ACVA Library

Photo Gallery

Home > Our Services > ACVA Library

The following books are available at our offices for loan. If you would like to borrow any of these books please contact ACVA office on 0208 5361894.

1. The Local INTER FAITH Guide – Faith Community Co-operation in Action 2005, ISBN 1 902906 195 Published by the Inter Faith Network for the UK in association with the Inner Cities Religious Council of the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister.
2. Tools for Regeneration – Practical Advice for Faith Communities, Revised and expanded edition 2006, Rumman Ahmed, Doreen Finneron, Steve Miller and Harmander Singh, ISBN 0 9547294 1 2 Published by The Faith Based Regeneration Network UK.
3. Voice of Change – Selected Speeches of Jennifer M. Smith, Premier of Bermuda 2003, ISBN 1 870518 63 2Published by Hansib Publications Limited.
4. African American Folktales – Stories from Black Traditions in the New World 1999, ISBN 0 375 70539 2 Published by Pantheon Books.
5. Ted Dexter’s Little Cricket Book – A Collection of Inspirational Anecdotes, 1996 Ted Dexter ISBN 0 7475 2534 X
6. Reggae and Caribbean Music Dave Thompson 2002 ISBN 0 87930 655 6 Published by Backbeat Books.
7. Lloyds Bank Small Business Guide 11 Ed, Sara Williams 1998 Published by Penguin Books.
8. 75 Years of West Indies Cricket 1928 –2003 Ray Goble and Keith Sandiford 2004 Published by Hansib Publications.
9. In No Time Access 2000 Ignatz Schels 2000 ISBN 0 13 086445 5
10. Community Cohesion and Community Development – Bridges or Barricades? Alison Gilchrist 2004 ISBN 1 901974 58 8 Published in Great Britain by Community Development Foundation.
11. Finding Company Sponsors for Good Causes Chris Wells 2000 ISBN 1 900360 37 3 Published by Directory of Social Change
12. Connect Different Faiths Shared Values ISBN 1 902906 12 8 Published by the Inter Faith Network for the UK.
13. African History at the Tower of London, Harry Cumberbatch (MBE), Sidney Millin, Philip Morgan and Fabian Tompsett, 2008 ISBN 978 009551368 70 A research publication by Tower Hamlets African and Caribbean Mental Health Organisation’s Health through history project.
14. Sugar in Guyana Beryl Richardson 1969 ISBN 602 21063 1
15. The Art of Writing Made Simple Geoffrey Ashe 1972 ISBN 0 491 00369 2 Published by W H Allen and CompanyLtd
16. The Abolition of Slavery Richard Hart 2007 ISBN 1 85465 082 3
17. The Blacker the Berry Wallace Thurman 1994 ISBN 1 874509 13 1 Published by The X Press
18. Staying Power – The History of Black People in Britain, Peter Fryer 1984 ISBN 0 86104 749 4 Published by Pluto Press
19. Your Money – How to Make the Most of it Niki Chesworth 1994 ISBN 0 7494 1188 0
20. The Axe Laid to the Root – The Story of Robert Wedderburn, Martin Hoyles, ISBN 1 870518 98 5 Published by Hansib Publications
21. Developing Numeracy: Supporting Achievement, Barbara Newmarch 2005, ISBN 1 86201 217 2 Published by the National Institute of Adult Continuing Education (England and Wales)
22. British Sign Language – A Beginner’s Guide, Dorothy Miles 1988 ISBN 0 563 21134 2 BBC Books
23. National Heroes of Barbados Published by The Barbados Government Information Service
24. Wisdom Speaks – A Collection of Life Experiences from the U3A 2006
25. Book of Black Heroes  - Great Women in the Struggle Volume Two, Veronica Freeman Ellis, Diane Patrick, Valerie Wilson Wesley 1991, ISBN 0 940975 26 2 Published by Just Us Books
26. I is a Long Memoried Woman Grace Nichols 1983 (commonwealth Poetry Prize 1983) ISBN 0 907015 67 0
27. Things Fall Apart Chinua Achebe 1939 ISBN 0 14 118688 7
28. The Famished Road Ben Okri 1991 ISBN 0 09 992930 9
29. The Hills Were Joyful Together Roger Mais 1953 ISBN 0 435 98586 8 Heinemann
30. IDU Flora Nwapa 1970 ISBN 0 435 90056 0 Heinemann
31. Singin’ and Swingin’ and Gettin’ Merry Like Christmas Maya Angelou 1971 ISBN 0 86068 673 6
32. Neo –African Literature A History of Black Writing Janheinz Jahn 1966 ISBN 394 17319 8
33. Caribbean Joys – A Selection of Poems in Celebration of Past Cultural Norms of the Caribbean, Ed Elsa Pascal 2004 BASCA Reminiscence
34. Roots  Alex Haley 1991 ISBN 0 09 936281 3
35. IC3 The Penguin Book of New Black Writing in Britain ISBN
36. A Quality of Violence Andrew Salkey 1959 ISBN The New English Library Limited
37. Smiling at the Glass Ceiling – Timeless Wisdom and Wit for Today’s Woman Salome Ahenkora 2004 ISBN 0 9545715 1 7 Timeless Touch
38. In Praise of Our Fathers and Our Mothers – A Black Family Treasury by Outstanding Authors and Artists Wade Hudson and Cheryl Willis Hudson 1997 ISBN 0 940975 60 2 Just Us Books
39. Africa is not a Country it’s a Continent Dr. Arthur Lewin 1996 ISBN 0 9628911 1 8 Clarendon Publishing Company
40. Barbados – Just Beyond your Imagination ISBN 1 870518 54 3 Hansib Caribbean
41. The Amazing Aventures of Equiano Jean-Jacques Vayssieres 2001 ISBN 976 637 029
42. Passions – East End Women’s Success Stories Josephine Olusola Amuwo 2003, ISBN 0 9545822 0 9
43. Power Writers – Discovering and celebrating five African writers who came to London in the Eighteenth Century Phillis Wheatley and Co, 2003 ISBN 1 871593 506
44. Books of Black Heroes from A to Z – An introduction to important black achievers for young readers Wade Hudson and Valerie Wilson Wesley 1988 ISBN 0 940975 46 7
45. Living Under One Roof – A Drama Project Examining Britain’s Multicultural History Lorna Holder 2005 ISBN 0 9549907 0 6
46. The African Child Camara Laye 1954 ISBN 0 00 612259 9
47. While Gods are Falling Earl Lovelace 1965  ISBN 0 582 78596 0
48. The Shadow Lines – Amitav Ghosh 1988 ISBN 0 552 99373 5
49. Mama – Terry McMillan 1987 ISBN 0 552 99480 4
50. I Know Why the Caged Bird Sings Maya Angelou 1984 ISBN 0 86068 511 X
51. The Living is Easy Dorothy West 1987 ISBN 0 86068 753 8
52. Lucy Jamaica Kincaid 1990 ISBN 0 224 03055 8
53. Solo II – Further Monologues for Drama John Goodwin and Bill Taylor ISBN 0 34 49339 9
54. City Life edited by David Self ISBN 0 09 141081 9
55. Communities edited by David Self ISBN 0 09 142511 5