︎TACO! ARTIST RESEARCH LIBRARY ︎
︎TACO! ARTIST RESEARCH LIBRARY ︎
TACO! Artist Research Library
OPENING DECEMBER 2025
The TACO! Artist Research Library is a publicly-available resource, with books, research materials and learning resources to support artists, communities and groups locally. The Library welcomes anyone interested in books and reading for pleasure, research and connection with others.
The Library Catalogue connects to broad areas and themes within TACO!’s artistic enquiry:
The Library also houses FOAM, a unique collection of over 150 single-issue, artist dub plates, alongside other vinyl by artists. These are available to listen to on a turntable. Please ask for assistance if you would like to listen to anything within the collection.
From December 2025, the TACO! Artist Research Library will be open to the public every Friday. Users must always book via the Calendar booking system to guarantee access.
The Library also hosts the Leftovers Reading Group and a public programme offering entry points to texts and publications within the Catalogue.
The Library shares the space with the TACO! Print Studio. As a space of connection and creative making, we can’t always guarantee a quiet environment for study. Please note that others may be using the Library Catalogue too. Available seating includes soft beanbags on the floor, as well as a bench and a table with folding chairs with backs. For more accessibility information see our Accessibility page.
There is a small kitchen and Library users are welcome to help themselves to a cup of tea.
DONATIONS
Much of the TACO! Artist Research Library has been made possible by generous donations from artists, publishers and presses, to whom we are extremely grateful. Founding donors include:
If you would like to discuss a donation to the TACO! Artist Research Library, please get in touch at gpl(at)taco.org.uk. Please note that we are unable to accept every donation due to space constraints and that we are unlikely to accept titles that don’t connect to TACO!’s areas of enquiry. Donations will be stamped with the donor’s name and an emphatic thank you!
The Library Catalogue connects to broad areas and themes within TACO!’s artistic enquiry:
Space and Place
Thamesmead and SE London
Sound and Music
Children, Education and Art
Social Practice, Social Justice and Anti-Racism
Writing, Print and Publishing
Contemporary Art Practice and Theory
Artist Books and Monographs
Thamesmead and SE London
Sound and Music
Children, Education and Art
Social Practice, Social Justice and Anti-Racism
Writing, Print and Publishing
Contemporary Art Practice and Theory
Artist Books and Monographs
The Library also houses FOAM, a unique collection of over 150 single-issue, artist dub plates, alongside other vinyl by artists. These are available to listen to on a turntable. Please ask for assistance if you would like to listen to anything within the collection.
ACCESS
The Library also hosts the Leftovers Reading Group and a public programme offering entry points to texts and publications within the Catalogue.
The Library shares the space with the TACO! Print Studio. As a space of connection and creative making, we can’t always guarantee a quiet environment for study. Please note that others may be using the Library Catalogue too. Available seating includes soft beanbags on the floor, as well as a bench and a table with folding chairs with backs. For more accessibility information see our Accessibility page.
There is a small kitchen and Library users are welcome to help themselves to a cup of tea.
DONATIONS
Much of the TACO! Artist Research Library has been made possible by generous donations from artists, publishers and presses, to whom we are extremely grateful. Founding donors include:
Verso
Phaidon
Book Works
Michael Nardone
Set Margins
Dog Section Press
Montez Press
Routledge
John Gray
Cubitt
Urbanomic
Mousse Publishing
and more!
Phaidon
Book Works
Michael Nardone
Set Margins
Dog Section Press
Montez Press
Routledge
John Gray
Cubitt
Urbanomic
Mousse Publishing
and more!
If you would like to discuss a donation to the TACO! Artist Research Library, please get in touch at gpl(at)taco.org.uk. Please note that we are unable to accept every donation due to space constraints and that we are unlikely to accept titles that don’t connect to TACO!’s areas of enquiry. Donations will be stamped with the donor’s name and an emphatic thank you!