Library News is moving

Northampton Square in summer

Last year City, University of London and St George’s, University of London merged and became one larger institution. It’s now time for our blogs to merge as well, and so Library News is moving to a new address: blogs.city.ac.uk/libraryservices Follow us to our new page to keep up-to-date with the latest resources, events and stories!…Continue Reading Library News is moving

St George’s Library (Tooting Campus) weekend closures

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    The postponed electrical works on the 1st floor of Hunter Wing will take place over the weekends 12-13 July and 19-20 July. During both of those periods St George’s Library (Tooting Campus) will close at midnight on Friday and will reopen on Monday at 8am. Two of the Clerkenwell and Moorgate Campus libraries:…Continue Reading St George’s Library (Tooting Campus) weekend closures

Pride from Library Services

June is Pride month! Find out what resources and recommended titles we have here at City St George’s, ranging from films and performances to books, magazines, newspapers and all the way to world-class research. To Watch City St George’s has a lot of streaming and on demand services you can watch at your leisure. Kanopy…Continue Reading Pride from Library Services

Update: Service Disruption St George’s Library (Tooting Campus) postponed

Update: the closures listed below have now been rescheduled for mid-July.  If you were planning to visit St George’s Library (Tooting Campus) in the coming weekends, please note that it will be closed on the following dates: Saturday 31 May and Sunday 1 June Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 June This is due to electrical…Continue Reading Update: Service Disruption St George’s Library (Tooting Campus) postponed

Take a Break with Library Services

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With exam season here again, it’s time for Library Services to launch our #TakeABreak campaign. #TakeABreak is about highlighting how taking proper care of yourself can, and will, help you achieve better results. You’ll be reading, writing and revising with great intensity, which means you’ll be in need of a time-out: a distraction, something to…Continue Reading Take a Break with Library Services

24/7 opening of Northampton Square Library

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The Northampton Square Library will be open 24 hours a day, seven days a week during the exam period, from Monday 22nd April to Friday 30th May, 2025. Library staff will be available at Help Desks and roving around as usual, with a security team in place overnight. Detailed opening hours can be found on…Continue Reading 24/7 opening of Northampton Square Library

Local history in the Library – A House on Clerkenwell Green

Image of book, A House on Clerkenwell Green, positioned on outdoor chessboard in Clerkenwell park

A House on Clerkenwell Green, by Andrew Rothstein, is a small book that covers over 300 years of history, through the story of a building, built in 1737/38, on Clerkenwell Green, as a charity school for local Welsh boys, children of migrant workers. The Christian charity school movement behind it, the author suggests, was an…Continue Reading Local history in the Library – A House on Clerkenwell Green

Have you met the New Scientist at City St George’s?

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We’ve written about our love for PressReader many times before, but now science fans can jump for joy as The New Scientist has just been added to the platform. This magazine is perfect for those fascinated by science and technology, or those who just want to broaden their magazine horizons with an interesting and informative…Continue Reading Have you met the New Scientist at City St George’s?

It’s Neurodiversity Celebration Week!

We’re proud to be supporting Neurodiversity Celebration Week 2025!   This week is all about challenging misconceptions, breaking down barriers, and celebrating the incredible strengths and talents of neurodivergent individuals.   Together, let’s create a more inclusive world that understands and champions neurodiversity in all its forms.  Find out more about at: Neurodiversity Celebration Week.  We aim…Continue Reading It’s Neurodiversity Celebration Week!

Let’s get Clinical

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Clinical Skills.net is a fantastic new database now available to access via Library Services….Continue Reading Let’s get Clinical