▁in ▁Manchester ▁and ▁across ▁the ▁glo be . ▁In ▁September ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁Hann ah ▁B ark er , ▁Professor ▁of ▁British ▁History , ▁took ▁up ▁the ▁role ▁as ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁Ry lands ▁Research ▁Institute ▁in ▁succession ▁to ▁Prof . ▁Peter ▁P orm ann ▁who ▁had ▁been ▁appointed ▁Director ▁of ▁the ▁John ▁Ry lands ▁Research ▁Institute ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁ ▁Govern ors ▁and ▁Trust ees ▁Mrs ▁Ry lands ▁established ▁a ▁board ▁of ▁trust ees ▁to ▁hold ▁the ▁library ' s ▁assets ▁and ▁a ▁council ▁of ▁govern ors ▁to ▁maintain ▁the ▁building ▁and ▁control ▁exp end iture . ▁The ▁council ▁consisted ▁of ▁some ▁representative ▁and ▁some ▁co - opt ative ▁govern ors ▁while ▁honor ary ▁govern ors ▁were ▁not ▁members ▁of ▁the ▁council . ▁Both ▁these ▁bodies ▁were ▁dissol ved ▁at ▁the ▁mer ger ▁in ▁ 1 9 7 2 . ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁council ▁of ▁govern ors ▁included ▁Professor ▁Arthur ▁Pe ake ▁and ▁Professor ▁F . ▁F . ▁Bruce ▁both ▁bib lic al ▁critics ▁and ▁Ry lands ▁Prof ess ors ▁of ▁Bib lic al ▁Crit ic ism ▁and ▁Ex eg esis . ▁ ▁Vis itors ▁Many ▁notable ▁people ▁including ▁heads ▁of ▁state ▁have ▁visited ▁the ▁library . ▁Charles , ▁Prince ▁of ▁Wales ▁and ▁the ▁Duch ess ▁of ▁Corn wall ▁have ▁also ▁visited . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁Gra de ▁I ▁listed ▁buildings ▁in ▁Gre ater ▁Manchester ▁List ed ▁buildings ▁in ▁Manchester - M 3 ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Bibli ography ▁Arch er , ▁John