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Whether you're in Durham or have gone away for Vacation, our team is here to help with all your Library queries 💜 Our live chat service is available 24/7 🕙💬
Through Ask Us, you can:
➡️ ask us a question via email
➡️ use our Live Chat service
➡️ search our FAQs
libanswers.durham.ac.uk
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➡️ You must be prepared to return items at any point during the vacation via post. If you are in the UK, you can use our free postal return service 📩
Find out more on our return guide: libguides.durham.ac.uk/borrowfromus...
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➡️ Items can still be reserved during the vacation, and you may be asked to return them before the end of the break. If you think you may be unable to return an item, we recommend that you do not borrow it 🙂
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Easter vacation = more time to read 📚🥳
As it's currently vacation-time, here's a quick reminder about borrowing:
➡️ You can continue to borrow books during the vacation period. Items will renew automatically every three weeks for up to 12 months, unless they are reserved by another user 🗓️
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Happy Easter from all of us at Durham University Library and Collections 🐣🐰 #DULib #Easter
World Autism Awareness Day display: quotes from famous people with autism.
World Autism Awareness Day display: quotes from famous people with autism.
A poster reading: All of these quotes and books were written by famous people diagnosed with autism. "Autism is not a disability, it is a different ability!" - by Alex Plank. Don't just be aware, Billy Bee says be inspired! Imagery: There is an infinity symbol with a fist, and a cartoon Billy Bee.
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World Autism Awareness Day display: a table with a light blue table cloth and a purple display board, featuring posters, books about autism, and quotes from famous people with autism.
World Autism Awareness Day display: a table with a light blue table cloth and a purple display board, featuring posters, books about autism, and quotes from famous people with autism.
World Autism Awareness Day display: a table with a light blue table cloth and a purple display board, featuring posters, books about autism, and quotes from famous people with autism.
It's World Autism Awareness Day!
Come check out our display if you are passing through Bill Bryson Library today, and feel free to borrow any of the books 📚🌈♾️💜 (1/2)
#DULib #DurhamUniversity #WorldAutismAwarenessDay
For opening times across all our buildings and study spaces, please see our Libraries and site information guide 👉 libguides.durham.ac.uk/Libraries/ou...
#DULib #Easter
Alternative study space will be available at Barker Research Library (within Palace Green Library) at the following times:
👉 Friday 3 April – 10am–4:45pm
👉 Saturday 4 April – closed
👉 Sunday 5 April – closed
👉 Monday 6 April – 10am–4:45pm
Daffodils outside Bill Bryson Library
📢 Bill Bryson Library will be closed over the Easter weekend (Friday 3 April to Monday 6 April inclusive). We will reopen at 9am on Tuesday 7 April 😊
Opening times (20–26 April):
👉 Monday – Friday: 9am – 4pm
👉 Saturday 25 April: 9:30am – 5pm (Post Offer Visit Day)
👉 Sunday 26 April: 11am – 5pm
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Students in Small Island Coffee
📢 Small Island Coffee opening times over Easter Vacation:
👉 Monday – Friday: 9am – 4pm
👉 Closed Saturdays & Sundays
☕️ Small Island will be closed over the Bank Holiday Easter weekend 🐣
😊 We’re here to support you! You can contact us through our 24/7 live chat service, send us an email or speak to us in person: libanswers.durham.ac.uk
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📚 Books can be reserved by other users at any time, which means you might need to return items to us before the end of vacation. Find out more on our Borrow from us guide: libguides.durham.ac.uk/borrowfromus/
Happy last day of term! 🥳
A few quick reminders about our services during vacation:
🕘 Our vacation opening times start tomorrow (Saturday 21 March) - visit our guide for details: libguides.durham.ac.uk/Libraries/ou...
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Eid Mubarak from all of us at University Library and Collections. We wish all who are celebrating a happy Eid al-Fitr 🕌 #EidalFitr #DULib
Really pleased that our Shakespeare Recovered exhibition & project has been shortlisted in the Restoration or Conservation Project of the Year category in the Museums & Heritage Awards. @dulib.bsky.social @ducollections.bsky.social @durham.ac.uk
We’re excited to share that 24/7 opening returns from 9am on Saturday 25 April! 🎉
For full details of vacation opening times across all study spaces, check out our Libraries and site information guide: libguides.durham.ac.uk/Libraries/ou...
