tom
Livingston. (Photograph: Yvonne Murphy)
The Library continued to play a key role as joint
lead partner in Northern Ireland Publications
Resource (http://www.nibooks.org/), which aims
to electronically record and archivally conserve all
Northern Ireland publications.
7.
Electronic Access
The Library’s website has continued to expand
during the year and covers every aspect of our
services and activities. In November we introduced
e-commerce facilities. The average weekly number
of successful requests for pages increased to 3,710,
as compared with 3,015 in the previous year.
During the year, work on CultureNorthernIreland,
a major site in which the Linen Hall Library
is joint lead partner with the Nerve Centre in
Derry, proceeded apace, and a public launch is
scheduled for early 2004 (now live at http://www.
culturenorthernireland.org).
The Library was also a participant in the Act of
Union project, which was successfully launched
at Stormont (http://www.actofunion.ac.uk/) in
September.
8.
Northern Ireland Political Collection
During the year 217 accredited researchers were
granted access to the Collection to carry out in-depth
research. Of these, 71 came from Northern Ireland,
56 came from Great Britain and the Republic of
Ireland, and 90 came from outside the British Isles.
In all a total of 1,377 researchers consulted 4,802
items during the year. 267 groups or individuals
were given tours of the Collection. Long distance
use continued to grow with 3,669 queries received by
e-mail and 1,176 by telephone.
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Methodist College, Belfast; Middlebury College,
Vermont; Middlesex University; Mint Productions,
Belfast; the National College of Art and Design,
Dublin; the National Graves Association Ireland;
the National Library of Ireland, Dublin; the National
University of Ireland, Galway; the National
University of Ireland, Maynooth; the National
Writers Union of America; New Media Production
and Distribution; New York University; Northeastern
University, Massachusetts; the Northern Ireland
Assembly; the Northern Ireland Human Rights
Commission; the Northern Ireland Office; Northern
Ireland Publications Resource; the Northern Ireland
Unionist Party; the Northern Ireland Women’s
Coalition; Occidental College, California; the
Office of the Oversight Commissioner; the Open
University; the Pat Finucane Centre; the Police
Service of Northern Ireland; Princeton University,
New Jersey; the Progressive Unionist Party;
Queen’s University, Belfast; Relatives for Justice,
Belfast; Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute, New York;
Republican Sinn Féin; the Richard Commission; the
Royal Belfast Academical Institution; the Royal Irish
Academy; the Royal Netherlands Naval College;
Salford University; the School for International
Training, Vermont; Sinn Féin, the Social Democratic
and Labour Party; the Socialist Party; the Socialist
Workers Party; St. Catherine’s College, Oxford;
St. Mary’s University College, Belfast; St.
Michael’s College, University of Toronto; Stanford
University, California; Sunday Times; The Blanket;
The Observer; Thomas P. O’Neill Library, Boston
College; Trinity College Dublin; Trinity University,
Texas; Trinity Western University, British Colombia;
the Ulster Museum; the Ulster Political Research
Group Scotland; the Ulster Unionist Party; the
Ulster-Scots Agency; the Union Jack Shop, Belfast;
the United Kingdom Unionist Party; United States
Government, Department of State; Université
Paris 7-Denis Diderot, France; University College
Dublin; the University of Barcelona; the University
of Bergen, Norway; the University of Birmingham;
the University of Bradford; the Universidad de
Burgos, Spain; the University of Caen, France; the
University of California, Berkeley; the University of
Colorado; the University of Denver; the University
of East Anglia; the University of Ghent, Belgium;
the University of Granz, Austria; the University of
Hawaii; the University of Kansas; the University
of Limerick; the University of Macerata, Italy;
the University of Manchester; the University of
Massachusetts; the University of Michigan; the
University of North Carolina; the University of
Oslo; University of Oxford; the University of
Pennsylvania; the University of Pittsburgh; the
University of Portsmouth; the University of Salford;
the University of Sassari, Italy; the University
of St. Andrew’s; the University of Stirling; the
University of Texas at Austin; the University
of Toronto; University of Valadollid, Spain; the
University of Ulster; the University of Warsaw,
Poland; the University of Wisconsin-Madison;
the University of Wolverhampton; the United
States Consulate, Belfast; Villanova University,
Pennsylvania; Wadham College, Oxford; Washington
University; Washington University in St. Louis;
Western Washington University; the Women’s
Support Network, Belfast; the Workers Educational
Association and the Workers Party.
9.
Languages of Ulster
During the year 76 classes were organised in Irish,
Mandarin, and ISL (Irish Sign Language). At
year end a programme for Ulster-Scots was due to
commence.
One of Ireland's leading painters John B Vallely with
University of Ulster’s Writer-in-Residence Gearóid
MacLochlainn at the opening of their exhibition which
ran in the Vertical Gallery during October.
(Photograph: Phil Smyth)
10.
Theatre and Performing Arts Archive
Use of the Archive showed continued growth with
100 serious researchers as compared with 91 in the
previous year. Of these 75 came from Northern
Ireland and 25 from further afield.
As noted elsewhere (see paragraph 12), we said
farewell to Ophelia Byrne, Curator for the previous
seven years. Her swansong was an impressive
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presentation to the July Governors’ Meeting on the
long-term importance of the Theatre and Performing
Arts Archive.
In June Irvine McKay was co-opted to the Board,
and Brendan Mackin and Marnie O’Neill were also
co-opted in August.
12.
Staff
In July we were sorry to lose Ophelia Byrne, who
in various guises over the previous seven years,
and latterly as Curator, had significantly realised
the possibilities of the Theatre and Performing Arts
Archive. Interim cover was provided by Jane Moore
until the appointment in December of Hugh OdlingSmee as Curator of the collection.
In May, Deborah Potter, our Conservation Project
Co-ordinator for the previous two years departed for
Glasgow, having made a major contribution to the
physical state of our collections and our standards of
custody.
In August Fionnuala Carson Williams joined us
as our new Outreach Officer, and in September
Glynis Rolston commenced work as our Cultural
Programming Officer. Carolyn Mathers, who had
previously worked in this capacity, is now fully
engaged as our Public Relations and Marketing
Officer.
In Irish and Reference, Gavin Carville and Elizabeth
Devlin left in August and were replaced by Gerard
Carr and Matthew Gammon. In General Services
Lois Stafford joined us on a part-time basis in
September.
Richard Croxford (current Director), David Cargo (Chief
Executive of Belfast Education & Library Board) and
Brenda Winter (founding Director) celebrate the fifteenth
birthday of Replay Productions in the Library.
(Photograph: Phil Smyth)
In Finance, Laura Hayes left in February and
was replaced as a Finance Assistant by Audrey
MacLennan in May.
Jane Moore successfully managed the collection
pending the arrival in December of the new Curator,
Hugh Odling-Smee. She curated the exhibition,
Fighting the Waves, which also marked the donation
to the Library of the Chris Hill Photographic archive
of theatre images.
