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If you have a question or suggestion please email [email protected] or click the online chat button and chat to a real live librarian online 24/7 through the library website (https://www.port.ac.uk/library).

We nearly forgot to mention - 24/7 Library opening ends this Friday 12 June at 23.59 pmWhile we open for long hours over...
11/06/2026

We nearly forgot to mention - 24/7 Library opening ends this Friday 12 June at 23.59 pm

While we open for long hours over the Summer, we don't open every day, so please check our Opening hours page before travelling in to avoid disappointment!

👉 Library opening hours webpage: https://library.port.ac.uk/liblog/using-the-library/welcome/opening-hours

Our electronic resources and services remain available 24/7

EBSCO are preparing the next update to their Discovery Service interface. This time they are bringing back some favouri...
11/06/2026

EBSCO are preparing the next update to their Discovery Service interface. This time they are bringing back some favourite features, including:

* numbered pages of search results

* search and navigation tools all in one place under the search box

* all your projects and saved articles appearing in one place under the 'MyEBSCO' menu

The latest update hasn't arrived yet, but it will be exciting to know what you think when it does :)

Refugee Week brings people together across the UK to celebrate the contributions, creativity, and resilience of refugees...
10/06/2026

Refugee Week brings people together across the UK to celebrate the contributions, creativity, and resilience of refugees and people seeking sanctuary. For many people around the world, courage means leaving behind familiar places, loved ones, and memories in search of safety and a new beginning. Yet courage can also be found in everyday acts of kindness, connection, and hope.

Visit the interactive display in the Library Atrium (15-19 June), reflect, and share your thoughts and experiences on what home, belonging, and courage mean to you. Contribute a word, a phrase, or even a small object that reminds you of home, belonging or identity for our Objects of Belonging display.

Find out more about the display and what else is happening during Refugee Week over on the Library blog
https://library.port.ac.uk/liblog/what-does-courage-look-like-when-home-is-left-behind-0

Do you remember we said we were going to be shut on Saturday 27 June? That's not happening any more. The Library is open...
05/06/2026

Do you remember we said we were going to be shut on Saturday 27 June? That's not happening any more. The Library is open all through June as usual. The closure message might have made its way into official emails and onto MyPort, so if you see it elsewhere, please ignore this outdated information.

We expect to close for a day at some point in July while the electrician carries out essential maintenance work. We will let you know the details as soon as they are confirmed.

This month only, explore our free trial of the Witchcraft and Magic in England (ca. 1400 - 1920) archive. Comprising mo...
05/06/2026

This month only, explore our free trial of the Witchcraft and Magic in England (ca. 1400 - 1920) archive. Comprising more than 57,000 images and source documents spanning over 500 years, it traces the development of magical thought and witchcraft in Britain, exploring themes from belief, religion and politics to gender, medicine and science.

Learn more and dive into the past on the Library blog: https://library.port.ac.uk/liblog/free-trial-access-to-the-british-online-archives-witchcraft-and-magic-archive

If you are taking to TikTok for your revision tips, take a look over at the Library blog instead for some evidence-based...
29/05/2026

If you are taking to TikTok for your revision tips, take a look over at the Library blog instead for some evidence-based advice on how you and your friends can avoid the rut of re-reading and creatively ready facts at your fingertips for exams

For more information, please re-read ;)

No, seriously - head on over to the Library blog for this week's evidence-based revision and rest tips: https://library.port.ac.uk/liblog/your-brain-on-deadlines-smarter-study-hacks-backed-by-science-not-tiktok

It often feels like the gentle art of rest is at risk of being forgotten amid the hectic race to get even more done. A...
27/05/2026

It often feels like the gentle art of rest is at risk of being forgotten amid the hectic race to get even more done. At the same time, we hear warnings that if we don't stop to smell the roses, perhaps literally, life can pass us by as we rush continually to be somewhere else, deferring happiness until we finish a never-ending to-do list.

Inspired by "The art of rest", this blog post teases apart all the ways we can slip a little more relaxation into every day without doing anything less, and argues the necessity of luxury, ease, and handling ourselves gently. Plus the usual shopping list of ways you can feel better every day.

Take a look over on the Library blog at: https://library.port.ac.uk/liblog/the-art-of-rest

Another hot day here in Portsmouth! You can refill your water bottle at the refill stations around the library. These ca...
27/05/2026

Another hot day here in Portsmouth! You can refill your water bottle at the refill stations around the library. These can be found beside the soft seating near the library cafe, the toilets on the ground floor next to the library entrance, and on the second floor in Area 2B.

Happy Bank Holiday Monday! The Library will remain open 24/7 until the end of the academic year but Library staff will n...
25/05/2026

Happy Bank Holiday Monday!

The Library will remain open 24/7 until the end of the academic year but Library staff will not be working this Bank Holiday Monday 25 May.

IT Helpers are available today and our Security Team will be here continuously to keep everyone safe and secure.

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