Welcome to the Kate Sharpley Library

The Kate Sharpley Library exists to preserve and promote anarchist history. (More information.)

Everything at the Kate Sharpley Library - acquisitions, cataloguing, preservation work, publishing, answering enquiries is done by volunteers: we get no money from governments or the business community. All our running costs are met by donations from members of the collective, subscribers and supporters, or by the small income we make through publishing. Please consider donating and subscribing.

We also try to promote the history of anarchism by publishing studies based on those materials - or reprints of original documents taken from our collection. Check out our books and pamphlets available for sale or explore our online documents or browse back issues of our Bulletin.

Our physical library (in California) includes books, newspapers, pamphlets, manuscripts and ephemera documenting the history of anarchist movements. Contact us to arrange a visit.

Recent news

Barry Pateman talking at Santa Cruz

Barry Pateman's talk on "Anarchism, Resistance, and Anarchy" at the Santa Cruz Anarchist Convergence is now available at: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DYb5CnUqe9E

New pamphlet: "You Anarchist, You!" by Ernestan

The Kate Sharpley Library (KSL) collective are pleased to announce our latest pamphlet, a Malatesta-style talk about anarchism and the state of the world between two workers, with satirical illustrations by Richard Warren.

Death of Edgar Rodrigues, Anarchist historian

The Kate Sharpley Librarycollective are saddened to report the death of Edgar Rodrigues, historian of the anarchist movement in Portugal and Brazil.

With the death of historian and researcher Edgar Rodrigues on 14 May 2009, the Portuguese-language and worldwide anarchist movement has been robbed of a prolific author whose life was devoted to commemorating, recording and promoting anarchism and freedom, especially in Portugal and Brazil.

Full obituary of Edgar Rodrigues

Death of Abel Paz

The Kate Sharpley Library collective are sad to report the death of Anarchist historian Abel Paz (Diego Camacho).

Luis Edo obituaries

Two obituaries of Luis Edo, Spanish anarchist activist and author.