CultureNorthernIreland lost Robbie Meredith as a
Content Developer in January. He was replaced by
Martin Mooney, who was subsequently promoted
to Senior Content Developer in November. Hugh
Odling-Smee left CultureNorthernIreland in
November to take up the post of Curator of the
Theatre and Performing Arts Archive. In December,
two new temporary Content Developers, Niamh
MacNamara and Janice Smith, were appointed.
The section has also been heavily engaged in other
aspects of our forward programme including work on
our Ulster Theatre website due for launch in 2004,
and on our oral archive of Ulster theatre.
13.
Publications
During the year three issues each of the Linen Hall
Library Newsletter and of our Events Guide were
published.
11.
Board of Governors
At the Annual General Meeting in May the existing
officers were re-elected, and Eugene McKendry,
Barry Valentine and Brian Walker were elected as
Governors for further three-year terms. They were
joined in an elected capacity by Fiona Cash, who
was originally co-opted in June 2001.
We were sorry to lose the services of Ruth Hewitt
and Tony Stewart, who resigned during the year.
In December a limited edition re-print of the
Library’s 1793 catalogue was published with the
assistance of the Friends of the Linen Hall Library.
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Louis de Bernières before reading to a packed house in
April. (Photograph: Phil Smyth)
We also organised a centenary debate on the
contribution of George Orwell and, in conjunction
with the Lyric Theatre, an evening to celebrate the
life and work of our major benefactor, the late John
Boyd. Meanwhile our Reading Group flourished
and worked its way through a wide range of new and
established writing.
In February the Linen Hall Library and Tinderbox
Theatre Company presented 'Hothouse', a festival
designed to cultivate new theatre writing, which
featured plays by Gregory Burke, Leo Butler, Morna
Regan, Gary Owen and Michael Duke. In September
the Library teamed up with Replay Productions in
order to develop theatre for young audiences. Six
months of script development work culminated in a
festival featuring plays by Gary Mitchell, Damian
Gorman, Marie Jones, Brenda Winter, Paul Boyd and
John Rooney and five new Northern Irish writers:
Maria Connolly, Andrea Grimason, Julie Kinsela,
Maria MacManus and Kareen Pennefeather. Both
projects resulted in full professional productions
which toured throughout Northern Ireland.
Stephen Douds, Tim Loane and Mark Carruthers, editors
of 'Re-imagining Belfast', a new manifesto for the arts,
which was launched in the Library in October.
(Photograph: Phil Smyth)
The Librarian’s essay, ‘Culture is for Change’
was published in Mark Carruthers et al (eds.), Reimagining Belfast a Manifesto for the Arts (Belfast:
Cultural Resolution, 2003), pp.5-13.
In conjunction with the United Irishmen
Commemoration Society, and to mark the bicentenary of the execution of our former Librarian,
Thomas Russell, John Gray’s ‘Who Fears to Speak’
was performed by a distinguished cast in the County
Antrim Masonic Hall, Rosemary Street.
14.
Arts and Cultural Programming
The Library’s arts and cultural programming
continued to flourish with 109 events compared with
59 in the previous year and covering the broadest
possible spectrum of the arts and cultural field
including children’s events, debate, discussion,
drama, exhibitions, fiction, film, lectures, music,
painting, poetry, and tours of the Library and of the
town.
Writers who took part included Colin Bateman, Tim
Binding, Humphrey Carpenter, Declan Carville,
Bernard Davey, Louis De Bernières, Catherine
Dunne, Brian Feeney, Imelda Foley, David Guterson,
Marie Jones, Mike Kenny, Ghada Kharmi, Martin
Lynch, Medbh McGuckian, John Montague, Sinead
Morrissey, Máire Cruise O’Brien, Rosamunde
Pilcher, Libby Purves, Terence Reeves-Smith, and
Elizabeth Wassell.
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Room. In January and February we featured ‘A Will
to Remember’ featuring paintings by Leslie Nicholl
and poems by Sam Burnside and inspired by the
memory of the Holocaust. In March, and working in
conjunction with the Droichead Arts Centre and the
Arttank Gallery, we featured a major retrospective
exhibition of paintings by Gerard Dillon. Later in
the month the ever-popular Beryl Cook featured and,
with the help of Cineversity and their fine collection
of film posters, we presented ‘Bollywood in Love’.
In May Bombardier Aerospace helped us mark the
centennial of flight with ‘100 Years of Flight’ largely
drawn from their own archives. ‘Art in the Van’ in
June was much admired and unique in origin – a
collection of 47 paintings presented by contemporary
Irish artists to Seamus Slevin on his retirement after
many years of transporting their works of art hither
and thither. This was followed in July and August by
Elaine Callen’s ‘Don’t Step on the Bright Mosses’;
pastel and charcoal works exploring the beauty
of bog and mountain. In September the National
Library of Ireland provided ‘Heirs and Graces’,
an exhibition of photographs from Clonbrock
House in Galway. In October John B Vallely and
Gearóid MacLochlainn offered ‘A Visual and Poetic
Celebration of Irish Traditional Music’, and later in
the month Jim Manley’s ‘A Man Stepped Out for
Death’ marked the bi-centenary of the execution of
our former Librarian, Thomas Russell, in the context
of the County Down landscape. In late October and
November we featured ‘Fighting the Waves: Theatre
in Ulster, 1970s – 2000s’. This exhibition, covering
three decades of Ulster Theatre photography by Chris
Hill and Jill Jennings, took place simultaneously in
the Library and at the Lyric Theatre.
John Gray, writer, and David Grant, director, with
the cast of ‘Who Fears to Speak’ a dramatised life of
Thomas Russell, performed to mark the bicentenary of
his execution. (Photograph: Phil Smyth)
Music in association with Moving on Music came
from the Bad Plus, Crash Ensemble, EB Ensemble,
the Lewis Smith Quartet, the Urban Jazz Quartet
and Rick Walker. We also featured Ailsa, a night of
songs by Robert Burns with Dr Fred Freeman and
associated musicians, and the West Ocean String
Quartet who performed in St George’s Church.
In 2003 the Linen Hall worked in partnership with
the following organisations: Belfast Festival at
Queen's, Belfast Society, the British Film Institute,
Cineversity, Creative Writers' Network, Droichead
Arts Centre, Hot Shot Films, Lyric Theatre, Moving
on Music, National Library of Ireland, Northern
Ireland Film and Television Commission, Open
House Festival, Queen's University (Drama, English
and Irish Departments), Replay Productions,
Tinderbox Theatre Company and United Irishmen
Commemoration Society.
The Linen Hall contributed 11 events to the Belfast
Festival at Queen's in 2003 and 3 events to the Open
House Festival.
15.
