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You Said It, We Did It

For Valentine's Day back in February, we had a stand in Bill Bryson Library asking you to tell us something you love about the Library and something you’d love to change.
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Celebrating World Book Day 2026

To celebrate World Book Day, we’re running a variety of activities in our libraries from Monday 2 March – Friday 6 March.
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Beat the Monday Blues and go on a Blind Date with a Book

Make time for some ‘shelf’ indulgence this Blue Monday and go on a Blind Date with a Book! 
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Supporting local charities with this year’s Christmas Wish Tree

Would you like to help someone in need this Christmas? Help us to support three local charities by donating to our Christmas Wish Tree campaign.
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Ongoing support from your Library and Collections

The start of term is a busy time with lots to take in, and we know not everyone will have the chance to visit us during Welcome Week. We've got you covered, with lots of different sessions running throughout Michaelmas and Epiphany terms as part of our ongoing welcome support.
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Welcome to University Library and Collections

Join us at Bill Bryson Library between Wednesday 1 and Tuesday 7 October from 10am-3.30pm to find out everything you need to know about our libraries, museums, collections and services.

Change to study space opening times and availability

In the coming weeks, there will be changes to some of our study spaces and opening times.

Support from your Library during Easter term

Throughout Easter term and the exam period, we’re here to support you with your study needs and wellbeing.

Let us know you'll ‘bee right back’ with a Study Break card

From Monday 28 April, our ‘Bee Right Back’ Study Break cards will be available on each level of Bill Bryson Library for you to use to take a break for up to 30 minutes.
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Pop-up Library Study Spaces for Easter term

We’ve arranged additional rooms across the University campus to be available as pop-up library study spaces during the busy exam and assessment period in Easter term. We’ve done this for the last few years to support you with finding study spaces while Bill Bryson Library and our other sites are at their busiest.
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Library and Collections – Exam WellBEEing Offer

Our Exam WellBEEing offer is back for another year, helping to support you and your wellbeing during the busy (and often stressful!) exam period.

Vacation opening times - libraries and study spaces

As we head towards the end of Epiphany term, we’ll be updating the opening times at some of our libraries and study spaces for the vacation period.
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