Fireworks night – a guide for the uninitiated
The fifth of November is remembered every year in England as Fireworks Night, the anniversary of the foiled Gunpowder plot to blow up King James I at the opening of Parliament.
Saluting our sisters: moving towards the present day
Looking back over the Black History Month blog posts from last year, you will find descriptions of the many powerful Black women who successfully overcame the frightening violence and persecution that followed the uptick in racism and fearmongering in the 1950s following the post-war economic collapse. Figures such as Mavis Best who changed the law from a tool of persecution to a standard for equality that gave police sweeping powers of arrest without cause and allowed them to intimidate Black people with the threat of arbitrary arrest and instigated the Race Relations Act of 1965 that replaced colonial laws and established equal rights in law for everyone, regardless of their ethnicity. These figures are so important that I wanted to revisit them again briefly here.
A librarian’s guide to saving money (on books)
Every reading list should be preceded with the words “don’t panic” in large, friendly letters. Almost everything you need to read for your course is available through the library. Most are available as ebooks that you can read from anywhere …
Black women making waves since Roman times
Contrary to the prevailing myth that Black people arrived to an entirely white population mid-20th century on the Windrush, archaeological evidence suggests Britain was ethnically diverse from at least the time the Roman Empire arrived in Britain, facilitating international trade and mobility and have answered the call to aid Britain from every corner of her empire ever since.
Finding your (printed) books
Finding your books is as easy as looking up a reading list and following a floor plan. This quick video explains how to find anything in your new library.
Black History Month in the Library 2023
Saluting sisters: celebrating the impact of Black British women This Black History Month, we are focusing on the history, legacies and lasting impact of Black women. With so much online content focused on Afro-Americans, I have tried to centre Black …
Pride in our teaching staff
We are proud to be part of a university delivering some of the best teaching in the UK. The University has once again been awarded Gold in the Teaching Excellence Framework assessment, one of only 27 universities to have reached …
Come in!
The University card (sometimes called your student card) you receive at registration is also your Library card. It gives you full rights to wander into and around the Library and borrow up to 30 books and all the ebooks your want. You can also use it to book group study rooms and use loanable laptops in the Library.
Secure your bike tomorrow
Bike theft is a problem for anyone who owns a bike. Get your bike security marked to deter thieves and add it to the national property register so that it can be returned to you should the worst happen and …
Ways to say hello…
Welcome, welcome! If we haven’t met you yet, please don’t be strangers! Chat with us online, pop in and say hello, email us – the ways you can get library support are many, and help is always available 24/7.
Our “how we can help” page guides you through all our support services: click the blue question mark [?] button on any library webpage to begin.
