Tag: e-books

Book Display Highlights of 2023

As the year draws to a close, now is a time to reflect on what happened and the perfect subject to think about is books. Over the course of 2023, CityLibrary ran a wide range of displays from the fun to the serious and educational. At CityLibrary, we made sure to have plenty of leisure…Continue Reading Book Display Highlights of 2023

Islamophobia Awareness Month 2023

A book display for Islamophobia Awareness Month.

This month we are supporting Islamophobia Awareness Month, a campaign aiming to showcase the positive contributions of Muslims and raise awareness of Islamophobia in modern society. The goal of this year’s campaign is to connect people from diverse backgrounds through the transformative power of storytelling. Join the conversation using the official hashtag #MuslimStories. Our new…Continue Reading Islamophobia Awareness Month 2023

Black Futures Month at CityLibrary

October is when City, University of London celebrates Black Futures Month. This year’s theme is Saluting Our Sisters and at CityLibrary, we have a display with all kind of genres available. The choice ranges from essay collections,  science fiction, biographies, and contemporary fiction.   There are also two lists on the Overdrive website and the Libby app…Continue Reading Black Futures Month at CityLibrary

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

Reading for pleasure and making reading pleasurable

As the autumn months approach, is there anything nicer than curling up with a good book? Whether you’re an avid reader, a member of a book group, an audio-book lover or like to dip into self-help and wellbeing titles, there’s something for everybody on OverDrive. The OverDrive platform provides access to a wide range of…Continue Reading Reading for pleasure and making reading pleasurable

CityLibrary search downtime

Screenshot of CityLibrary search results screen showing titles with an e-book available.

At 2am on Tuesday 30th November, CityLibrary search will be unavailable for up to two hours due to a system upgrade. During this period you will not be able to access your library account, search for items, place requests or renew items. We envisage that the upgrade will be completed on time and full service…Continue Reading CityLibrary search downtime

Celebrate Black History beyond October with Liberating CityLibrary

As Black History Month comes to an end in the UK, we want to highlight some of the books chosen by the City community to celebrate and educate about black lives. You recommended these titles through our Liberating CityLibrary scheme. So far, you’ve recommended illuminating history texts: Black artists in British art: a history since…Continue Reading Celebrate Black History beyond October with Liberating CityLibrary

New resource: OverDrive

OverDrive Screenshot

OverDrive is a platform providing access to a wide range of fiction and non-fiction e-books. OverDrive works in a slightly different way to our other e-book suppliers, rather than just read books online you can borrow items and read them on the go via an app called Libby.   What can I borrow? All City…Continue Reading New resource: OverDrive

Limited access via CityLibrary Search, 30th May 2021

One of the suppliers of our online resources will be carrying out essential maintenance from 2am Sunday 30th May to 2am Monday 31st May. As a result, there’ll be a short period of time when links to journals, articles and books via CityLibrary Search may not work for up to 24 hours during this period….Continue Reading Limited access via CityLibrary Search, 30th May 2021