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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

📚 New Library Room Booking System ✅ Individual rooms: 4 hrs/day ✅ Group rooms: 2 × 2 hr slots/day ✅ Check in when you arrive ✅ No check-in after 15 mins = booking cancelled Book via: keele.libcal.com/r/new.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 24/03/2026

Great to see NSCG Newcastle College students who visited your Library to conduct research for their Extended Project Qualifications. 😍 Liaison and Research Support Librarian, Scott Chesworth, has supported 11 visits with local schools and colleges, this academic year, as part of Library Outreach. 🤗

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

After 5 days of strong competition, the 8th Annual Keele Christmas Library Escape Game, "Reindeer Games", draws to a close! And your winning team is a team that only played today... "Christmas PODding" Congratulations! Have a great Christmas! Escape [to] the Library will return in 2026...

The winning team for Day 5 of "Reindeer Games" and the final leaderboard.

Teams who played during Day 5 of "Reindeer Games".

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

Huge thanks to the 3 teams who came along for Day 4 of the 8th Annual Keele Christmas Library Escape Game, "Reindeer Games". No change at the top with "The Reindeer Gang" still in first place. Two sessions still available to book via the Keele app at 10:00 and 13:00 tomorrow.

Teams who played Day 4 of "Reindeer Games".

Teams who played Day 4 of "Reindeer Games" and the current leaderboard.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

Only 2 games today for Day 3 of the 8th Annual Keele Christmas Library Escape Game "Reindeer Games" - Santa's got places to be. We have a new leading team, "The Reindeer Gang", with 13 mins 27 secs remaining - that's fast! Two sessions still available on Fri. Book via the Keele app!

Teams who played Day 3 of "Reindeer Games".

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 16/12/2025

Huge thanks to the 5 teams who came to play Day 2 of the 8th Annual Keele Christmas Library Escape Game "Reindeer Games" today! We have a new leader - "RaISE the Roof Higher" - who completed the game with 10 mins 36 secs. Two sessions left to book for games on Fri via the Keele app.

The current leading team for "Reindeer Games" and the leaderboard.

Teams who came to play "Reindeer Games" on Day 2.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 15/12/2025

Huge thanks to the teams who came along for Day 1 of the 8th Annual Keele Christmas Library Escape Game "Reindeer Games" today! "RaISE the Roof" are in the lead completing the game with only 10 secs remaining. Think you can beat it? Go to the Keele app to book your session!

Today's teams after playing "Reindeer Games".

Today's teams after playing "Reindeer Games" and Santa.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Your Library Year, Wrapped! 🚪You stepped through our doors 💻 Borrowed laptops 📖 Devoured books 📱 Streamed eBooks 📂 Explored Special Collections & Archives 📅 Booked your Library Education Centre appointments Thank you for making us part of your learning journey this year! 💙 #KeeleUniversity

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Escape [to] the Library returns with the 8th annual Keele Christmas Library Escape Game! Santa's got his list. Checked it twice, but he needs your help deciding who's Naughty or Nice. Are you ready to join in with the "Reindeer Games" Book your session via the Keele app or by clicking the QR code.

Poster with QR code advertising the annual Keele Christmas Library Escape Game, "Reindeer Games".

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

It's nearly that time of year again! 🎅 Booking for the 8th annual Keele Christmas Library Escape Game officially opens on Monday. 🎉 Save the dates: Mon 15th to Fri 19th Dec Go to: go.keele.ac.uk/libraryescape for more about Escape [to] the Library's escape games.

Poster advertising the 8th annual Keele Christmas Library Escape Game, "Reindeer Games".

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 31/10/2025

And the winners are... Arson Ducks (not what I called them yesterday...) Congratulations! 🏆🥳 You can see the final leaderboard at: go.keele.ac.uk/libraryescape Thank you if you played "FrankenChes" this week. 🙏 Escape [to] the Library will return with the 8th annual Christmas escape game! 🎅

"Arson Ducks" - winners of the inaugural Halloween escape game, "FrankenChes"

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 30/10/2025

Huge congratulations to "Arse and Ducks" for completing "FrankenChes" with an incredible 12 mins 50 secs remaining! The winning time? Could be! Unless you sign-up for the Halloween games tomorrow between 10:00-14:00. Book via the Keele app! Or go to: go.keele.ac.uk/libraryescape

"Arse and Ducks" current leaders of the "FrankenChes" Halloween Escape Game.

