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Come and see the beautiful sketches from our first year BA (Hons) Illustration students that we have on display in the library. Students were asked to explore the Library and Special Collections. They picked a topic from a ‘lucky dip’ …
Illustration students work on display in UoP Library Read more »
As February is the month of love, we have gathered together to share with you books from our Rare Books collection that all have red covers. Red being the colour of energy, passion and of course love. Have a look …
Christmas opening times There’s not long to go until the festive season is upon us, so our opening times for the holidays are now available on the Library website. Our service hours for the Christmas Vacation change from Saturday 14th …
Over the past couple of months, our new Rare Books display case has been put to great use to show to you some of our collection that are not usually on display. In October we had the powerful artwork of …
We are pleased to display a series of experimental artist’s books produced by Guy Begbie. You can find some of these books displayed in the first glass cabinet on your left as you enter the Library Atrium and still more …
Have you ever spotted on the catalogue that some of our books are kept in the Rare Books Collection? Did you wonder why? Or imagine what else is in there? Here at the library, staff treat all our books with …
Realms of Gold – Exploring Our Rare and Special Collections. Read more »
I’ve been taking my research much more seriously lately. It’s time I made some progress – I can’t let Pip keep rampaging through the Library like this for much longer, it’s far too distracting for the poor students! After the …
Discovering reliable academic sources… by Pablo the Penguin Read more »
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We are delighted to welcome back what we believe to be the same breeding pair of (herring) gulls, who are once again settling into their favourite nesting spot on our Sedum roof, which admittedly simulates a comfortable cliff ledge (the …
Breeding gull pair return to the flat sedum roof Read more »
The Vice Chancellor officially opened the Library Book Nook today, commenting that it was important both in itself and as a testament to the commitment of the Library both to supporting the rounded development of our clients and encouraging a balanced approach to …
Vice Chancellor officially opens the Library Book Nook Read more »
