Priaulx Library

49°27′33″N 2°32′31″W / 49.459156°N 2.541938°W / 49.459156; -2.541938The Priaulx Library, located in St Peter Port, Guernsey, contains the island's principal collection of local and family history.

[1] The library building, Candie House, and its initial collection of books were donated to the island by Osmond de Beauvoir Priaulx in 1889.

[1][2] The initial collection included references on European, Classical and Oriental literature, military history and local genealogy.

[3] The building was subsequently extended[2] and the collection enlarged with material covering all aspects of Guernsey history.

[1] The library's collection of local history and genealogy records makes it a primary resource for researchers in these areas.