Library & Learning Services

When you love books as much as we do every day is World Book Day …but the official day of celebration takes place each year on the first Thursday in March.

This year it happens to fall on the same day as the University’s Feel Good Festival which will be a jam-packed day of events, activities and experiences celebrating all things fun, positive and spreading happiness across campus!

In support of good mental health the University Library will be in the HUB on Thursday 3^rd March (10am-3pm) hosting our Big Book Swap event…because what better way is there to indulge your mind than reading a good book?

Simply bring along a book, hopefully one you have read, enjoyed and wish to pass on to another reader, and you can swap it free for another book from our wide ranging selection.

Special thanks to library staff, friends and family, and to Book Cycle for their kind donation to our book swap selection!

“World Book Day is a celebration…of authors, illustrators, books and (most importantly) it’s a celebration of reading. In fact, it’s the biggest celebration of its kind, designated by UNESCO as a worldwide celebration of books and reading, and marked in over 100 countries all over the world.” – World Book Day, 2016

On the day you will also be able to find out what else is on offer in the library…Student Book Club, DVD’s, our lovely Fiction section, UniSkills support and much more…

But wait! If that wasn’t fabulous enough we will also be bringing along the Emergency Poet with us to the HUB (10am-3pm) to ease your cares away with poetic prescriptions and a good supply of poemcetamols!

What better way to celebrate World Book Day!

Two weeks into lent and that chocolate bar looks awfully tempting… But instead of denying yourself something, why not consider making another positive change in your life! Give yourself some time to focus in on that next assignment, learn something new and brush up on your academic skills. With Spring just around the corner, there’s no better time to ‘spring’ into action and earn that Creme Egg by making your assignment the best it can be before you submit!

We may be about halfway through the workshop series for semester 2, but previous attendance at a workshop isn’t necessary. These handy bite-sized sessions are open to all students, no matter what your previous experience or subject.

Our workshop series runs all the way through to Wednesday 25th May so it’s never too late to book your place! Visit our booking page to find out more about the workshops taking place over the next few weeks. (Booking opens 2 weeks in advance).

• Academic Writing 1
• Academic Writing 2
• Academic Writing 3
• Google and beyond
• Proof reading techniques

Don’t forget, alongside our study skills workshops, we will also be running dedicated revision workshops to help you get on top of your exam preparation. These sessions will be available for booking 2 weeks in advance and will include:

• Keep calm and master your exam preparation
• Exam Revision: How to relax when you don’t have time for it

If you need any help booking your place or have any workshop requests, don’t hesitate to contact us via email [email protected] or visit us in person at the Ask Desk (1st floor, University library).

Don’t forget, you can also follow us on twitter for updates @EHULearnService

Forget New York / London / Milan Fashion Weeks if you want to see the hottest thing off the catwalk then head down to the University Library and check out our completed refurbishment!

In response to student feedback we have tailored our learning spaces into the place to be seen studying!

Hot Highlights…

• An extra 10 PCs on the 2^nd floor
• An extra 12 PCs on the ground floor
• New soft seating sofas
• New group study desks/seating with integrated power
• New 24/7 hot drinks facilities via new bean to cup vending machines

The ground floor has undoubtedly seen the biggest enhancement with a whopping 24 new PC’s entering the building, a new soft seating area, new group study desks with integrated power sockets for your devises and a re-vamped, 24/7 accessible, hot drinks refreshment station!

On the 2^nd floor we have also introduced 10 additional PCs amongst the book stock to help you study closer to your resources.

Work is now complete and we can see already how much you’re loving it…and we look forward to hearing your feedback via comments forms, Twitter, Facebook or in person at any of our help desks!

Coming soon…

And the fun doesn’t stop there as we have some more exciting news to share with you all in the form of 32 brand new self-issue laptops that will be arriving in the library w/c 14^th March…more news to follow!