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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

October is Black History Month #BHM2026. We have curated a playlist of films and documentaries for you to catch up on Box of Broadcasts (BoB) tinyurl.com/mucuywes

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Taking books out of Penrhyn Road library can be a bit daunting for the first time. Here is a quick guide...

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Roehampton Vale Library will be closed from 29 July until 14 August so that essential electrical maintenance can take place on campus. All other libraries will be open as advertised www.kingston.ac.uk/experience/o...

Notification about Roehampton Vale Library being closed because of essential maintenance work taking place on campus from 29 July until 14 August.

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 02/06/2026

It's June! which means #Pridemonth Here are a selection of the library resources🏳️‍🌈 LGBTQ History month (BOB) tinyurl.com/2xt6hufy LGBTQ History Month (Kanopy) tinyurl.com/4ywphk7e LGBTQ History Month (Reading list) tinyurl.com/upnfhdkm

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 19/05/2026

On Bank Holiday Monday 25 May only Penrhyn Road Library will be open between 10.00-17.00

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

A big thank you to all the students and staff who have come to Pause Point sessions at all campuses through the year. We are taking a break now until next academic year. #kupausepoint

Pause point table with movies themed jigsaw puzzle partially done.

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 02/05/2026

Remember that there will be changes to library opening times because of the Bank Holiday 🪷

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 20/04/2026

As deadlines and exams are upon us you may need a timeout to decompress. Pause point will be at all campuses over the next four weeks starting at Roehampton Vale on Thursday #KUpausepoint

Dates for all Campuses Pause Point drop ins, starting on Thursday 23 April and finishing on 15 May.

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

Please be aware of the reduced library opening hours over the Easter weekend

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 05/03/2026

The first Knit & Natter at Penrhyn Road went really well, looking forward to more next Thursday :) #kupausepoint

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 18/02/2026

Please be advised that we are having some essential lighting maintenance done at Knights Park Library Thursday morning between 9.00-11.00.

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 12/02/2026

Our streaming services BoB and Kanopy can be accessed via icat to catch up on TV, docs and films. Perfect to explore this #LGBTHM

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 30/01/2026

A big thank you to all the students and staff who participated the last two days at Knights Park and Penrhyn Road Pause Point. There was lots of jigsaw action (as usual) but also lots of people wanting to learn how to knit today #kupausepoint

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 23/01/2026

It is always nice to meet up with our colleagues at other university libraries. A huge thank you to Middlesex University library staff who showed us their amazing materials library. #materialslibrary #middlesexuniversity #unilibrarynetwork

Collection of objects out on a table in the materials library

Collection of ephemeral objects in materials collection

Pages from a zine "Which killer couple are you?"

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 05/12/2025

Today's star of Pause Point was most certainly the jigsaw puzzle. Lots of staff and student engagement over a long period of time. Thank you 👏. More Pause Point coming at the end of January. #kupausepoint

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 04/12/2025

A big thank you to all the students who joined in at Pause Point, Roehampton Vale. We even got our first dot to dot completed! #kupausepoint

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

Looking for an old film or a documentary that was on TV ten years ago? BoB (Box of Broadcasts) should have you covered. Years of terrestrial TV in one place (they have radio too!) #databaseofthemonth #BoB

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 28/11/2025

A big thanks to all the students who took part in Pause Point at Penrhyn Road Campus today. Coming to Roe Vale and Kingston Hill next week!!

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

Thank you to the students and staff at Knights Park who came to talk to us and helped with the jigsaw or tried some knitting/crocheting #kupausepoint

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

November's #databaseofthemonth is WGSN Fashion. It is a leading global resource for fashion trend forecasting, design insights, and industry intelligence. #WGSNfashion

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

It was the #greenlibrariesweek event in Town House today. Thank you to the students and staff who attended. Lots of students have taken advantage of our houseplant give away 🌱 Special thanks to the Green Impact Team in Library & Learning Service and to Dr Purva Tavir.

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 09/10/2025

We will be celebrating Mental Health Awareness Day tomorrow at Penrhyn Road, Main Building, Collaboration Space. Join us for some mindful activities #worldmentalhealthday

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 03/10/2025

Construction Information Service is a must resource for engineering, construction and architecture. It comprises 26,000+ documents from over 500 publishers, including full text access to relevant construction Standards, Eurocodes , CISBE documents and technical data. #databaseofthemonth #CIS

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 03/09/2025

European Newsstream is a good database to search for articles across a number of different national and local newspaper, it also includes some magazines. #databaseofthemonth #EuropeanNewsstream

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

August database of the month is O'Reilly for Higher Education, it is a great source of information for Technology and Business subjects #databaseofthemonth #O'Reillyforhighereducation

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

July's Database of the Month is LinkedIn Learning which is a great way to learn new skills during the Summer break. You can access via My Kingston or from icat 'Find a database' #databaseofthemonth #LinkedInLearning

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

June's database of the month is Statista. It is a must if you are looking for stats, analysis and reports on all kinds of things. I also love the 'daily data' section which has lots of lovely infographics #databaseofthemonth #Statista

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 01/05/2025

If you need to check or find a reference Cite them right should be your first stop. You will find out how to format your references and lots of useful advice about citing and referencing. icat Library Search>Find a Database>Cite them right. #citethemright #databaseofthemonth

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 04/04/2025

Our first database of the month is Credo Reference, it is a great place to find a definition from a credible source. Access it via icat library search 'Find a Database' #databaseofthemonth #Credoreference #dissertation #icat

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

KU libraries have featured in some major TV productions over the years including the Silent Witness episode 'Shadows' in 2010 and more recently 'Cunk on Life' from December 2024 You can view both of these on Box of Broadcasts. The Town House also featured in series 6 of the Crown on Netflix.

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 13/12/2024

It has been a honour to welcome our Big Read author Clive Myrie to the University this afternoon, topics included the American election, Windrush generation, belonging and finding common ground.

Alison Baverstock interviewing Clive Myrie at Town House, Kingston University

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University of York Library @uoylibrary.bsky.social · 13/11/2024

We've written a Researcher's Guide to Bluesky! It's a bit like all those other useful guides to Bluesky, but with several useful insights from University of York academics about using the platform, and we'd love it if it was reposted far and wide... >> blogs.york.ac.uk/library/2024... 🧵 below

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The Researcher’s Guide to Bluesky – The Library, Learning, Archives and Wellbeing Blog

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 04/10/2024

We are so lucky that Penrhyn Road Library is in this building with some outdoor space and amazing views 🔭

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Kingston Uni Library @kingstonunilib.bsky.social · 20/09/2024

Congratulations to the Library & Learning Services team who were recently awarded a GOLD green impact award 🏅#kusustainability

Kingston University Green Impact Gold Award

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