Shsssh! Quiet please. These wonderful photos are sure to evoke memories for a generation of book worms. They take you inside Leeds Central Library during the 1970s. Different aspects of library life are featured with the Reference Library and Music Library in focus as well as the reading room in the Commercial and Technical Library. The photos also provide a fascinating behind the scenes look with staff pictured working the various departments including cataloguing, binding and book acquisitions. The images are published courtesy of photographic archive Leodis, which is run by Leeds Library & Information Service. They also run heritage blog The Secret Library Leeds, which provides a behind the scenes look at the Central Library and highlights from its special collections, including rare books hidden away in the stacks. READ MORE: Lost city centre landmarks - The Leeds Skywalk LOVE LEEDS? LOVE NOSTALGIA? Join Leeds Retro on facebook YEP RETRO NEWSLETTER: Sign up for our free monthly email digest of Leeds nostalgia
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The Music Library counter on the ground floor of Leeds Central Library. Subscription and membership rates are posted on the wall as well as Easter opening hours | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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Library staff member Annie Hinchcliffe seated at a desk and carrying out some work on books before they are shelved. This is in a room on the second floor corridor of Leeds Central Library, now known as the Gott Room. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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This photo shows part of the Reference Library on the second floor of Leeds Central Library, facing onto The Headrow. A member of staff is looking through card catalogue drawers. This is now the Local and Family History Library. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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A member of library staff seated at a desk in the Binding Department of Leeds Libraries. Shelves behind her are filled with rolls of fabric used in binding books and there are piles of unbound books on tables. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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Staff at desks in the Books Acquisitions Department of Leeds Central Library. This is on the third floor of the library in the north west corner and is now known as the Sanderson Room. From left are Geoff Barratt, Marion Hartley, Barbara Hopper and Annie Hinchcliffe. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net
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Multiple staff seated at desks in the Cataloguing Department of Leeds Central Library. Piles of books are on every desk. This is on the third floor of the building in the north east corner and is now Library Support Services are based there. | Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net Photo: Leeds Libraries, www.leodis.net