Category: Library Activities

Library Loves Feedback

Northampton Square in summer

Library Loves Feedback is back again from 11 to 24 November. During these two weeks there’ll be a lots of ways to tell us your thoughts on CityLibrary. We want to know how and why you love the library spaces, as well as the ways you use them. All the feedback we get is important…Continue Reading Library Loves Feedback

Get to know Library Services, you could win a prize!

A person is walking in front of the library shelves. There are different books and resources on the shelves.

Starting your studies at university can be both exciting and daunting: this is why we have designed a module to get you using Library Services as quickly as possible. The module is divided into a few sections and is designed to allow you to choose where to start and when to finish. It can be…Continue Reading Get to know Library Services, you could win a prize!

Freshers’ Fair: visit the library stall

Two members of Library Staff behind the library stall, holding the Lucky Dip box and the voucher to collect the notebook.

Welcome (or welcome back) to City St George’s! Library Services will be at the Freshers’ Fair on Friday 27 September to celebrate the beginning of a new academic year. Curious about the library? Want to know how to access resources and how many books you can borrow? Stop by our table, have a chat with…Continue Reading Freshers’ Fair: visit the library stall

#TakeABreak with CityLibrary

Puzzles, colouring pencils and templates, post-it notes and

With assessment season happening again, we’re launching launch our #TakeABreak campaign. #TakeABreak is about highlighting how taking proper care of yourself can, and will, help you achieve better results. Whether it’s taking regular breaks, going for a walk, having a nutritious snack, or leaving early to get home for a good night’s sleep, looking after…Continue Reading #TakeABreak with CityLibrary

Library Loves Feedback February

Bookshelves containing book displays for Travel through time, wellbeing and study skills.

Our Library Loves Feedback campaign will return from Monday 12th to Sunday 25th February. During this time there’ll be a lots of ways to tell us your thoughts on CityLibrary. We want to know how and why you love the library, as well as ways you think we can improve or adapt to better help…Continue Reading Library Loves Feedback February

#TakeABreak is back for January

London skyline colouring-in template. Text reads: "Tag @cityunilibrary to share on Instagram."

Happy new year and welcome to exam season! Okay, these next few weeks might be stressful for many of you. With that in mind, why not #TakeABreak? 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 divert your attention. It could be…Continue Reading #TakeABreak is back for January

Banned Books

If you’ve visited the library at Northampton Square recently, you may have noticed our new display of banned books. Throughout history, books have been burned, withdrawn, suppressed, and censored by organisations such as governments and religious institutions. Just last year, the American Library Association documented over 1,200 challenges to books held in libraries and schools,…Continue Reading Banned Books

Pride at CityLibrary

Pride-themed book display .

In celebration of Pride month, CityLibrary has all kinds of resources to explore this June. Whether you want to learn about the history of the movement or catch up on a beautifully told fictional story, there’s something for everyone.     Kanopy has plenty of interesting leisure viewing, with some of the standouts being Derek…Continue Reading Pride at CityLibrary

Take a Break book displays

Bookshelves containing book displays for Travel through time, wellbeing and study skills.

As part of our #TakeABreak campaign to support you through the busy and sometimes stressful exam period, we have created some book displays with resources designed to help you. Our displays focus on three key areas to help you achieve your best results, read more about each display below. Take a Break – Travel through…Continue Reading Take a Break book displays