We’ve received so many lovely global messages of goodwill in languages as diverse as the designs taken from our collection of books from across the world. There’s still the whole of the rest of Global Week to look forward to, including the ever spectacular Festival of Cultures on Thursday.
stop by the Library Atrium on Monday-Tuesday next week, 17-18 March, and shared your message of goodwill. Stop by and share a local saying from your home county (including Britain!).
Looking for fun fiction and pleasure reading? The public library tuk-tuk truck will be parking on the plaza on the Tuesday with a selection of international fiction and to sign up new members for free access to their ebooks, audiobooks and all their print book collections.
Looking for fun fiction and pleasure reading? The public library tuk-tuk truck is visiting the campus twice in two weeks!
The public library offers a vast collection of fiction and popular nonfiction that goes far beyond what is taught at the University and therefore is beyond what the University Library can hope to offer. If you love listening to audiobooks (fact and fiction), browsing digital magazines (do check out our PressReader app as well!), and reading fiction in print or downloading novels to read on your ebook reader, you will love the free collections available from your local public library.
29 January marks the start of the Chinese Year of the Snake in the popular interpretation of the Chinese Zodiac. The Chinese calendar is a cyclical lunisolar calendar that still holds great cultural and religious significance in many Far Eastern cultures. One of the biggest celebrations of the Chinese year, celebrated by a series of festivities rooted in Chinese folklore, such as fireworks and firecrackers.
Global are organising a free quiz with tasty treats over at Sparks Community Centre in Fratton from 6 pm next Thursday 19 December. Global throw a good party, so unless you’ve got a better offer already, be sure to book your place on Eventbrite!
Join UoP Global at the SPARK Community Space in Fratton to celebrate Nigerian National Day, 4-6 pm tomorrow afternoon (Tuesday 1 October)!
Celebrate the day with a student ambassador reading from a Nigerian storybook from the “Outside In World Book Collection” of children’s books in translation and a social event with free transport and affordable food and drink for any budget.
Book your place on Eventbrite to let us know you’re coming!
Happy World Book Day! Explore five books from around the world that will take you on a journey from the artworks of feudal Japan to the mysteries of philosophy and from the worldview of a man in self-imposed social exile to a fantastical parody of pre-war Soviet society and a poignant view of the arrival of British colonialism in Africa told from an African perspective.
Bring your children to the Global Week children’s storytime in the University Library! On Wednesday 13 March 2024, we are inviting staff, students and members of the local community to bring their children to a storytime event in the University Library starting at 4 pm, where we will read translated children’s stories sourced from around the world.
