The evening of April 23rd, 2021, is World Book Night! This year, the World Book Night organisers have chosen the theme “Books To Make You Smile”, which is about, unsurprisingly, books which make you smile! Given the events of the past year, we think that this theme is a very good one - and highly necessary! What better escapism than a good book that makes you grin, after … [Read more...]
SGS LRC Bookflix – March 2021
March? March!? Of 2021?! Are you quite certain?? Remarkably, we are indeed well on our way into the Spring of 2021. The Second Lockdown has ended and college has reopened. The weather is looking up (mostly), flowers are starting to bloom, there are probably lambs leaping around in fields, somewhere… As gloomy as this past year may have been for a great many of us, there really … [Read more...]
EBSCO Education Research Complete
Click Here To Access the EBSCO Education Research Complete database EBSCO Education Resource Complete is an thorough educational database for students, teachers, and educational policy-makers. This database contains hundreds of complete-text educational journals from Early Years through to Higher Education, and also includes multilingual education, health education, and … [Read more...]
LGBTQ+ History Month 2021
LGBT+ History Month 2021 is drawing to a close, but our engagement with queer history, media, literature, and creators is always ongoing. LGBTQIA+ History is part of our wider history, and is relevant and important for everyone, regardless of whether or not you consider yourself part of the LGBTQIA+ community. As a library we may be a little biased, but we think that a great … [Read more...]
Pombomb Day 2021
Since 2019, SGS College LRCs have been involved with the mental health awareness campaign, Holly's Pombombs. Holly's Pombombs was set up by the family of Holly Cowlam after she sadly took her own life in 2018. Holly's Pombombs uses the making and displaying of yarn pompoms to promote the Time To Talk campaign. Time To Talk focuses on raising awareness of mental health issues … [Read more...]