Exhibitions
The year saw a wide range of exhibitions making
use both of the Vertical Gallery and the Northern
Nisha Tandon at the opening of 'Bollywood in Love'
exhibition. (Photograph: Phil Smyth)
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We also featured a number of smaller exhibitions and
displays; a selection of our treasures to mark World
Book Day, dictionaries and translations to mark the
European Day of Languages, and ‘You’re a Brick,
Angela!’ a display of girls’ fiction from the personal
collection of Patricia Craig. In addition we provided
a display of descriptions and images on ‘Upper
Ardoyne Through the Years’ to assist with the launch
of the Upper Ardoyne Community Partnership.
Our artist in residence, Amanda Montgomery,
provided a new work ‘The Key’ based on the keys
of Springfield Road Police Station, which were
presented to the Northern Ireland Political Collection
by the Northern Ireland Police Service.
Librarian John Gray with Lord Mayor, Councillor Martin
Morgan at the opening of the Bicentenary of the 1803
Rebellion conference in November.
(Photograph: Phil Smyth)
Troubled Images Tour of North America
The nine-venue North American Tour of Troubled
Images was launched in March at Boston College. It
then travelled to the Meridian International Center in
Washington D.C. (May and June), the State Library
of New Hampshire (July and August), The Irish
American Heritage Center in Chicago (September)
and the Graduate School of International Relations
at the University of Denver (October/November).
We are indebted to all the venues for the enthusiasm
with which they took on the venture. All organised
major opening events featuring key speakers such
as Senator George Mitchell in Washington, and Jim
Lyons, former President Clinton’s economic advisor
on Ireland, in Denver, and also organised associated
programmes. The exhibition was seen by some 6,600
visitors at the five venues covered this year, and
secured widespread media publicity at each location.
Conference in Glasgow, and at a Burns Conference
in Derry. He also spoke to the Institute of Chartered
Secretaries and Administrators. John Killen spoke
to Dromara Historical Society. Gerry Healey spoke
at Lisburn Downtown Centre. Fionnuala Carson
Williams gave talks to Jordanstown Women’s
Institute, and to post-graduates in the School of
English at Queen’s University.
17.
Workshops
In the context of the Library’s Outreach Programme,
workshops were organised with creative writing
students from the Belfast Institute of Further and
Higher Education; with students from Belfast Royal
Academy and Belvedere College, Dublin; Focolare
International Interdenominational Movement;
Gilnahirk Ladies Group; the Icons of Identity Group
from St Mary’s University College, Belfast; The
Junction Club, Ballymacarrett; the Knights of the
Round Table, Queen’s University Belfast; Knock
Men’s Probus Group; the New Voices Group,
Cregagh; and Turf Lodge Women’s Initiative.
16.
Lectures
The Library once again provided the venue for the
winter lecture programme of the Belfast Society. In
April we again organised a series of lectures with
the Royal Irish Academy, with the Library serving
as venue for six talks on the theme ‘A Tale of Two
Cities: the Growth of Dublin and Belfast’. In
November, in conjunction with the United Irishmen
Commemoration Society, we hosted a one-day
conference on Emmet’s Rebellion of 1803.
18.
Visits to the Library
Those touring the Library included groups from:
The Association of Commonwealth Universities;
Atlantic Philanthropies; Ballybeen Women’s Group;
Bangor Soroptomists; the Belfast Naturalists
Field Club; Belfast Institute of Further and Higher
Education; the British Council; Carrickfergus
Historical Society; the Chartered Management
Institute; CHR Travel; the Council of Irish
Genealogical Organisations; Craigavon Historical
Society; Gilnahirk Women’s Institute; Girdlestone
Orthopaedic Society; the Irish Association; Larne
Family History Society; Loup Women’s Group;
Maynooth University; Methodist College Past
Pupils’ Association; the MS Society of Northern
Ireland; the National Trust; New Voices, Belfast;
Queen’s University/Association of Commonwealth
Universities; the Peninsular History Group;
Rathmore Grammar School, Belfast; St Rose’s High
School, Belfast; Short Strand Community Group;
Other lectures included Terry Eagleton on culture,
Marianne Elliott on Robert Emmet, Councillor
Nelson McCausland on cultural policy, Dr Anthony
Malcomson on Nathaniel Clement, and Dr Maurice
Hayes on Sir Hans Sloane.
We also hosted a debate on ‘Cultural Quarters’ in the
context of ‘re-imagining the Belfast map’.
Staff spoke both in the Linen Hall with John Gray
on the history of the Library, and Gerry Healey on
genealogy, and also further afield and as follows:
John Gray spoke at the International Burns
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Tullycarnet Community Forum; the Ulster People’s
College; the University of Pittsburgh, the University
of Ulster; Villanova University, Pennsylvania;
Wallace High School, Lisburn and Washington State
University.
The Deputy Librarian continues to serve as a
member of the Northern Ireland Committee of
Newsplan. Gerry Healey and Fionnuala Carson
Williams are both members of the Council of
the Belfast Society. The Library continues to be
represented at meetings of the Local Studies Panel
of LISC. Ophelia Byrne, now succeeded by Hugh
Odling-Smee, has represented the Library on the
Working Group of the Irish Theatre Archives Group.
19.
Book Launches
The following launched publications in the Library;
Beyond the Pale, The Council for Education in World
Citizenship Northern Ireland, Cultural Resolution,
Four Courts Press, INCORE, Irish Academic Press,
Limelight Publications, Pluto Press, the Restaurant
Association of Ireland, the Scholastic Press, the
Waterford Institute of Technology, Woodfield Press,
the Ulster-Scots Agency, the University of Ulster and
Young at Art.
finances
20.
Meetings
The following made use of the Library for a variety
of meetings and functions; The Arts Council for
Northern Ireland, the Arts Marketing Association,
the Bank of Ireland, the Bank of Scotland, Belfast
Chamber of Commerce, the Belfast Society, the
Belfast Visitor and Convention Bureau, Belfast
Women’s Training Service, Coiste na n-Iarchimí,
the Cooperative Bank, the Gaelic Festival Drama
Group, the Irish Government (Department of Foreign
Affairs), the Joseph Rowntree Trust, the Justice
not Terror Coalition, the Library and Information
Services Council of Northern Ireland, North
and West Belfast Health Trust, Northern Ireland
Publications Resource, NIACRO, OFREG, PACT,
Queen’s University School of English, the United
Irishmen Commemoration Society, Relatives for
Justice, the Royal Society of Ulster Architects, the
Specialist Libraries and Information Services Forum
of LISC, Sustainable Northern Ireland, UNESCO,
and the Word of Mouth Writers’ Group.
22.
Financial Overview
The Library’s underlying financial position was
substantially transformed by the provision of
£281,000 in additional grant aid by the Department
of Culture, Arts and Leisure towards the close of
the year. Total income amounted to £1,355,645
as compared with £1,016,201 in the previous
year, and expenditure was £1,283,286 compared
with £1,100,166. The net surplus for the year of
£71,217 compared with a deficit in the preceding
year of £134,109. Unrestricted income amounted to
£856,993 with unrestricted expenditure of £919,531
giving a deficit of £62,538 on the general operations
of the Library. However, following transfers
between funds, a net gain in this area of £86,991
was made. Debts at year-end had reached a peak of
£422,428 as compared with £130,940 a year earlier,
however this position was largely covered by the
exceptional DCAL grant of £281,000, which was not
received until after year-end.
