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Food, fitness, fiction and fun: four top tips for surviving the exam period
We’re always impressed with the dedication displayed by City students, especially during the exam period when our libraries are full of focused individuals from morning until midnight. But we’re also keen to make sure you’re all taking of yourself, and of each other, during what can be a stressful time for many: having regular study…Continue Reading Food, fitness, fiction and fun: four top tips for surviving the exam period
Extended loans
To help you prepare for your exams, Library Services is giving you extended loan periods over the Christmas and New Year break. Seven day loans If you borrow or renew a seven day loan on Friday 7th December you won’t have to bring it back until Friday the 4th of January. 24 hour loans Pop-in on…Continue Reading Extended loans
Introducing Wordery
Library Services have teamed up with Wordery to provide City students and staff with access to their very own online bookshop. Offering free standard worldwide delivery on over 10 million titles, Wordery is one of the fastest growing online bookshops. You will find links to Wordery within your Reading list; price and estimated delivery times…Continue Reading Introducing Wordery
New books for the School of Health Sciences
A Library Services project to enhance the print and e-book collections for health sciences students took place over the summer. New editions and extra copies of more than 50 of your most popular and essential titles were ordered, processed and catalogued and are now available for you to access or borrow. Watch out for the…Continue Reading New books for the School of Health Sciences
Your top 10 most borrowed books also available online
Print books are great, but sometimes they can be incredibly popular- so what can you do if the title you want is in high demand? One option is to access the book digitally. We have access to thousands of e-books, including those Essential items on your Reading Lists. We’ve crunched the numbers to find out…Continue Reading Your top 10 most borrowed books also available online
Summer in the City
Summer, for many students, has now arrived, and for others, it is not far off. Before you go, don’t forget to return your library books and settle any outstanding library fines. You can check your account on the CityLibrary website. Working through the summer? We are open throughout the summer too. Northampton Square Library will…Continue Reading Summer in the City
19 International books you really must read in International City Week
As part of International City Week we asked Library Staff for their favourite books written by international authors or with an international theme. Check out their recommendations below. Tove Jannsson, Moomins series* “Moomins are adorable, and very gentle, and mostly kind”. Ficciones by Jorge Luis Borges “One of my favourites would definitely be the…Continue Reading 19 International books you really must read in International City Week
Getting to Know CityLibrary: competition winners announced!
Back in September we launched our Getting to Know CityLibrary competition with some fantastic prizes up for grabs: and, excitingly, we can now reveal who our lucky winners are! So congratulations to: Brigi Fijo: winner of the top prize, a free day pass to CitySport! Taking home Library Study Packs full of fantastic books…Continue Reading Getting to Know CityLibrary: competition winners announced!
Christmas and new year due dates
With the festive season fast approaching you might start to notice that the books you borrow or renew will have slightly different due dates than normal. This is because we make changes to our loans to make it easier for you to keep items across the whole holiday. You can check when your loans will…Continue Reading Christmas and new year due dates