the library in 2010. In October 2005, the collections in the library were included in the first group given designated status by the Museums, Libraries and Archives Council as having an "outstanding national and international significance". In 2019, the university received an £85,000 grant to catalogue and digitise the contents of the library. References Libraries in County Durham 1669 establishments in England Libraries established in 1669 Grade II* listed library buildings Buildings and structures of Durham University Scheduled monuments in County Durham