UCL Libraries

This year's theme for Black History Month is “Honouring Our Communities”, celebrating everyday acts and reflecting the fact that Black history is not only made through landmark events or by famous names. Share your book recommendations here: ucl-global.libwizard.com/f/BlackHisto...

Learn how to edit on Wikipedia, discover more about @ucl.ac.uk‘s history, and have some fun along the way! Find out more about the #UCL200 Wiki Campaign programme of events:

Celebrate the outstanding contributions of the @ucl.ac.uk community to open science and scholarship at the annual awards ceremony organised by @uclopenscience.bsky.social on 20 October. Register here:

Come along to a unique workshop reflecting on institutional knowledge and archives in UCL's 200th year, where participants' own memories shape discussions. Join us on 28 October: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/is-the-collection-the-memory-bicentenaries-memories-and-archives-tickets-2002156461874

Part of #UCL200, Beyond the Book celebrates the passions of UCL students, in and outside of the classroom. See the portrait of rugby enthusiast Lucy Brooks (Human Neuroscience BSc) taken by Subject Liaison Librarian John Iona in Queen Square Library. www.ucl.ac.uk/lccos/ucl200...

Get easy access to materials on your reading lists wherever you are. Find out more about reading lists here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/learning-teaching-support/teaching-learning-services-tls/readinglistsucl

Finding time for professional development can be a challenge. Fit learning around your clinical commitments with our Library Skills sessions. https://library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/training-support/training-sessions#s-lg-box-wrapper-19675425

A new display across @ucl.ac.uk’s library and museum sites celebrates students’ passions in and outside of the classroom. See “Beyond the Book”, a series of photographic portraits taken by Institute of Education Subject Liaison Librarian John Iona. #UCL200

Celebrate our students and staff who embrace, advance, and promote open science. Join us at the Open Science and Scholarship Awards on 20 October. https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/ucl-open-science-and-scholarship-awards-2026-tickets-1996620849709

New plants for a new term! Cruciform Hub has some new plants in the Quiet Study Room which should help your mental wellbeing🪴🤗

Our guides, training and support enable you to develop your information literacy skills. Find out more and make the best use of our libraries. https://library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/training-support

To highlight East and South East Asian Heritage Month, students and staff across @ucl.ac.uk have shared their book recommendations with us. Find out more and read through the list here.

Get to know our libraries and find your way around them with a self- guided tour. Find out more here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/getting-started/self-guided-library-tours

Welcome to UCL! Check out our guidance for first time library users and find out more about our services. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/getting-started

Why should you learn about copyright? Find out more here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/learning-teaching-support/ucl-copyright-advice/getting-started-copyright

Wondering how AI can help with your assignments? Our new Library Skills sessions will explore how to use it responsibly through your research journey, from first ideas to citing your sources. https://library-calendars.ucl.ac.uk/calendar/libraryskillsUCL/?cid=-1&t=g&d=0000-00-00&cal=-1&ct=37837&inc=0

Whether you’re new to @ucl.ac.uk or returning, discover how our libraries can support your study and research needs. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news... #WelcomeToUCL

This year's theme for East and South East Asian Heritage Month is “Evolving Threads”, honouring the ways that communities remain deeply connected across generations, borders and movements. Share your book recommendations here: https://ucl-global.libwizard.com/f/EastAndSouthEastAsianHeritageMonth2026

Dr Paul Ayris (1957-2025) has been celebrated as one of 200 Faces of UCL for his work championing open science and making research, scholarship and learning freely accessible to all. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news... #UCL200

We have an extensive range of collections including manuscripts, archives and rare books. Find out more on how to access here. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/collections

The School of Pharmacy Library and Archive were delighted to receive an autographed letter by Jacob Bell, a key figure in British pharmacy, kindly donated by Professor Darrin Baines. Read more here:

For our latest spotlight, we spoke to @adamcrymble.bsky.social, Associate Professor in Digital Humanities at UCL. Our conversation covered early engagement with open science, his work establishing an open publishing platform, and a recently published open access book. Read it here: buff.ly/Bp3vdkM

Two @ucllibraries.bsky.social staff and a partner of @uclspeccoll.bsky.social feature in the Faces of UCL campaign as part of the university’s bicentenary celebrations. #UCL200

To highlight South Asian Heritage Month, students and staff across @ucl.ac.uk have shared their book recommendations with us. Find out more and read through the list here. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...

