Cambridge University Library

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[Cambridge University Library @theUL]

Phew, it's hot! Some of our Faculty and Departmental Libraries are making adjustments to cope with the extreme heat. Changes to opening hours or services may be necessary at short notice. Please check in with your library before travelling! Keep cool and stay safe, everyone.

[Cambridge Past, Present & Future @CambridgePPF]

A live DJ set in the foyer, with no shushing librarians in sight -  #LivingWater #LibraryLate at the Cambridge University Library, in the #CambridgeNatureFestival. Book for the Rivers of Film on 25th June at 5:45pm
https://t.co/fnmOEJAWgt @theUL

[Keisha Blair HolisticWealth @KeishaOBlair]

Honoured to see the #archives of Officer Oliver Nathaniel Williams (1936–2025) preserved in the Royal Commonwealth Society Library @RoyalCWSociety at Cambridge University @theUL. Last Jamaican soldiers trained by #BritishArmy during the colonial era.
https://t.co/VYmZHhSnnO

[MusiCB3t @MusiCB3t]

From Hammer to Herne Bay. A year in a composer's life through their diary, now on MusiCB3 @theULSpecColl @theUL
https://t.co/0p8JbnDtgD

[Cambridge University Library @theUL]

Industrial action at the University of Cambridge is taking place on Wed, Thurs & Fri this week (20, 21, 22 May).

We aim to maintain services during the strikes but we advise you to check our service updates page before travelling to our libraries: https://t.co/0HE4A1mMxK.

[Cambridge University Library @theUL]

Industrial action at the University of Cambridge is taking place on Wed, Thurs & Fri this week (13, 14, 15 May).

We aim to maintain services and minimise disruption to study wherever possible, but changes may be necessary.

Keep updated: https://t.co/1h9CwfPaVn.

[Electronic Collection Management @ejournalscamb]

Trial access is now available to Project Syndicate from 28 April until 27 May 2026 to members of the University of Cambridge both on and off campus. On campus access @theUL

[Gavin Moodie @GavinMoodie]

To mark the 175th anniversary of the Public Libraries Act @theUL & @bodleianlibs, supported by the Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals & @LibrariesConne1, have published a review of the value of public libraries in the UK.

https://t.co/nK6F0pIYNc

[CSEAS Kyoto University 京都大学東南アジア地域研究研究所 @kucseas]

Academic Visit🤝 CSEAS welcomed a delegation from the Center for Islamic Studies at Cambridge University on April 22.
#IslamicStudies @Cambridge_Uni @theUL @AsafasAsia @asafas2024
https://t.co/UuPcbkNTb1

[M. Ullate i Estanyol @UllateE]

A la Rosa Montalt i a l'Olga Ger les teniu a prop, a la @BiblioCatalunya i a l'@IEV_Valls, respectivament. Si us perdeu la sessió de dillus 27, amb l'Anna Pensaert i en Richard Andrewes, de la @theUL, només hi podreu interaccionar si els aneu a veure. Veniu! Més #RobertGerhard!

[Cambridge University @Cambridge_Uni]

The Fitzwilliam Museum has today been announced as one of five finalists for Art Fund Museum of the Year 2026, the world’s largest museum prize! 🎨 🖼️ 🏛️

Explore what the @artfund nomination means to the @FitzMuseum_UK: https://t.co/FB9xeGMPLf

#MuseumOfTheYear #Cambridge #FitzwilliamMuseum

[Cambridge University Library @theUL]

We’re pleased to say the University Library is open today, and we aim to keep services running and minimise disruption. As things may change at short notice, we recommend checking our latest updates before travelling:
https://t.co/Ln7eqPkses

[Cambridge University Library @theUL]

Industrial action at the University Library is scheduled for: Tues 21st April, Wed 22nd April, Thurs 30th April & Fri 1st May. We aim to maintain services during strikes, but some last minute changes may occur. Stay updated: https://t.co/Ln7eqPkses

[Trucs en vrak @EnTrucs]

#ManuscriptMonday
@theUL
Manuscript Ajāʼib al-makhlūqāt
(MS Nn.3.74) - folio 57r

« The marvels of creation and the oddities of existence », commonly known as « The cosmography of Qazwini »..

Illustration of the inhabitants of the islands of Waq-Waq

[Cambridge University Library @theUL]

For Tues 21 and Wed 22 April, we currently expect:
🔵 the UL will open 9.30am-7pm.
🔵 the Tea Room will open 9.30am-3pm.
🔵Special Collections services will be open, but fetching may be limited. Please order, find or reserve material in advance.
🔵 Our exhibition will be open.

[Cambridge University Library @theUL]

Industrial action at the University Library is scheduled for: Tues 21st April, Wed 22nd April, Thurs 30th April & Fri 1st May. We aim to maintain services during strikes, but some last minute changes may occur. Stay updated: https://t.co/Ln7eqPkses

[Dr Yan He @YanHeCUL]

The views from our library’s Tea Room—my favorite cherry blossoms are now in bloom. Are they called 八重桜（やえざくら / yaezakura) double cherry 八重櫻 or late-blooming cherry 晚櫻?

[Biodiversity Heritage Library @BioDivLibrary]

Join us at #BHLDay2026: “Towards a Biodiversity Data Ecosystem Built on BHL Data”

🌱 AI + structured biodiversity literature
🌱 OCR + multilingual data challenges
🌱 Real-world systems like @WRMarineSpecies

📅 29 April | London + online
🎟️ Register: https://t.co/jalFal99HU

[MusiCB3t @MusiCB3t]

10 reasons to visit @theUL this exam term...
https://t.co/5bZSEpTZ18

[Dr Lacey Bonar Hull @LaceyBonarHull]

@britishlibrary Then we have this sizable hare. (For reasons that will become evident below, we have to hope this isn’t drawn to scale?)

@theUL MS D.d.5.5, fol. 199r

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[Cambridge University Library @theUL]

Living Water: Poetry, Art and the Fight for Clean Rivers, is open!

Explore the work and legacy of artist Barrie Cooke, and his remarkable creative friendship with poets Seamus Heaney and Ted Hughes.

🎟️ FREE
📍The UL & @pembroke1347

https://t.co/mr90twdbST