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The Old Library, Mansfield

Welcome to The Old Library Arts Centre in Mansfield - the home of Inspire Youth Arts. The Old Library offers a state-of the-art recording studio, 100 seat studio theatre, exhibition area, café-bar and a number of teaching, workshop, meeting and rehearsal spaces.

Take a tour of the venue!

outside of The Old Library in Mansfield street view
Exterior of The Old Library Mansfield street view
a cafe area with seating and a fridge full of drinks
Artistic image of a foyer with staircase
A classroom full of computers
Large hall painted red set out with tables and chairs

Professional Recording Studio

Our professional recording studio has a capacity for between 12 to 40 guests when using the theatre as a live room. Based on the ground level, all of our studios are fully air conditioned and include amps, drums and microphones.

We have an Audient ASP8024-32 analogue console that is teamed with a Pro Tools HD system, giving the perfect blend between both the analogue and digital worlds. Monitoring is through the highly acclaimed HIQ system, along with a Yamaha NS10.

Our Engineers are highly experienced, relaxed and professional. They are always on hand to offer their support and are dedicated to helping you to realise your project's full potential.

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Theatre and Studio 3

The Old Library has a fully equipped theatre with a 100 seat capacity. Studio 3 has a capacity of 60. 

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Important notices

Public PCs - Slowness due to Network Issue

Due to a network issue, we are experiencing slowness on public PCs across all Inspire sites. 

We are working hard to solve the issue.

Apologies for any inconvenience caused.

Your eLibrary is changing...

We will be ending our uLibrary offer from Tuesday 1 July, when the app will become unavailable to Nottinghamshire Libraries users. To continue enjoying your favourite publications, download the Libby and BorrowBox apps today! Find out more.

To sign in, you’ll need your library card number and PIN. Don’t know it? Contact Ask Inspire for help.

Library service and catalogue updates

Our libraries have recently migrated to a new system for managing stock and customer data, including a new online catalogue. Find out more and check for updates as we settle into this new way of working.