We have our desired seats in the library. Perhaps in the corner, a Herculean desk, a stairway to heaven equidistant from the water cooler and photocopier, 2 symmetrical sockets longing to be plugged in and […]
24 hour libraries hit campus
The University has made a landmark decision to extend library opening times to 24 hours a day during the summer exam period. After lengthy debate between students, the Union and the University, the idea was […]
New library gets go ahead
The University’s plans for a new library have been approved, with construction due to begin in July. The library, set to be built on the site of the Emmanuel Centre car park, will open its […]
All’s fine for RAG
The Library is to donate an entire week’s worth of fines to Raising And Giving (RAG), as part of the annual RAG Week fundraising celebration. £14,000-worth of library fines have been added to RAG’s Community […]
Tensions at Boyle-ing point in cluster bust-up
2.11.12 A fight broke out this week on the level 11 computer cluster of the Edward Boyle. On Tuesday morning two students became embroiled in a punch up, according to students’ social media reports. An […]
Roll up, roll up, read all about it!
2.11.12 A Leeds Student survey has found students are demanding national newspapers in the University’s libraries. Currently, both the Edward Boyle and Brotherton libraries maintain subscriptions to national newspapers from Spain, France, Germany and other […]