While the Library’s difficulties with accumulated
debt have been substantially eliminated, the recurrent
funding position remains difficult. In the year in
hand it would have been impossible to maintain
existing levels of activity without the welcome new
assistance of the Irish Government’s Reconciliation
Fund, and continued support from Atlantic
Philanthropies.
21.
Relations with Other Bodies
The Library is joint lead partner with the Nerve
Centre in CultureNorthernIreland, and joint lead
partner with the Belfast Education and Library Board
in Northern Ireland Publications Resource. The
Library has agreements of association with Boston
College Libraries and the State Library of New
Hampshire.
The Library’s new Development Board has focused
on fund-raising, and in particular on the opportunities
provided by the ‘Troubled Images’ Tour in North
America. The Library has launched an American
Friends of the Linen Hall Library, linked to the Linen
Hall Library Foundation, which by year-end had also
secured United States tax exemption. These steps
are viewed as a medium to long term investment
for the future and in the year in hand expenditure of
£26,596 was incurred for these purposes.
The Librarian and two Governors, Maurna Crozier
and Eugene McKendry, serve on the Board of
CultureNorthernIreland. The Librarian is a member
of the Board of Northern Ireland Publications
Resource, and Monica McErlane serves as its
executive officer. The Librarian continues to serve
as the Vice-Chairman of the Library and Information
Services Council for Northern Ireland, as a Trustee
of the National Library of Ireland, and as a member
of the Council of the Belfast Society.
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23.
Income
Total grant income rose to £880,783 as compared
with £576,168 in the previous year, an increase of
53%. Grant income amounted to 65% of income
as compared with 50% a year earlier. Unrestricted
grants amounted to £423,472 as compared with
£267,000 in the previous year, an increase of
59% and, as a percentage of unrestricted income,
amounted to 49% as compared with 39% a year
earlier.
with £277,036 in the previous year. The critical
importance of the £281,000 in additional inyear funding has already been noted. This was
specifically £156,000 to assist with clearing all
outstanding liabilities in respect of the Millennium
Development, and £125,000 to assist with recurrent
debt incurred when our operations were limited by
building work. Otherwise the Department provided
£215,500 by way of normal recurrent grant, £77,410
to support the CultureNorthernIreland project, and an
additional grant of £20,000 to support the ‘Troubled
Images’ tour of the United States.
Income from shop rents amounted to £125,603,
a 10% increase on the £114,476 received in the
previous year. This gain stemmed from the signing
of a new lease with the Co-Operative Bank for one
of our shops.
27.
Belfast City Council
The City Council continued to provide vital core
support to the Library. This core funding amounted
to £31,425 as compared with £30,000 in the previous
year, and in addition £4,625 was provided to assist
with marketing costs making £36,050 in all.
Membership income showed further impressive
growth increasing to £152,346 or by 14% as
compared with £133,089 in the previous year.
Merchandising income grew to £182,817 or by 10%
as compared with £165,814 in the previous year.
28.
Other Grants
The Irish Government through its Reconciliation
Fund provided €30,000 (£20,297) to assist the
Library in its general purpose of encouraging
reconciliation and mutual understanding.
24.
Expenditure
Non-project staff costs increased by 9% to £405,843,
as compared with £373,946 in the previous year. The
book fund at £38,597 was 9% below the £42,168
expended in the previous year. Merchandising costs
rose by 11% to £92,425 as compared with £85,298 in
the previous year and closely in line with increased
sales levels. Administration costs rose by 17% to
£133,934 as compared with £114,082 in the previous
year, this primarily as a result of increased computer
systems costs. Establishment costs rose by 17% to
£85,924 as compared with £73,705 in the previous
year, principally as a result of increased insurance
and repairs and maintenance costs.
Atlantic Philanthropies provided £25,000 to assist
the Library in its post-extension development,
funding which the Library is using to support its
Audience Development Programme and the Theatre
and Performing Arts Archive.
Other general grants were provided by the Belfast
Society and the Friends of the Linen Hall Library, the
latter also funded new furniture for the Coffee Shop
and paid separately for the reprint of the Library’s
1793 catalogue.
25.
Sales Operations
Coffee Shop and functions catering operations
increased income by 19% to £92,450 compared
with £77,574; however expenditure rose by 24% to
£77,260 as compared with £70,284. The net surplus
on operations rose to £15,191 as compared with
£7,290 in the previous year. Facility fees fell by
19% to £10,967 compared with £13,480.
Significant support was given for a variety of
projects:
The Arts Council of Northern Ireland provided
£40,315, including National Lottery funding for
the Audience Development Project, and the Annual
Support for Organisations Programme.
Our Arts and Cultural Programming was also
supported by a £2,500 grant from Tha Boord o
Ulstèr-Scotch/ the Ulster-Scots Agency; by £1,000
grants from Delivery Services, Newtownabbey
Borough Council, and the United Irishmen
Commemoration Society, and a £250 grant from
Moving on Music. Bombardier Aerospace gave
a £5,000 grant (received in 2002) and major
assistance with the ‘Centennial of Flight’ exhibition;
Miller McCall Wylie have supported our music
programming; the Europa Hotel has assisted with
accommodation for visiting artists and Apartment,
Christies and Oxford Exchange Restaurants have
also provided sponsorship.
Print sales had a particularly disappointing year
with a net surplus of only £3,082 as compared with
£10,408 in the previous year. By contrast gift sales
earned a net £4,033 as compared with £1,672 in the
previous year. ‘Troubled Images’ products continued
to make a significant contribution at a net £3,842, but
at a reduced level from the previous £6,649.
26.
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
The Department continued to play an indispensable
role as our main core funder and in all provided
£593,910 during the year, this as compared
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The Community Relations Council provided £10,517
for our Outreach Programme.
The Heritage Lottery Fund provided £134,790 for
the Millennium Development.
29.
Donations
The following to whom we owe thanks made
donations during the year:
Belfast Literary Society, Miss Jean Forbes, Mrs
Noeleen Heenan, Mr W McStay, Miss S Perry, and
Mrs Muriel Simpson.
30.
Projects
Details in respect of these are provided at note 20 to
the accounts.
The most significant of these remains the Millennium
Development. During the year income for all
aspects of this amounted to £305,598, of which the
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure provided
£156,000, the Heritage Lottery Fund £134,790 for
cataloguing and conservation, and the Community
Relations Council £10,517 for outreach. Expenditure
during the year amounted to £157,291 leaving a
surplus for the year of £148,307. This enabled
us to eliminate the previous deficit and to project
completion of all aspects of the project by mid 2004
on a debt-free basis.
Steve Mungavin, President
Eugene McKendry, Honorary Secretary
Harold Riddell, Honorary Treasurer
John Gray, Librarian
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the friends of the linen hall library
I am delighted to be able to report that 2003 was an
interesting and fulfilling year for the Friends of the
Linen Hall.
