News

2025

2025 was a comparatively quiet year in terms of the number of grants but 341 books were supplied to 12 institutions in England, Wales and Northern Ireland through grants ranging from under £200 to over £2,000.  These institutions comprised a prison chaplaincy, universities, theological colleges and retreat houses.

[See the bottom of this page for news from previous years.]

2024

The trustees made grants in May to libraries in three prisons, a religious house, theological colleges and supporting an ecology project.  In November, the trustees followed up with grants to theological colleges, retreat houses, a cathedral library, a university library and the library in a monastery.

2023

In 2023, the trustees awarded nine grants to libraries from Yorkshire to Hampshire including three prisons, two religious houses, two theological colleges, a retreat house and a university chaplaincy.

2022

In 2022 grants have been awarded to 11 libraries in seven counties from Kent and Dorset in the south to Lancashire and North Yorkshire in the north. Having recently initiated a project to bring the charity's work to the attention of prison chaplains, five of this year's grants provided much needed books to prison chaplaincy libraries.

2021

In 2021 grants have been awarded to eight libraries in six counties from Wiltshire to Mid Lothian. 

2020

The COVID-19 pandemic, affecting every aspect of life, forced postponement of the charity's spring grant assessments.  The trutees returned to normal - though virtual - business in autumn, when grants were awarded to seven libraries across England, Wales and Northern Ireland. 

The spring lockdown also led to the very sad closure of our supplier, Sarum College Bookshop.  We would like to thank all the staff for their wonderful work and support over the years. We know the bookshop will be greatly missed.  Church House Bookshop has now taken over that role.

2019

In 2019 grants were awarded to 10 libraries in eight counties from Cornwall to Northumbria. 

2018

In 2018 grants were awarded to eight libraries in seven counties from Greater London to Lothian.

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2017

In 2017 grants were awarded to 20 libraries in 16 counties, from Cornwall to Northumbria. 

The charity reaches more libraries using web and social media networks, resulting in a greater number of applications and wider support.  The aims and objectives of the charity have been reviewed, updated and clarified and the application process streamlined.

2016

In 2016 grants were awarded to 11 libraries in nine counties.

2015

To celebrate 300 years of gifts to libraries, the trustees of Rebecca Hussey's Book Charity, with the generous support of Sion College, held a commemorative lecture given by Professor Oliver Davies at Lambeth Palace on the 23 April .

In 2015 grants were awarded to 14 libraries in 11 counties.

2014

The charity's trustees held a service of rememberance at the Hussey Family Chapel to honour the 300th anniversary of Rebecca Hussey's death.

In 2014 grants were awarded to six libraries in six counties.