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Robert Gordon University Library
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Have you seen our #BookWeekScotland book display with free copies of Friendship from @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social ? We've got various books about #friendship and by Scottish authors on display as well as posters about this week's events at Aberdeen City Libraries
Book display for Book Week Scotland with various books by Scottish authors or around this year's theme of Friendship Table top selection of Scottish Book Trust's free book of Friendship stories and poetry Noticeboard of Book Week Scotland posters in English, Gaelic and Scots with posters of events at Aberdeen public library. Also a white board for library users to tell us which fictional character they would like to be friends with
November 21, 2025 at 11:54 AM
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We're hosting a Scavenger Hunt as part of the @natlibscot.bsky.social #LoveLibraries campaign. Explore the Library, solve fun clues, and you could win this goodie bag full of Library goodies. We'll randomly select a winner from all correct entries #LoveYourLibrary

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Scavenger Hunt flyer Love Libraries t-shirt, tote bag, notebook, badge, pencil and more!
November 18, 2025 at 4:58 PM
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Please join our focus groups about the library space, have your say and maybe win a £10 voucher! rgu.libwizard.com/f/library_fo...
Flyer for focus groups with a picture of two people looking at the green glass cylinder of our library tower
November 14, 2025 at 3:49 PM
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Book display about the University of the Arctic www.uarctic.org
Book display of University of the Arctic including QR codes to various relevant electronic resources Table display of University of the Arctic books including QR codes to various relevant electronic resources
November 13, 2025 at 12:25 PM
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From Monday 17th November until Thursday 11th December the Library will be open until 2am every day.

Full information on our blog: rgulibraryblog.wordpress.com/2025/11/05/e...
November 5, 2025 at 10:44 AM
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Happy Halloween from your library team 👻🖤
Halloween decorations with a Happy Halloween poster of a cat reading some books and a grinning pumpkin with a crooked black hat A big paper spider and bat next to a black web Happy Halloween written in spooky black writing on an orange background with mini pumpkin fairy lights hanging in front
October 31, 2025 at 4:52 PM
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Completed project at today's Craft and Chat session today
Little green chap holding a sack
October 21, 2025 at 12:55 PM
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Have you had a chance to look at our book display for Black History Month yet? 📚

Take some time to have a look at what books we have, feel free to borrow and read through our RGU community stories.
Shelf of black history books with the title pages facing outwards A white table with 4 books standing up on display A noticeboard filled with people's stories. You can find these on the RGU webpages to read further
October 16, 2025 at 2:57 PM
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Today is WORLD MENTAL HEALTH DAY. Here at RGU Library we have some new books in stock, as well as a growing fiction collection (it’s healthy to relax!). Students can borrow up to 15 books at a time! We also have online resources here: library.rgu.ac.uk/shelfhelp
The book Real Talk by Tasha Bailey The book Your Journey Your Way by Horatio Clare The book And How Does That Make You Feel by Joshua Fletcher A snapshot of our growing fiction collection on level 8
October 10, 2025 at 10:53 AM
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The three winners of our Scavenger Hunt for Welcome Week have now been emailed their Costa gift cards, well done!

It is still available if you'd like to give it a go and gain some knowledge about the Library - forms.office.com/pages/respon...
Costa cup being held in two hands with the words Gift Card underneath
October 9, 2025 at 3:30 PM
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Come hear about the Aberdeen City Libraries, in our reception until 4pm
Aberdeen City Libraries stall in our reception
September 23, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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On Tuesday some of the team from Aberdeen City Libraries @aberdeencc.bsky.social are coming to our library, come and find out what they can do for you! They will be at reception from 10am-4pm
Picture of Aberdeen Central Library with details of a public library information stall in RGU Library reception from 10-4 on Tuesday
September 19, 2025 at 10:00 AM
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Come for a tour! This week only! 12 and 1pm daily!
Library Tour Assembly Point notice in Library reception area
September 16, 2025 at 10:23 AM
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Want to learn more about the Library? And have the chance of winning a Costa voucher? Do our fun scavenger hunt 😁

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RGU Library Scavenger Hunt poster
September 15, 2025 at 3:23 PM
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The library will be open on Monday's public holiday, but we're having a wee lie in so not opening until 9am! We'll be open until 10.3pm as usual though
Notice of being open for the public holiday on Monday 22nd September from 9am until 10.30pm
September 15, 2025 at 11:48 AM
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Visit us at the @robertgordonuni.bsky.social
Welcome Fayre!
September 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
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Welcome (back!) to RGU Library! We are conducting tours at noon and 1pm this week and next, just come to the Library Welcome Desk on floor 5 of the Sir Ian Wood Building. We also have guides for new students on our website: library.rgu.ac.uk/new-students...
Library space with desks with computer and power sockets next to a shelf of books and looking out across the Aberdeen skyline
September 8, 2025 at 9:29 AM
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Come and visit the Library stall at today's Open Day for @robertgordonuni.bsky.social
Library Stall at university Open Day with free pens and a friendly Librarian to answer questions
August 28, 2025 at 9:47 AM
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We have some new team members in the library. One of the Librarians brought their @nancybooklustpearl.bsky.social action figure in to meet our new colleague also called Nancy!
Nancy Pearl action figure next to a Lego desk name tag saying Nancy
August 27, 2025 at 10:45 AM
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Our new plugs are fully functional! Following feedback from some of our Library users we have had more power sockets installed so you can charge your own gadgets whilst you use the quiet study spaces on floors 6, 7 and 8
Black electric plug into a white power socket built into a library desk USB cable plugged into a power socket built into a library desk 4 power sockets on the corners of 4 library desks ready to be utilised
August 13, 2025 at 10:46 AM
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This month's book display highlights our ShelfHelp collection - our books don't just support you academically
ShelfHelp poster with QR code to the collection online with a selection of books underneath including Reasons to Stay Alive by Matt Haig More helpful books including A Good Night's Sleep
August 7, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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We listened to our students and are in the process of swapping some computers to desks with plugs! Please bear with us in the in-between stage!
Empty desks with monitor arms protruding upwards but the computers are gone, in front of a window looking out across Aberdeen
July 3, 2025 at 10:13 AM
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We had a great time at the Curious Minds Research Festival (and got a photo of @paulmclarke.bsky.social in action 😄)
Dan sets the students some challenges Our stall at the festival, with the theme Authors @ RGU showcasing some books and theses The Scottish University Press stall A payload from our Art and Heritage collection which has actually been to space
June 20, 2025 at 2:22 PM
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Happy Pride Month! We have a selection of our LGBTQ+ collection in our reception: librarysearch.rgu.ac.uk/discovery/co...
Big notice board of Pride posters and glorious colourful flags next to a table with some relevant books and a teddy bear dressed up like a Pride Care Bear with a rainbow tummy with a lovely heart in the middle Pride banner above a book display of relevant books and our self issue machines Colouring in sheets saying Proud To Be Me and Equality, with a pot of colouring in pens and pencils Book display for Pride Month with links to our Library Collection and the RGU Rainbow Network
June 3, 2025 at 9:49 AM
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Wondering what these numbers mean?

Our OpenAIR monthly update is now on our blog: rgulibraryblog.wordpress.com/2025/05/30/o...

#OpenAccess #OpenAIR
Colourful pie chart of research outputs
June 2, 2025 at 11:46 AM