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Bill Bryson Library exterior
📢 Vacation Opening Times
Opening hours at the Billy B from Saturday 21 March to Friday 24 April:
👉 Monday–Sunday: 9am–8pm*
*Closed over the Easter Bank Holiday weekend (3–6 April inclusive)
Tue 17 March 1-2pm
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Tue 31 March 1-2pm
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Spaces are limited and tickets are free, but booking is essential via Eventbrite by selecting the date you wish to attend. If you can no longer make it, please cancel your booking so your place can be offered to someone else. (4/5)
The exhibition also provides fascinating new insights into Durham University’s early links with the Palace Museum through Malcolm MacDonald (1901-1981), former Chancellor of Durham University (1971- 1980), and a prominent politician and diplomat. (3/5)
Discover how the Forbidden City transformed from the home of 24 emperors into one of the world’s most significant museums, and explore rarely seen archival images that trace a century of political change, preservation, and cultural ambition. (2/5)
View of the Palace Museum in the 1920s and 2025; Photos: © The Palace Museum; Image designed by Ziyu Zhou
Did you know there is a special exhibition on the Palace Museum, Beijing at the Oriental Museum?
Join our curator Dr Qin Cao for an exclusive lunchtime tour of Journey of a Century: From the Forbidden City to the Palace Museum. (1/5)
Our giveaway to celebrate World Book Day has now come to an end. If you’ve found a ticket, there’s still a little time left to claim your prize at our Help and Information Desk and join our other lucky winners!
#WorldBookDay #WBD2026
National Book Tokens
🎉 Congratulations to all our Lucky Ticket winners from last week! We hope you enjoy spending your National Book Tokens 📚
Palace Green Library
Palace Green Library
Palace Green Library is looking beautiful in the in the sun today 🌟
Did you know the building is home to Barker Research Library - one of our many fantastic library study spaces. You can also find our Archives and Special Collections there 😊
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Blurry photo of bookshelves with book cover for The Things We Leave Unfinished by Rebecca Yarros. Text reading: Contemporary romance and historical fiction. Love, loss, and legacy. The power of storytelling. Available as e-book on Discover and Libby. Audiobook available on Discover and Libby.
Blurry photo of Durham Cathedral with book cover for The Left Hand of Darkness by Ursula K. Le Guin. Text reading: A classic, groundbreaking work of sci-fi. Explores gender, sexuality, and identity. Political and societal commentary. Available as physical copies at Bill Bryson Library, ISC, and some colleges. Audiobook available on Libby.
Blurry photo of bookshelf with book covers for the Alphabet Series by Sue Grafton. Text reading: Fast-paced mystery series. Great example of the private-eye genre. Featuring a gritty female private investigator. Available as audiobooks on Libby.
Blurry photo of study spaces by a window with book covers for the Broken Earth Trilogy by N. K. Jemisin. Text reading: Sci-fi/Fantasy trilogy. Climate change dystopia. Grounded story of survivalism - hope in the darkness. Available as physical copies at Bill Bryson Library (all 3 books). Book 2 is available as an audiobook on Discover and Libby.
Blurry photo of bookshelf with book cover for To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Text reading: Adult attitudes to race and class seen through the eyes of children. Fight for justice in America's Deep South. Coming of age. Available as physical copies at Bill Bryson Library, ISC, and some colleges. E-book available on Discover and Libby. Audiobook available on Discover and Libby.
Blurry photo of library stairs with book cover for Persuasion by Jane Austen. Text reading: A study in 18th-century society life, class, social mobility, and gender inequality. Love, regret, and second chances. Funny, sarcastic, and clever - Austen at her best. Available as physical copies at Bill Bryson Library, ISC, and some colleges. E-book available on Discover and Libby. Audiobook available on Discover and Libby.
Blurry photo of library stairs and a feminist symbol with text reading: Your BBL librarians recommended books for International Women's Day.
Blurry photo of Durham Cathedral with book covers for the How's Moving Castle trilogy by Diana Wynne Jones. Text reading: Magical fantasy trilogy. Subversion of fantasy tropes. Wildly incentive, sharply funny, while firmly grounded in real life. Book 1 is available as a physical copy at Billy Bryson Library, and all are available as e-books on Discover and Libby.
Blurry photo of bookshelves with book cover for The Handmaid's Tale by Margaret Atwood. Text reading: Dystopian and relevant. Based on real events. A classic must-read. Available as physical copies at Bill Bryson Library, ISC, and some colleges. E-book available on Discover and Libby.
Blurry photo of the Palatine view from the library with book covers for the Her Majesty's Royal Coven series by Juno Dawson. Text reading: Fantasy series about modern magic and ancient prophesies. Female friendships... and enemies. LGBTQ+. Book 1 is available as a physical copy at Bill Bryson Library. E-book available on Discover and Libby.
It's International Women's Day! ♀️
Here are some of our favourite books written by women 📚
Let us know your own recommendations in the comments 😊💜
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