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ShelfHelp poster with QR code to the collection online with a selection of books underneath including Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig
More helpful books including A Good Night's Sleep
This month's book display highlights our ShelfHelp collection - our books don't just support you academically
07.08.2025 14:30 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Empty desks with monitor arms protruding upwards but the computers are gone, in front of a window looking out across Aberdeen
We listened to our students and are in the process of swapping some computers to desks with plugs! Please bear with us in the in-between stage!
03.07.2025 10:13 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1How pretty! 😍
03.07.2025 10:11 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We had a great time at the Curious Minds Research Festival (and got a photo of @paulmclarke.bsky.social in action 😄)
20.06.2025 14:22 — 👍 3 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 1Lovely to meet you @paulmclarke.bsky.social 😄
20.06.2025 14:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
We are recruiting for two Evening and Weekend Library Assistants (half the week to include one weekend day each). Term time only so will start in September.
myjobscotland.gov.uk/education/rg...
We have now added a second role to this job opportunity, which is a job share covering the second half of the week only. Closing date 15th June.
05.06.2025 15:10 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Big notice board of Pride posters and glorious colourful flags next to a table with some relevant books and a teddy bear dressed up like a Pride Care Bear with a rainbow tummy with a lovely heart in the middle
Pride banner above a book display of relevant books and our self issue machines
Colouring in sheets saying Proud To Be Me and Equality, with a pot of colouring in pens and pencils
Book display for Pride Month with links to our Library Collection and the RGU Rainbow Network
Happy Pride Month! We have a selection of our LGBTQ+ collection in our reception: librarysearch.rgu.ac.uk/discovery/co...
03.06.2025 09:49 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Colourful pie chart of research outputs
Wondering what these numbers mean?
Our OpenAIR monthly update is now on our blog: rgulibraryblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/o...
#OpenAccess #OpenAIR
We have a full time vacancy in our Customer Support team:
myjobscotland.gov.uk/education/rg...
Image of a hand holding 3 books
We have just added some gorgeous editions of the original Hunger Games trilogy to our fiction collection on floor 8. We may have some more books coming soon 👀
29.05.2025 11:31 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0We have a wee display for the latest @scotunipress.bsky.social publication in our reception
26.05.2025 11:16 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
International Bee Day display with colourful posters and cut outs of bees
An open book with pictures of bees and 2 posters advertising electronic resources available to our students and staff
A poster encouraging planting flowers with a colourful garland round it's base, next to a book about honey
A picture of the full Bee Day display, a table of books and information, a colourful noticeboard and some posters above it all
Today we celebrate #WorldBeeDay in the library, showcasing some of our resources about bees
20.05.2025 08:30 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Mental Health Week book display with a poster featuring a head with a healthy tree growing in it
Various books promoting good mental health
A selection of colourful books to support our mental health, including "Man Down"
To support our students, and other library users, in Mental Health Week we've got a selection of appropriate books on display in reception
15.05.2025 08:15 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Star Awards Programme, Recognition with Distinction certificate and glass award for Maria Robertson
Very smiley Maria with her award on the night in front of a Star Awards backdrop
Seth Odei Asare on stage introducing the Star Awards in front of the RGU initials in lights
Thank you to RGU Union and whoever nominated our Customer Support Librarian, she was very excited to be presented with a Star Award last night. Lovely for our team to be appreciated
14.05.2025 08:42 — 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Smily Librarian at a stall with free pens and sugar cane bags with RGU Library logo
Come ask Maria all your Library questions at today's Discovery Day
10.05.2025 09:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Demystifying Death Week book display
A selection of books and a DVD from our library stock around death and grief
We have a book display for Demystifying Death Week, not an easy topic but an important one to acknowledge. More information is available at: www.goodlifedeathgrief.org.uk/members-dmd/
06.05.2025 07:37 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Our latest open access blogpost is available:
rgulibraryblog.wordpress.com/2025/04/30/o...
Manual sign in sheet and ID card scanner as used in Extended Hours
Our Extended hours are over for another session, hope everyone's exams have gone well! Semester closing times apply again:
library.rgu.ac.uk/opening-hour...
Thank you, we're quite liking it here! 😁
02.05.2025 05:20 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Last night of extended hours!
01.05.2025 08:07 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Little pink house artwork in front of the green glass library tour, with a lovely green tree in-between and a perfect blue sky behind it all
Front of the Little House in the Woods artwork which is a pink house with white features and green blinds outside each window
Such a gorgeous day today a few of our team enjoyed the fresh air of our beautiful campus in their lunch break
30.04.2025 14:37 — 👍 3 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Flyer for Digital Editing and Publishing in the Twenty-First Century book
Display of leaflets and bookmarks for the new SUP book
The second @scotunipress.bsky.social #OpenAccess book is now available, so we have a display in the Library Reception to celebrate!
30.04.2025 08:51 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Ah good call 👻🧙🗡️👌
30.04.2025 08:49 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Library display for Shakespeare Day with some of our books and colouring sheets, crosswords and various informative posters
Book of Hamlet with Shakespeare crossword
Open book of Shakespeare next to a themed paper "fortune teller"
White board about Shakespeare words that are no longer used asking what people's favourites are
Today we celebrate Shakespeare Day. What is your favourite of his work?
23.04.2025 11:21 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 1Don't forget to take study breaks, we have some great relaxation options in our reception
17.04.2025 13:20 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Notice stating The library will be open from 9am to 2am the next morning for the Public Holiday on: MONDAY 21st APRIL
The library will be open from 9am to 2am the next morning for the Public Holiday on Monday 21st April
14.04.2025 11:19 — 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0We hope you've had a great spring break, just a wee reminder that starting Monday we will be open until 2am every morning to maximise your studying time! Good luck with exams and assignments!
04.04.2025 11:50 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Book display of books about the various aspects of autism
New book display today for World Autism Awareness Day, and the start of Autism Awareness Month
02.04.2025 11:37 — 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 1
Our latest update on all things Open Access is now available on our blog:
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