Our Paris trip in June was enormous fun. Undeterred
by general transport strikes and demonstrations, we
packed in visits to the Bibliothèque Nationale (both
the Mitterrand and the Richelieu sites). We visited
the medieval gems of the Cluny, the 18th century
treasures of the Nissim de Camondo Museum, and
also the Picasso and the Delacroix collections. We
saw the Sainte Chapelle and the Conciergerie, and
had a trip to Monet’s house and garden at Giverny.
We enjoyed receptions at the British Council and
the Irish Embassy, and it was especially appropriate
to stay at the magnificently restored Irish College/
Centre Culturel Irlandais, Rue des Irlandais in the
Latin Quarter. It was a delight to experience what
has been achieved there, and to enjoy a special tour
of the 18th century library with its extraordinary
collection; we also attended a service in St Patrick’s
Chapel, and enjoyed a cup of coffee afterwards with
those from the Irish community in Paris who form its
parish.
We kicked off in February with a lecture from
Dr Anthony Malcomson, well-known historian
and author. His subject was ‘The Indispensable
Irishman, Nathaniel Clement (1705-1777)’ – who
combined being a treasury official, politician and
builder of Áras an Uachtaráin. The amusing and
illuminating account, up to Dr Malcomson’s usual
high standard, was much enjoyed by the audience,
and followed by a wine reception (with canapés
courtesy of the Committee).
To coincide with the Library Exhibition, we held a
Friends Private View of ‘Gerard Dillon 1916-1971
– a retrospective’ in March. The evening included a
showing of ‘Gerard Dillon – Painter and Decorator’,
a film by Moore Sinnerton who introduced it and
answered questions together with Dr Mary Cosgrove,
art historian, who discussed the paintings on display.
We are most grateful to both of them.
We were greatly privileged to welcome Rosamunde
Pilcher in March, whose title was ‘Diamond Jubilee’,
celebrating 60 years of writing. She has of course a
huge international reputation – The Shell Seekers is a
perennial favourite for all generations of readers. An
excellent speaker, her spontaneity held the audience
enthralled, and many had the opportunity to talk
to her afterwards. In thanking her for making this
special visit to Belfast to take part in our programme,
we are particularly grateful to record her generosity
in re-donating her fee to the Friends’ coffers. It was
a wonderful evening rounded off by an excellent
buffet.
18th Century Library, Irish College, Paris.
The end of June took us on ‘A literary sojourn
in County Down’. We spent a superb morning as
guests at the Manor House, Donaghadee, home of
the Day family of Huguenot extraction. We record
our particular thanks to all the family members who
provided a commentary on house, gardens and library
and kindly also gave us coffee. It was particularly
good of them to allow us to share in their history,
and we thank them for the considerable preparatory
work involved. We then moved on to Rosemount
House in Greyabbey where Daphne Montgomery
and her family hosted us to lunch and a tour of both
house and garden. The weather was extremely
co-operative and it was a great pleasure to enjoy
a relaxed afternoon in such a magnificent setting.
We owe Daphne and Bill a huge debt of gratitude,
and thank the Committee most sincerely also for
their contributions to the catering. The event was
oversubscribed and an absolute highlight of our year.
Rosamunde Pilcher
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Committee of the Friends of the Linen Hall
Library in 2003
The final event this year was a Friends’ Lunch in the
Ulster Reform Club in November. We thank Alex
Graham and his staff for their help throughout. Lucy
Faulkner, who founded the Friends, was present
and we were pleased to have the Librarian and the
Deputy Librarian as our guests. A raffle raised a
further £200 for our funds.
Jennifer Campbell (Chairman)
Evelyn Walker (Secretary)
Gwynneth Bain
Peter Cavan
Clare Kennedy
Judy Lindsay
Jane Mackie
Daphne Montgomery
Iris Weaver
The Committee was delighted to make two
substantial donations to the Library this year,
in addition to our annual grant of £1,500. We
contributed £1,600 to the reprint of the 1793
catalogue, issued in a facsimile edition in December
2003. This unique record gives a special insight
into the initial collection that has grown into the
substantial research library we belong to today.
Secondly, we funded the purchase of furniture
for the extended coffee shop, to a total of £1,100.
Accounts are lodged in the Library and are available
on request. During the year, the Friends’ income
amounted to £21,165 and expenditure was £19,810.
We thank John Gray and John Killen for their
support over the year. We particularly thank those
members of staff in administration, finance and
marketing who deal with our membership and
events; we owe a big debt to Patricia Saunders and
her team who provide us with delicious food and
wine at Friends’ events within the Library and who
so ably sell our tickets.
In conclusion, I thank our Honorary Secretary
Evelyn Walker and all the Committee members who
put so much effort into the organisation of such a
successful programme.
Thank you for participating in our events, and we
look forward to seeing you during 2004.
Jennifer Campbell
(Chairman)
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Governors and advisers
Governors’ report
Independent auditors’ report
Statement of financial activities
Note of historical cost surpluses/deficits
Balance sheet
Notes to the financial statements
library information
Governors
Mr S Mungavin (President)
Mr W Montgomery (Vice President)
Dr E McKendry (Honorary Secretary)
Mr H Riddell (Honorary Treasurer)
Mrs J Campbell
Miss F Cash
Dr M Crozier
Mr J Erskine
Mrs R Hewitt (retired June 2003)
Mr B Mackin (appointed August 2003)
Professor V Mageean
Mr I McKay (appointed June 2003)
Mr J Nolan
Ms M O’Neill (appointed June 2003)
Sir G Quigley
Dr A T Q Stewart (retired January 2003)
Mr B Valentine
Professor B Walker
Mrs A Watters
Belfast City Council Observer
Councillor A Maginness
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report of the Governors
for the year ended 31 December 2003
Risk management
The Governors will review the major risks which
the Library faces and believe that achieving
the free reserves at the level stated above will
provide sufficient resources in the event of adverse
conditions. The Governors will examine other
business and operational risks faced by the Library
and confirm that systems to monitor and mitigate
significant risks will be put in place.
The Library, which operates under the name of the
Linen Hall Library, is legally known as the Belfast
Library and Society For Promoting Knowledge.
The Board of Governors, who are also the trustees
of the Library, submit their annual report and the
audited financial statements for the year ended 31
December 2003. The Governors have prepared the
accounts in accordance with the Charity Statement
of Recommended Practice SORP “Accounting and
Reporting by Charities”.
Investments policy
The Library maintains an investment in treasury
stock which is held for the purpose of generating
income.
Objects
The principal objects of the Library are the
maintenance and development of an extensive library
and cultural centre with the broad objective of
promoting knowledge.
Statement of Board of Governors’ responsibilities
The Board of Governors is required to prepare
financial statements for each financial year that give
a true and fair view of the state of affairs and of the
net movement in funds of the Library for that period.