Poster advertising the "FrankenChes" Halloween Library Escape Game.

Some of the room layout from the "FrankenChes" Halloween Escape Game.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Congratulations to veteran Escape Game team, "The Allsorts", for completing "FrankenChes" with 2 mins 50 secs remaining. Not as fast as "Spooky Susans" who still hold the lead. Sessions still available on Halloween! Book via the Keele app or go to: go.keele.ac.uk/libraryescape If you dare...

Escape Game veterans, "The Allsorts" after completing "FrankenChes".

Poster advertising the "FrankenChes" Halloween Escape Game.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 28/10/2025

Huge congratulations to Escape Game veterans, "Spooky Susans", who completed "FrankenChes" today with an astounding 8 mins 48 secs left on the clock! Can you beat it? Book now via the Keele app! Or go to Escape [to] the Library's new site: go.keele.ac.uk/libraryescape If you dare...

"Spooky Susans" who completed the "FrankenChes" escape game.

Poster advertising the "FrankenChes" escape game.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 27/10/2025

Congratulations to "Two and Half Escapees", today's first team to complete "FrankenChes" with only 5 secs remaining! Think you and your team could do better? Book now via the Keele app! Or go to Escape [to] the Library's new site: go.keele.ac.uk/libraryescape If you dare...

Team "Two and a Half Escapees" successful in completing the "FrankenChes" Halloween Library Escape Game.

Poster advertising "FrankenChes" the Halloween Library Escape Game.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 24/10/2025

Watch Out! A spooky visitor was seen haunting the Health Library this week. They've been spotted helping at the counter, reshelving books, talking to our skull mascot, Mandy Bull, and even kicking back and reading murder mysteries in our well being area. #halloween #ghostphotoshoot

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 22/10/2025

Escape [to] the Library returns next week with its first ever Halloween Library Escape Game! Mad Scientist, Baron Von FrankenChes needs your help completing his experiments. Can you find what the Baron needs before the next storm passes over? Presenting... FRANKENCHES Book via the Keele app!

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

Your Library is making accessing open access funding even easier with the introduction of the Journal Search Tool. Learn more about your Library's support for Open Access publishing and try the new Journal Search tool for yourself at: keeleacuk.sharepoint.com/sites/Librar...

Post advertising the launch of the Journal Search tool to aid payment for open access publishing.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

From the Archives... Take a look at this 1956 photo of the Keele Boxers with coach Sam Pearson, a 6'5" pro boxer from the 1930s known as a gentle giant 🥊 Discover more historical sports photographs and records that tell the story of Keele’s sporting history in the Special Collections and Archives!

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 19/09/2025

Escape [to] the Library returns with "The Valedictorian Candidate" escape game for Welcome Week! 🎓 Sessions are running from Mon 22 to Fri 26 Sept between 10:00-16:00. Book your session now at cutt.ly/escapeguide or scan the QR code at the end of the video.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

Your Library is open every day from 09:00 to 20:00 and we resume 24/7 opening from Mon 22 Sept as we begin the new academic year! 🤗 We're sooooo looking forward to seeing you again and seeing all the new students! 😍

Reminder that the Campus Library is open until 8pm every day and resumes 24/7 opening from Mon 22nd Sept.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

📚 Happy Bank Holiday! 🎉 Both the Campus Library and Health Library will be closed on Monday 25th August. If you still need your library fix, don't forget about our online resources! Enjoy the long weekend and we’ll be back open from 9am on Tuesday 26th! 💙 #BankHoliday #LibraryClosed #HealthLibrary

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

📝Rebecca Wells, a final year English Literature student at Keele, spent her placement uncovering the powerful story of the North Staffordshire Miners' Wives Action Group. 🔗Check out her blog here: www.keele.ac.uk/library/spec... @archiveswm.bsky.social @aramidlands.bsky.social #WomensHistory

A black book used as a Trentham Pit Camp diary, its cover has several yellow protest stickers including 'Save Our Pits' and 'Coal Not Dole'.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

📚🌿 Join us for Open Day, Saturday 16th August, at the Campus Library! Explore our beautiful spaces and meet our friendly team! ✨ #KeeleUniversity #OpenDay2025 #LibraryLife #CampusVibes

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 29/07/2025

Have you managed to "Escape From Keele Hall!"? You can play this digital escape game throughout the summer. Go to: cutt.ly/keeleescape and start your game today!

