That which we call a rose TAGS: happylibrary What’s in a name? that which we call a rose By any other name would smell as sweet Juliet, Romeo and Juliet Today is the first day of the exam …Continue reading →

Time to relax TAGS: happylibrary The time to relax is when you don’t have time for it Sydney J. Harris Revision week is well underway and the library is getting busier and busier. Libraries are …Continue reading →

The Adventure Begins… Science, freedom, beauty, adventure: what more could you ask of life? Aviation combined all the elements I loved. Charles A. Lindbergh, The Spirit of St. Louis A model, with some …Continue reading →

Just breathe TAGS: happylibrary As part of our ongoing mission this term to let students know we care, we have been using some essential oils to help students relax today! Aromatherapy has been around for …Continue reading →

An apple a day … TAGS: happylibrary To keep the body in good health is a duty, for otherwise we shall not be able to trim the lamp of wisdom, and keep our mind strong and clear. …Continue reading →

Choco-love TAGS: happylibrary All you need is love. But a little chocolate now and then doesn’t hurt. Lucy Van Pelt (in Peanuts, by Charles M. Schulz)  Today we continued our campaign to spread …Continue reading →

A little nonsense now and then TAGS: happylibrary A little nonsense now and then is cherished by the wisest men Roald Dahl Games and puzzles are a really great way to relax and train your brain, and have …Continue reading →

Women and fiction TAGS: happylibrary “Women and fiction remain, so far as I am concerned, unsolved problems.” – Virginia Woolf, A Room of One’s Own To celebrate International Women’s Day 2016, and to remind students that …Continue reading →

Popping up again TAGS: happylibrary For the last few weeks, we have been running small events, designed to help students relax, in the Main Library Foyer. This article suggests that as little as six minutes …Continue reading →

IFLA Rare Books Section Conference Last week, we attended the IFLA Rare Books and Special Collections Section Mid Term Meeting at the Biblioteca Nacional de Portugal in Lisbon. The event on Monday 22nd February was …Continue reading →