Category: Library Activities

#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 Throughout history, books have been burned, withdrawn, suppressed, and censored by organisations such as governments and religious institutions.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

#TakeABreak with CityLibrary this Summer

CityLibrary branded reusable mug and scrunchy bags.

With exam season here again, it’s time for CityLibrary to launch our #TakeABreak campaign. #TakeABreak is about highlighting how taking proper care of yourself can, and will, help you achieve better results….Continue Reading #TakeABreak with CityLibrary this Summer

#LibraryLovesFeedback

Image featuring text advertising Library Loves Feedback.

Tell us what you think. Our feedback campaign, Library Loves Feedback (#LibraryLovesFeedback) is back and runs for two weeks from today….Continue Reading #LibraryLovesFeedback

#TakeABreak with OverDrive and Libby app

OverDrive platform gives you access to e-books and audiobooks on your device, and all you need to do is log on with your City IT username and password. You can find all our 4129 OverDrive titles on CityLibrary search, the City Overdrive website or via the Libby app. We created collections of books you may…Continue Reading #TakeABreak with OverDrive and Libby app