From Monday April 30th we will be making Group Study Room 3G at the Northampton Square Library available for last minute bookings only. This is a pilot and will last until June 30th. This has come directly from your feedback at SSLCs and the recent Library Loves Feedback campaigns. To book room 3G on or…Continue Reading Late availability group study room trial
Do a good deed on World Earth Day
UN International Mother Earth Day (sometimes called World Earth Day) is on the 22nd April. This day celebrates planet earth and its many interdependent ecosystems. The day reminds us each that we have a collective responsibility to live in harmony with nature and achieve sustainable balance. The UN have developed a series of Sustainable Development Goals. These…Continue Reading Do a good deed on World Earth Day
Resolved: issues accessing online journals
The problems we were experiencing accessing some online journals have now been resolved by our suppliers, and you should be able to access our online titles as usual. If you are still getting a 502 Bad Gateway error when trying to access an online journal please try to clear your browser’s cache. If the issues…Continue Reading Resolved: issues accessing online journals
Problems accessing some online journals: 502 bad gateway
Update: 22nd March 16:15 The issues we were experiencing have now been resolved. If you are still getting a 502 Bad Gateway error when accessing our online journals please try to clear your browser’s cache. If the issues persist then please do contact the Library. We are currently experiencing some problems accessing some online journals,…Continue Reading Problems accessing some online journals: 502 bad gateway
Fairtrade Fortnight
This year Fairtrade Fortnight takes place from Monday 26th February to Sunday 11th March. This is an opportunity to celebrate the great work which Fairtrade does around the world to make a difference to the lives of the people who grow the things we love: chocolate, coffee, wine, bananas, gold. How does Fairtrade work? Fairtrade change the way trade…Continue Reading Fairtrade Fortnight
Access to online journals – tonight
Due to a system upgrade you will not be able to access some of our online journals through CityLibrary Search and other links overnight tonight. The Journals A-Z will also not work during this time. This work has been scheduled to take place between 1am and 4am on Saturday 17th February to have minimal impact…Continue Reading Access to online journals – tonight
Love your planet/Love our oceans
You may have seen the increased media attention around the damage plastics are doing to our planet, in particular our oceans. But did you know there are simple steps you could take to reduce your plastic use: 1. Rather than buying bottled water, make use of the water fountains around campus. We have one on…Continue Reading Love your planet/Love our oceans
The Homeless Period
This winter Library Services raised money to donate sanitary products to Hackney Foodbank. Currently homeless shelters are not provided with money for tampons and towels. With limited or no access to sanitary products, homeless women are often forced to go without. Homeless Period believes that tampons and towels should be made available through homeless shelters,…Continue Reading The Homeless Period
Library systems: planned downtime
We are upgrading our library systems overnight Tuesday 13th – Wednesday 14th February. As a result you may experience intermittent periods of downtime where you are unable to: login to online resources see book availability through CityLibrary Search request items, or login to your Library Account to renew items Please plan ahead to conduct research…Continue Reading Library systems: planned downtime
Northampton Square Library – Level 6 Saturday closure
Level 6 of the Northampton Square Library will be closed until 2pm on Saturday, 3rd February. This is to allow for maintenance work on the windows. Silent Study Silent Study Spaces will be available on Levels 4 and 5. There is a Silent Study Computer Room on Level 4. We, and our colleagues in…Continue Reading Northampton Square Library – Level 6 Saturday closure