Joint Library of Ophthalmology collections are relocating. Read more about the move and how to access the collections in 2026-27: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...

Get started with copyright! Find out more and learn about its importance here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/learning-teaching-support/ucl-copyright-advice/getting-started-copyright

Recent news mention that a group of publishers, including Elsevier, have filed a lawsuit against Meta for copyright infringement. Read more here: blogs.ucl.ac.uk/copyright/20...

Due to a staff training day, most of our library and museum spaces will be closed on 15 July. Find out more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...

The Main Library will be closed from Saturday 4 to Monday 6 July inclusive, and Saturday 11 to Monday 13 July inclusive, due to emergency fire stopping works. Read more and find an alternative study space: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news/2026/jul/main-library-closure-4-6-and-11-13-july

This year's theme for South Asian Heritage Month is "Unity in Diversity”, seeking to celebrate the beauty and strength diversity brings across the region. Share your book recommendations here. ucl-global.libwizard.com/f/SouthAsian...

Richard Blair, son of author Eric Blair, better known as George Orwell, has been a committed guardian of Orwell’s public legacy, working with @uclspeccoll.bsky.social to preserve and promote his father’s collection. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/about/search... #UCL200 #FacesOfUCL

#UCL staff and students 🔉 There's still time to register for the next Data Management Plan workshop. 📆 Monday 8 June, 10 to 11:50am 📍 Online The session will cover expectations of UCL and external funding agencies, support available at UCL, and FAIR data principles 👩‍💻 Register: buff.ly/defB5iC

This year's theme for Pride Month is "Embracing everyone: a home for all of London’s LGBTQIA+ communities”, seeking to celebrate progress made towards inclusion. Share your book recommendations here. ucl-global.libwizard.com/f/Pride2026

Discover our vast collection of journals, books, articles, databases, reading lists, digital collections and archives with Explore. Find out more here: https://library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/explore

Due to the UCL200 Summer Festival, the Main Library will operate with reduced opening hours from 30 May - 7 June. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/usin...

A list of book recommendations from the @ucl.ac.uk community inspired by the 2026 theme for Mental Health Awareness Week: action. Read more here: www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...

Need a desk to study at? Find out more about current seat usage throughout our library spaces. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/libraries-and-study-spaces/available-study-spaces

Find the library for you! Use our tool to learn about opening hours, available spaces and facility features. https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/ucl-students-find-your-favourite-library

We have bookable study spaces across our libraries. Find out more about availability and book here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/library/using-library/libraries-and-study-spaces/bookable-study-spaces-help

Undertaking a dissertation or research project? Find out more about our available resources and support for students here. https://library-guides.ucl.ac.uk/dissertations

Interested in finding out about collections? Join us at the upcoming Research Institute for Collections Annual Showcase on 14 May. www.eventbrite.com/e/research-i...

Ahead of Mental Health Awareness Week, we would like to compile a list of book recommendations. This year's theme is “Action: for yourself, for someone else, for all”. https://ucl-global.libwizard.com/f/MentalHealthAwareness2026

Our study spaces will be prioritised for @ucl.ac.uk students during the exam revision period, between 27 April and 29 May. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/usin...

We are excited to learn that this film by @royalsociety.org, featuring the Kathleen Lonsdale archives in @uclspeccoll.bsky.social, was recently nominated for a Webby Award by the Academy of Digital Arts and Sciences. Watch the video here:

Today, our library collection is made up of two million print books alone. Sarah Pipkin, Outreach and Exhibitions Coordinator for @uclspeccoll.bsky.social, discusses her work to shine a light on 200 years of collecting at @ucl.ac.uk. www.ucl.ac.uk/library/news...

Find out more about our managed service to cater to your print needs across our sites. Get started here: https://www.ucl.ac.uk/isd/services/print-copy-scan-services