Poster advertising Escape [to] the Library's latest digital escape game, "Escape From Keele Hall!"

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

The Campus Library will be closed on Saturday 26th July to accommodate essential maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. #yourlibrary #keelelibrary

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

☀️📚 Herbert and Mandy Bull are living their best beach life - headphones on, Libby app loaded, and summer reads in full swing! Join them and discover your next great escape with Libby, free from Keele Library. #BeachReads #LibbyApp #KeeleLibrary #SummerVibes #HerbertAndMandy #eBooksAndAudiobooks

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

On Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd July the Campus Library will close at 5:00 PM to accommodate essential maintenance. Please note that disruption may occur throughout the week as these works progress. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

From Monday 21st July to Sunday 4th August, the Accessible Entrance at the Library will be temporarily relocated to the opposite side of the building to facilitate essential maintenance works. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 01/07/2025

Campus & Health Libraries are open all summer! ☀️ 📚 Campus Library Hours Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 🏥 Health Library Hours Monday to Friday: 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sunday: Closed

Books lined up on library shelves in the Health Library

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

50 people joined us on Sat and managed to successfully "Escape From Keele Hall!" Now, it's your turn... All this summer, you can play a digital version and see if you can "Escape From Keele Hall!" Go to: cutt.ly/keeleescape And start your game.

Poster advertising Escape [to] the Library's digital escape game, "Escape From Keele Hall!" available at: https://cutt.ly/keeleescape

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

From the Archives... A glimpse of Keele in the 1970s! More archive photos and student ephemera will be on display at Keele Hall tomorrow for Golden Graduates and alumni attending Keele Day! 💛🎓 #KeeleDay #KeeleUniversity

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Are you ready for an escape game this Keele Day? Come along to the Old Library in Keele Hall between 11:00-16:00 this Sat and see if you can... Escape From Keele Hall! No booking required. Games every hour on the hour.

Poster advertising Escape [to] the Library's escape game, Escape From Keele Hall!, for Keele Day on Sat 28 June.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Your Library is so looking forward to meeting students and families during the Open Days this weekend! 🎉 We'll be happy to answer any questions you have and you can see our amazing building! 😍 See our incredible range of resources via our website: www.keele.ac.uk/library See you soon! 🤗

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 20/06/2025

📚To celebrate #Stoke100, @lisablowerwrite.bsky.social launched #100Books100Years 🌞This summer, the project features 6x6 Micro-Residencies with six top Stoke-born writers across libraries in Stoke, Staffordshire, and The Brampton 👉Learn more at: www.lisablower.co.uk/restoking-th...

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 13/06/2025

It might be the start of the summer vacation, but your Library is still open throughout. We close at 20:00 this evening, so you can enjoy an early start to the vacation, but will reopen tomorrow morning at 09:00 until 17:00, so you can start your weekend early, too! www.keele.ac.uk/library/open...

Summer vacation opening hours for the Campus Library.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

🚨Summer is upon us and it's the final night of 24/7 opening in your Library tonight as we move to summer vacation hours from tomorrow. Make the most of your final overnight until Sept!

Keele University Library on a sunny day, with a leafy tree in the foreground

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 12/06/2025

From the Archives... This month's #ExploreYourArchive theme is Travel. In our Raymond Richards Collection we have an 1806 print of Joseph Edge "the Macclesfield Pedestrian" At 62 years old, Joseph walked from Macclesfield to London in just 49 hours and 20 minutes! 🕰️ #EYATravel

Print of Joseph Edge, a 62-year-old man, standing on a country road. He faces forward, with his right hand tucked into his striped waistcoat and a handkerchief in his left. He wears a brimmed hat, jacket, breeches, and stockings. A church is visible in the background. Below the image is a printed account of his 1806 pedestrian journey from Macclesfield to London.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

