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Alfreton Library has a good collection of general books about the county plus many local histories of the town and its surrounding parishes.

Ashbourne Library has a small collection of local history relating to the town and surrounding villages and some key titles for the Staffordshire Moorlands.

Bakewell library has a small collection of local history books about the town and the Peak District past and present.

At Belper there is a good selection of local history books available for loan and a reference collection containing classic county histories.

At Bolsover there are books and pamphlets about the local area, covering the counties of Derbyshire, Nottinghamshire and Leicestershire.

Resources include histories and photographic books, parish council minutes and magazines, press cuttings, maps and a collection of over 250 local photographs.

This small library has a local history section concentrating on the Chesterfield area and a photographic collection of over 50 local images.

Buxton Library holds a collection of books and pamphlets on Buxton and villages in the High Peak including Peak District guides, spa water, railways and mills.

Chapel-en-le-Frith Library has a small collection of local and Peak District and a collection of 300 old photographs of the town and its surroundings.