In preparing those financial statements, the Board of
Governors is required to:
• select suitable accounting policies and then apply
them consistently;
• make judgements and estimates that are
reasonable and prudent;
• state whether applicable accounting standards
have been followed, subject to any material
departures disclosed and explained in the
financial statements;
• prepare the financial statements on the going
concern basis, unless it is inappropriate to
presume that the Library will continue in
business.
Organisation
A Board of 15 members elected by the Library
membership, and with up to 4 additional co-opted
members, has overall responsibility for the Library
and meets monthly.
Review of activities and future developments
The Governors consider the results for the year and
the position of the Library at the end of the year to be
satisfactory. The year-end position arose as a result
of significant additional grants being received during
the year, which contributed to a reduction in the
Library’s borrowings on receipt after the year end.
The Governors are aware of the difficult environment
in which the Library operates and are working
to minimise the impact on the Library whilst
maintaining a stable financial position.
The Board of Governors is responsible for keeping
proper accounting records which disclose with
reasonable accuracy at any time the financial
position of the Library. The Board is responsible
for safeguarding the assets of the Library and hence
for taking reasonable steps for the prevention and
detection of fraud and other irregularities.
Results
The statement of financial activities for the year is set
out on page 23.
Reserves policy
The objective of the Governors is to achieve a level
of unrestricted funds not committed or invested in
tangible or fixed assets (the free reserves) held by
the Library at approximately 20% of unrestricted
resources expended, which equates to approximately
£184,000. While the Library’s reserves are
currently a deficit of £10,959, the Governors are
working towards increasing these reserves and the
achievement of their objective in the medium to
longer term.
Taxation
The Library is a registered charity, and as such is
entitled to certain tax exemptions on income and
profits from investments, and surpluses on any
trading activities carried on in furtherance of the
Library’s primary objectives, if these profits and
surpluses are applied solely for charitable purposes.
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Auditors
The auditors, PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP, have
indicated their willingness to continue in office, and
a resolution concerning their reappointment will be
proposed at the Annual General Meeting.
By order of the Board
Dr E McKendry
Secretary
1 April 2004
independent auditors’ report to the members of the
Linen Hall Library
Basis of audit opinion
We conducted our audit in accordance with auditing
standards issued by the Auditing Practices Board.
An audit includes examination, on a test basis, of
evidence relevant to the amounts and disclosures
in the financial statements. It also includes
an assessment of the significant estimates and
judgements made by the Governors in the preparation
of the financial statements, and of whether the
accounting policies are appropriate to the library’s
circumstances, consistently applied and adequately
disclosed.
We have audited the financial statements, which
comprise the statement of financial activities, the
balance sheet, and the related notes.
Respective responsibilities of Governors and
auditors
The Governors’ responsibilities for preparing
the annual report and the financial statements in
accordance with applicable Northern Ireland law and
United Kingdom accounting standards are set out in
the statement of Governors’ responsibilities.
Our responsibility is to audit the financial statements
in accordance with the relevant legal and regulatory
requirements and United Kingdom Auditing
Standards issued by the Auditing Practices Board.
This report, including the opinion, has been prepared
for and only for the Library’s trustees as a body
in accordance with the Educational Endowments
(Ireland) Act 1885 and for no other purpose. We
do not, in giving this opinion, accept or assume
responsibility for any other purpose or to any other
person to whom this report is shown or in to whose
hands it may come save where expressly agreed by
our prior consent in writing.
We planned and performed our audit so as to obtain
all the information and explanations which we
considered necessary in order to provide us with
sufficient evidence to give reasonable assurance
that the financial statements are free from material
misstatement, whether caused by fraud or other
irregularity or error. In forming our opinion we also
evaluated the overall adequacy of the presentation of
information in the financial statements.
Opinion
In our opinion the financial statements give a true
and fair view of the state of the Library’s affairs at 31
December 2003 and of its net incoming resources for
the year then ended and have been properly prepared
in accordance with the Educational Endowments
(Ireland) Act 1885.
We report to you our opinion as to whether the
financial statements give a true and fair view and are
properly prepared in accordance with the Educational
Endowments (Ireland) Act 1885. We also report to
you if, in our opinion, the Governors’ report is not
consistent with the financial statements, if the Library
has not kept proper accounting records or if we have
not received all the information and explanations we
require for our audit.
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Chartered Accountants and Registered Auditors
Belfast
1 April 2004
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statement of financial activities
for the year ended 31 December 2003
Unrestricted
Funds
Notes
£
Incoming resources
Donations, legacies and similar incoming resources
Activities in furtherance of the charity’s objects
Grants
Members’ subscriptions
Activities for generating funds:
Rents
Merchandising income
Investment income
Total incoming resources
Resources expended
Costs of generating funds:
Book fund
Merchandising related costs
Costs of activities in furtherance of the charity’s
objects:
Project costs (including staff costs)
Events and exhibition costs
Staff costs (excluding project staff costs)
Management and administration of Library
Direct fundraising costs
Total resources expended
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources before transfers
Restricted
Funds
£
Total Funds
2003
£
Total Funds
2002
£
2
2,632
9,340
11,972
25,117
3
4
423,472
152,346
457,311
-
880,783
152,346
576,168
133,089
5
6
125,603
150,816
2,124
856,993
32,001
498,652
125,603
182,817
2,124
1,355,645
114,476
165,814
1,537
1,016,201
7
8
38,597
92,425
-
38,597
92,425
42,168
85,298
9/10
10
11
2,260
405,843
342,850
37,556
919,531
363,755
363,755
363,755
2,260
405,843
342,850
37,556
1,283,286
280,216
3,895
373,946
298,817
15,826
1,100,166
12
13
(62,538) 134,897
150,671 (150,671)
72,359
-
(83,965)
-
Transfers between funds
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources after transfers
Other recognised gains and losses
Unrealised (loss)/gain on investments
Revaluation of fixed assets
Net movement in funds
Balance bought forward at 1 January 2003
Balance at 31 December 2003
15
88,133
(15,774)
72,359
(83,965)
(1,142)
86,991
6,148,469
6,235,460
(15,774)
26,582
10,808
(1,142)
71,217
6,175,051
6,246,268
979
(51,123)
(134,109)
6,309,160
6,175,051
The amounts above relate to the continuing operations of the Library.
The Library has no recognised gains and losses other than those included in the results above.
Note of historical cost surpluses/deficits
Net incoming/(outgoing) resources for the year
Surplus/(deficit) for the year, as reported under FRS3
Difference between historic and actual depreciation charges for the year on the
revalued amount
Historical cost surplus/(deficit) for the year
All of the surpluses/(deficits) above relate to continuing operations of the Library.