Today we celebrate Stoke-on-Trent turning 100 🥳 To mark the centenary, we are sharing a panoramic view from 1946 by photographer and social historian Ernest Warrillow which depicts the City's industrial past. Discover more about Stoke-on-Trent in our Special Collections and Archives! #Stoke100

Black and white photo of Eturia c.1946. Beyond the rooftops and bottle kilns of the Wedgwood factory at Eturia we can see Shelton steelworks and Wolstanton colliery.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 28/05/2025

From the Archives... Thank you to the members of the Staffordshire Sight Loss Association for giving us the opportunity to share items from our Special Collections and Archives today! We really enjoyed the session, and valued exchanging ideas on how we can make archives more accessible.

Three individuals wearing blue nitrile gloves. On the right, a woman holds the Great Seal of Edward I (1239–1307), which appears dark with traces of green. In the centre, a man gently touches a bas-relief portrait of Victor Branford (1863–1930) created by Georges Durand.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 23/05/2025

It's another Bank Holiday weekend coming up and as we head into the end of the examination season, you can enjoy a nice long weekend as your Library will be closed from Sun at 20:00 with 24/7 resuming again on Tues morning from 07:00. Enjoy the Bank Holiday! 🥳

People at a night concert with confetti and ticker tape in the air.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

From the Archives... Within our Sneyd Family Papers we have a distinctive set of 19th century playing cards, each marked with handwritten dates commemorating key moments in history—including the duration of Henry VIII’s reign, which spanned 38 years from 1509 to 1547 🃏 #EYAFunandGames #EYA #Sneyd

Playing cards with handwritten historical dates on the back

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 14/05/2025

From the Archives... Today we celebrate 146 years since the birth of our founding Principal, Alexander Dunlop Lindsay! Lindsay was a visionary who believed that higher education should be accessible to all, not just the privileged few. Learn more about Lindsay here: www.keele.ac.uk/thekeeleoral...

Alexander Dunlop Lindsay sitting at a desk at Keele.

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 08/05/2025

From the Archives... To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we are highlighting a Second World War-era NAAFI cup that was discovered on Keele campus during maintenance work along Central Drive. Uncover the story behind the cup here: blogs.keele.ac.uk/world-war-ii... #VEDay #VE80 #V80 #Keele

Underside of the white ceramic NAAFI cup

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Health Library Bank Holiday Opening Hours Update! 🐣 Please note our adjusted hours for the upcoming Bank Holiday: Fri 18th April - CLOSED Sat 19th April - 10am-4pm Sunday 20th April - CLOSED Monday 21st April - CLOSED Plan ahead and make the most of your visit to the Health Library!

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

Looking for something fun yet challenging to do over the Easter vacation? Why not have a go at a digital escape game! Escape [to] the Library has released a standalone digital escape game, "Wonderland". Start your game at: cutt.ly/escapeguide

Poster advertising Escape [to] the Library's digital escape game, "Wonderland".

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 11/04/2025

The Special Collections and Archives team had a great time at Keele in Town! We showed some items from the NSMWAG Archives and discussed the importance of preserving women's voices It was also fantastic to hear from Rose Hunter (NSMWAG) and Mike Jackson (LGSM), as they shared their inspiring stories

Roundtable Discussion: Unveiling the North Staffordshire Miners' Wives Archives event in Keele in Town. With Lisa Blower, Helen Burton, Ceri Morgan, Rose Hunter, Mike Jackson and guests.

Rose Hunter (NSMWAG) and Mike Jackson, co-founder of Lesbians and Gays Support the Miners (LGSM)

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

✨Once you’ve listened to the audiobook on Libby, head over to Kanopy where Wicked: Part 1 will be available to watch from 22nd of April 2025 to 27th of September 2025.🎬 #wicked #kanopy #yourlibrary

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Keele Libraries @keelelibraries.bsky.social · 08/04/2025

📚 Defy gravity and enter the enchanting world of Oz with the audiobook of 'Wicked,' our Book of the Week! Listen now on Libby and let the magic begin. ✨ #BookOfTheWeek #Wicked #LibbyApp

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