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Tomorrow marks the beginning of Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈If you are passing through Bill Bryson Library, make sure to stop by ou...
31/05/2026

Tomorrow marks the beginning of Pride Month! 🏳️‍🌈

If you are passing through Bill Bryson Library, make sure to stop by our book displays on Level 2 📚

These displays include a selection of our LGBTQ+ fiction and non-fiction books (feel free to borrow any books you'd like!) 🌈

Want us to buy more LGBTQ+ books? Go to our Liberate my Library guide to find out more about how to help diversify our collections 💜 https://libguides.durham.ac.uk/requestingapurchase/liberatemylibrary

Our Lucky Ticket Tuesday giveaway in the Billy B has now ended - congratulations to all our lucky winners!! We hope it’s...
27/05/2026

Our Lucky Ticket Tuesday giveaway in the Billy B has now ended - congratulations to all our lucky winners!! We hope it’s brightened your day a little 🥳

There are more wellbeing activities coming up over the next couple of weeks - take a look at our Wellbeing guide for more details: https://libguides.durham.ac.uk/wellbeing/easterterm 😊

Happy Friday! 💜 We hope you all have a lovely weekend! 😊🏢 A quick reminder that Bill Bryson Library is open 24/7 this we...
22/05/2026

Happy Friday! 💜 We hope you all have a lovely weekend! 😊

🏢 A quick reminder that Bill Bryson Library is open 24/7 this weekend, including Bank Holiday Monday.

📚 Barker Research Library at Palace Green is open on Monday 10am to 4:45pm.

For more information about opening times across all of our sites, visit our Study Spaces guide: https://libguides.durham.ac.uk/studyspaces

🏛️🖼️ Final Tour to Discover the Forbidden City during your lunchtime! Join our curator Dr Qin Cao for an exclusive lunch...
22/05/2026

🏛️🖼️ Final Tour to Discover the Forbidden City during your lunchtime!

Join our curator Dr Qin Cao for an exclusive lunchtime tour of ‘Journey of a Century: From the Forbidden City to the Palace Museum’, the first venue outside China to host this remarkable photography exhibition. Discover how the Forbidden City transformed from the home of 24 emperors into one of the world’s most significant museums, and explore rarely seen archival images that trace a century of political change, preservation, and cultural ambition 📷

The exhibition also provides fascinating new insights into Durham University’s early links with the Palace Museum through Malcolm MacDonald (1901-1981), former Chancellor of Durham University (1971- 1980), and a prominent politician and diplomat.

Tours will be taking place on the following dates:

🗓️ Thursday 28 May 1-2pm

Spaces are limited and tickets are free, but booking is essential via Eventbrite by 🔍 ‘Oriental Museum’ 🎫

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, had some tea, or took a selfie with Billy on World Bee Day yesterday - we loved se...
21/05/2026

Thank you to everyone who stopped by, had some tea, or took a selfie with Billy on World Bee Day yesterday - we loved seeing so many smiling faces 💛📸

Here are some highlights from the day!

Time for another Lucky Ticket Tuesday giveaway!Congratulations to all of our Lucky Ticket winners so far 🎉 There are sti...
19/05/2026

Time for another Lucky Ticket Tuesday giveaway!

Congratulations to all of our Lucky Ticket winners so far 🎉
There are still plenty of fantastic prizes to be won - happy hunting! 💜

This , make sure to take some well-deserved study breaks 💜A peaceful woodland walk among the stunning bluebells in Grea...
18/05/2026

This , make sure to take some well-deserved study breaks 💜

A peaceful woodland walk among the stunning bluebells in Great High Wood is a great way to improve your focus and wellbeing 🌳🪻

Luckily, this beautiful spot is just a short walk from our Mountjoy site in Durham 😊

Join us in the Library on Wednesday 20 May to celebrate World Bee Day! There'll be freebies for you to pick up throughou...
16/05/2026

Join us in the Library on Wednesday 20 May to celebrate World Bee Day! There'll be freebies for you to pick up throughout the day, colouring sheets to support your wellbeing, and a chance to meet Billy for afternoon tea 🐝

If you’ve visited us at the Billy B today, you may have spotted some of our friendly staff handing out freebies 🎁 We hop...
15/05/2026

If you’ve visited us at the Billy B today, you may have spotted some of our friendly staff handing out freebies 🎁 We hope this has made your day a little brighter!

We'll be handing out more freebies over the next few weeks, so watch this space 😊

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