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2003
£
2002
£
72,359
72,359
(83,965)
(83,965)
48,659
121,018
48,659
(35,306)
balance sheet at 31 December 2003
Notes
2003
£
2002
£
Fixed assets
Tangible assets
Investments
14
15
Current assets
Stocks
Debtors
Cash at bank and in hand
4,116,966
2,129,453
6,246,419
4,199,297
2,130,595
6,329,892
16
17
34,869
422,428
300
457,597
(457,748)
(151)
6,246,268
28,842
130,940
300
160,082
(314,923)
(154,841)
6,175,051
1,703,056
4,532,404
6,235,460
10,808
6,246,268
1,614,923
4,533,546
6,148,469
26,582
6,175,051
Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Net current liabilities
Total assets less current liabilities
18
Funds
Unrestricted funds:
- General fund
- Revaluation fund
19
19
Restricted funds
Total funds
20
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The financial statements on pages 23 to 30 were approved by the board on 1 April 2004 and were signed on its
behalf by:
Mr S Mungavin
President
Mr H Riddell
Honorary Treasurer
Notes to the financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2003
1 Accounting policies
These financial statements are prepared on the going concern basis under the historical cost convention, as
modified by the revaluation of certain tangible fixed assets and in accordance with applicable accounting
standards including the Statement of Recommended Practice on “Accounting and Reporting by Charities”
published in October 2000 and applicable accounting standards. The principal accounting policies are set out
below.
Incoming resources
All incoming resources are included in the statement of financial activities when the Library is legally entitled
to the income and the amount can be quantified with reasonable accuracy.
Legacies
Legacies are recognised when received or when their amount is capable of measurement.
Grants
Revenue grants are credited to incoming resources on the earlier date of when they are received
or when they are receivable, unless they relate to a specified future period, in which case they are
deferred. Grants for the purpose of capital expenditure are credited to restricted incoming resources
when receivable and transferred to unrestricted funds on purchase of asset.
Subscriptions
Members’ subscriptions are credited to incoming resources on receipt.
Other income
Voluntary income, donations and other income are included in full in the Statement of Financial
Activities when received.
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Resources expended
All expenditure is accounted for on an accruals basis and has been classified under headings that aggregate all
costs related to the category.
Management and administration costs
Management and administration costs are those incurred in connection with administration of the charity
and compliance with constitutional and statutory requirements.
Irrecoverable VAT
Any irrecoverable VAT is charged to the statement of financial activities, or capitalised as part of the cost
of the related asset, where appropriate.
Pensions
The Library operates a defined benefit scheme through NILGOSC. As this is a multi-employer scheme
and the Library’s contributions are set in relation to the current services period only, the contributions
to the scheme are treated as if it were a defined contribution scheme. The cost of these contributions is
charged in the accounts as incurred.
Tangible fixed assets
The cost of tangible fixed assets is their purchase cost, together with any incidental costs of acquisition.
Depreciation is calculated so as to write off the cost, or valuation, of tangible fixed assets, less their estimated
residual values, on a straight line basis over the expected useful economic lives of the assets concerned. The
principal annual rates used are as follows:
Land and buildings
2%
straight line
Computer equipment
25%
straight line
Fixtures & fittings
15%
straight line
Investments
Listed investments are stated at market value at the balance sheet date. Listed investments include the net
gains and losses arising on revaluations and disposals throughout the year.
Books and periodicals are stated at an estimated market value.
Stocks
Stocks are stated at the lower of cost and net realisable value.
Fund accounting
The Library has various types of funds for which it is responsible and which require separate disclosure. A
definition of the various types of funds is as follows:
Unrestricted funds
Funds which are expendable at the discretion of the Library in furtherance of the purpose of the Library.
In addition to expenditure on activities such funds may be held in order to finance capital investment and
working capital.
Restricted funds
Restricted funds are to be used for specified purposes as laid down by the donor. Expenditure which
meets these criteria is charged to the fund, together with a fair allocation of overheads and support costs.
2
Donations, legacies and similar incoming resources
Donations
Legacies
Miscellaneous income
Income tax reclaimable on covenants and
gift aid
Unrestricted
£
Restricted
£
2003
£
2002
£
1,505
1,127
8,693
-
10,198
1,127
11,530
5,065
5,853
2,632
647
9,340
647
11,972
2,669
25,117
25
3
Grants
Arts Council of NI
Atlantic Philanthropies
Belfast City Council
Belfast Society
British Enkalon Foundation
Community Relations Council
Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure
Friends of the Linen Hall Library
Heritage Lottery Fund
Irish Government
Millar McCall Wylie
Proteus
Shorts Bombardier
Sundry grants
4
Unrestricted
£
Restricted
£
2003
£
2002
£
25,000
31,425
2,750
340,500
1,500
20,297
2,000
423,472
48,119
4,625
10,517
253,410
1,100
134,790
4,750
457,311
48,119
25,000
36,050
2,750
10,517
593,910
2,600
134,790
20,297
6,750
880,783
31,323
25,000
33,750
2,750
3,000
651
277,036
1,500
192,979
1,500
679
5,000
1,000
576,168
2003
£
2002
£
Members’ subscriptions
Members’ subscriptions
Income tax reclaimable on subscriptions
5
Merchandising income
Sales of books
Library books
Sundries
Sales of services
Coffee shop
Photocopying and fax
Telephone
Postage
Performances
Audience development events (restricted)
Facility fees
Consultancy
General
Sale of products
Books, prints and pamphlets
Troubled Images Tour income (restricted)
Gift shop items
Troubled Images
Total
6
Investment income
Dividends and interest
7
137,846
14,500
152,346
121,240
11,849
133,089
2003
£
2002
£
12,114
155
12,269
19,533
127
19,660
92,450
7,582
455
569
7,255
10,967
148
1,594
121,020
77,574
7,158
504
793
560
8,132
13,480
712
463
109,376
15,212
24,746
5,125
4,445
49,528
182,817
20,703
4,924
11,151
36,778
165,814
2003
£
2002
£
2,124
1,537
2003
£
2002
£
21,150
1,813
14,799
835
38,597
18,097
3,668
19,977
426
42,168
Book fund
Irish
Reference
General
Binding and conservation
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8
Merchandising related costs
Prints, books and pamphlets
Coffee shop purchases
Coffee shop salaries
Gift shop expenditure
Troubled Images
9
Project costs
2003
£
2002
£
13,470
45,225
32,035
1,092
603
92,425
7,260
37,118
33,166
3,252
4,502
85,298
Restricted funds
2003
£
Audience Development
Cataloguing and Conservation
CultureNorthernIreland
Extension
Languages of Ulster
Outreach Project
Cultural Programming
Troubled Images - North American Tour
65,368
147,879
66,243
9,412
7,804
67,049
363,755
53,217
142,539
34,472
33,174
1,300
11,044
4,470
280,216
10 Staff costs
Salaries
Employer’s NI contributions
Pensions
Analysis of staff costs
2002
£
Unrestricted
£
Restricted
£
Total
2003
£
Total
2002
£
364,494
28,924
12,425
405,843
157,228
10,859
2,942
171,029
521,722
39,783
15,367
576,872
449,832
27,739
14,297
491,868
2003
£
2002
£
171,029
117,922
405,843
373,946
576,872
491,868
The average number of employees, calculated on a full time equivalent basis, analysed by function was:
Project staff
Administration staff
Charitable activities
Cost of generating funds
Management and administration of the Library
2003
Number
2002
Number
24
3
7
24
3
7
No employee received remuneration of more than £50,000.
