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Day 5 - Slightly scary library convert

Posted by astraker on February 3rd, 2012

Caution - clip contains swearing:

And a more gentle poem to finish the week:

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Going to the Libraryby Jessy Randall
In the library there are pathways
you follow to find out what you want to know --
imagine -- somewhere in all these books
or on the face of the computer or in parentheses
at the back of a magazine, there is
the perfect sentence, the answer to your question,
the words all around you like
the tornado in the Wizard of Oz never

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Day 4 - Thrills at the library Christmas party

Posted by astraker on February 2nd, 2012

See what librarians get up to in their spare time:

And today's poem:Because of Libraries We Can Say These Things
by Naomi Shihab Nye
She is holding the book close to her body,
carrying it home on the cracked sidewalk,
down the tangled hill.
If a dog runs at her again, she will use the book as a shield.
She looked hard among the long lines
of books to find this one.
When they start talking about money,
when the day contains such long and hot places,
she will go inside.

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Financial support for next year

Posted by b25jones on February 1st, 2012

Are you applying for a course next year? As you may be aware EMA is winding down and anyone starting a new course in September 2012 will not be able to claim.

However there is still good financial support for you through various bursary and learner support funds - the 16-19 Bursary Scheme and the Adult Discretionary Learner Support Fund. Our Finance Team is now taking names and addresses for people applying for courses next year, to send out an application pack.

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Day 3 - Newfandangled library technology

Posted by astraker on February 1st, 2012

Struggling with ebooks? Spare a thought for this monk:

And if you are having similar problems with eBooks, come in and see us in the Information Store, they are really quite easy to open when you know how. We have 3,000+ just waiting for you to explore.

And today's poem, by Emily Dickinson:

IN A LIBRARY A precious, mouldering pleasure 't is
To meet an antique book,
In just the dress his century wore;
A privilege, I think, His venerable hand to take,
And warming in our own,

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Day 2 - Celebrating libaries with Cookie Monster

Posted by astraker on January 31st, 2012

Another personal favourite of mine - Cookie Monster visits the library.

Scroll down for the acrostic poem of the day.

Large are these houses where one find,
Industries of the human mind:
Bound and amassed in paper banks,
Rough, smooth and some of highest ranks;
And there are stored the treasures old,
Rare, rare and precious fruits of gold:
Indited by the quills of men,

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Love in the Library

Posted by astraker on January 30th, 2012

Our Love Libraries display is flourishing with ♥.

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Day 1 - Librarians go Gaga

Posted by astraker on January 30th, 2012

This Saturday is National Libraries Day, devoted to all types of libraries, library users, staff and supporters across the UK.
Help us celebrate all week by adding a heart shaped post-it note to our display, saying why you love libraries.

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Become an Entrepreneurial job hunter

Posted by b25jones on January 25th, 2012

We finally started in the Start-Up Lounge. Our range of sessions to make sure you've got the knowledge, tools and confidence to get the job you want are on every day.

At the moment we have:

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"Gung Hey Fat Choi"

Posted by astraker on January 23rd, 2012

"Happy Chinese New Year"

Welcome to the year of the dragon.

If you fancy cooking Chinese tonight, or seeing if your Chinese astrological sign is compatible with someone else's, pop in and see our display of resources.

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Lost without Wikipedia?

Posted by astraker on January 18th, 2012

Lost without Wikipedia today?
Follow these links to go to online resources for your subject area:

> Blackboard homepage 
> Information Store 
> Subject Resources 
> Select your subject on the right 
> Scroll down for e-journals and recommended websites.

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