The Governors received no remuneration or reimbursement of expenses during the year.
No indemnity insurance for trustees’ liability has been purchased by the Library.
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11 Management and administration of Library
Unrestricted funds
2003
£
Administration expenses
Stationery
Printing
Advertising
Photocopying
Postage
Telephone and fax
Computer maintenance
Training
Professional fees
Travelling expenses
Bad debts
Property management fees
Miscellaneous
Establishment
Rent and rates
Insurance
Light and heat
Repairs and maintenance
Financial expenses
Bank charges
Bank interest
Depreciation
Buildings
Computer equipment
Office equipment
Total
2002
£
4,923
10,032
10,074
9,030
17,385
6,819
62,077
2,507
3,422
2,211
1,061
1,962
2,431
133,934
5,457
10,505
7,200
8,534
12,741
6,591
34,966
3,469
12,376
2,640
2,122
3,670
3,811
114,082
13,504
18,895
21,152
32,373
85,924
14,464
16,098
18,249
24,894
73,705
2,948
11,019
13,967
2,052
4,670
6,722
86,111
12,004
10,910
109,025
342,850
86,111
10,222
7,975
104,308
298,817
2003
£
2002
£
109,025
2,675
104,308
2,675
Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
156,000
16,981
1,105
(8,423)
6,182
(649)
1,100
(21,625)
150,671
(156,000)
(16,981)
(1,105)
8,423
(6,182)
649
(1,100)
21,625
(150,671)
12 Net incoming resources
Net incoming resources are stated after charging:
Depreciation on owned assets
Auditors’ remuneration for audit services
13 Transfers between funds
Transfer from Extension Project
Transfer to CultureNorthernIreland
Transfer to Outreach project
Transfer to Audience Development project
Transfer to State of Play Exhibition
Transfer to Languages of Ulster project
Transfer to Friends of the Linen Hall Library
Transfer to Cataloguing & Conservation
The transfer of fully utilised restricted funds from the Extension Fund and Friends of the Linen Hall Library
represents grants received of a capital nature that have been expended and have therefore been transferred to
unrestricted funds on fulfilling the restriction.
The transfers to the other projects are in respect of costs not originally specifically allocated against those
projects.
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14 Tangible fixed assets
Office
equipment
£
Computer
equipment
£
Buildings
£
Total
£
Cost or valuation
At 1 January 2003
Additions
At 31 December 2003
57,459
15,280
72,739
36,600
11,414
48,014
4,305,569
4,305,569
4,399,628
26,694
4,426,322
Accumulated depreciation
At 1 January 2003
Charge for year
At 31 December 2003
12,158
10,910
23,068
16,068
12,004
28,072
172,105
86,111
258,216
200,331
109,025
309,356
Net book value
At 31 December 2003
At 31 December 2002
49,671
45,301
19,942
20,532
4,047,353
4,133,464
4,116,966
4,199,297
The Library’s freehold and leasehold properties were revalued at 24 April 2001 on the basis of open market
value and open market rental value for existing use by Charles Scott Independent Chartered Surveyors. The
valuations were undertaken in accordance with the Appraisal and Valuation Manual of the Royal Institute of
Chartered Surveyors in the United Kingdom. The Governors are of the opinion the value has not changed
since that date.
15 Fixed asset investments
Valuation
At 1 January 2003
Net loss on revaluation
At 31 December 2003
Books &
periodicals
£
Listed
investments
£
Total
£
2,100,000
2,100,000
30,595
(1,142)
29,453
2,130,595
(1,142)
2,129,453
The Governors are of the opinion that the value of the books and periodicals remains unchanged since their
valuation in 2001.
16 Stocks
Goods for resale
2003
£
2002
£
34,869
28,842
2003
£
2002
£
13,080
409,348
422,428
17,341
113,599
130,940
17 Debtors
All due within one year
Trade debtors
Other debtors
Trade debtors includes £368,158 (2002: £75,919) of grants receivable at the year end.
18 Creditors: amounts falling due within one year
Bank loans and overdrafts
Trade creditors
Other creditors
Accruals and deferred income
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2003
£
2002
£
258,315
59,617
137,620
2,196
457,748
220,153
57,326
28,694
8,750
314,923
19 Unrestricted funds
Balance at 1 January 2003
Revaluation of investments
Transfers
Net outgoing resources for the year
Balance at 31 December 2003
General
Fund
£
Revaluation
Fund
£
1,614,923
150,671
(62,538)
1,703,056
4,533,546
(1,142)
4,532,404
20 Restricted funds
Millennium Development
Extension Fund
Cataloguing and Conservation
Outreach
Friends of the Linen Hall Library
Troubled Images: Tour
Audience Development project
Cultural Progamming
State of Play Exhibition
Languages of Ulster
CultureNorthernIreland
Balance at
1 January
2003
£
Incoming
resources
£
Project
expenditure
£
Transfers
£
Balance at
31 December
2003
£
(12,826)
28,061
6,182
(649)
5,814
26,582
156,000
139,080
10,517
1,100
49,796
56,945
7,804
77,410
498,652
(147,879)
(9,412)
(67,049)
(65,368)
(7,804)
(66,243)
(363,755)
(156,000)
21,625
(1,105)
(1,100)
8,423
(6,182)
649
(16,981)
(150,671)
10,808
10,808
Extension Fund - project to extend the Library.
Cataloguing and Conservation - project to catalogue and conserve the Library’s key collections.
Outreach - project to make the Library’s resources accessible to the community at large.
Friends of the Linen Hall Library - project which organised lectures, events and educational excursions to
raise funds for the Library.
Troubled Images: Tour - project to tour North America with the aim of promoting the Troubled Images CD
Rom and book.
Audience Development project - project to fulfil the potential of the extended Library as a cultural centre
and arts archive.
Cultural Programming - project to fulfil the potential of the Library as a cultural centre.
State of Play Exhibition - project involving theatrical performances by young people, publication of a book
and an exhibition on the theatre in Ulster.
Languages of Ulster - project making accessible the diverse languages of Ulster.
CultureNorthernIreland - project in partnership with the Nerve Centre to develop a major web-site to
provide a gateway to the field of culture.
21 Analysis of net assets between funds
Fund balances at 31 December 2003 are represented by:
Tangible fixed assets
Investment assets
Net current (liabilities)/assets
Total net assets at 31 December 2003
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Unrestricted
Funds
£
Restricted
Funds
£
Total
Funds
£
4,116,966
2,129,453
(10,959)
6,235,460
10,808
10,808
4,116,966
2,129,453
(151)
6,246,268
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Photograph: Chris Hill Photographic
LINEN HALL LIBRARY
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Northern Ireland