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Summer Reading Challenge 2025 — Sign Up Now Open

This year's reading challenge runs throughout the summer term with prizes, reviews and a final celebration event in July. All year groups welcome — pick up a challenge card from the desk.

3 March 2025

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28 Feb
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Author Talk: Dr. Sarah Hall on Historical Fiction

Join us Thursday 6th March at 1.15pm in the library for an informal talk with visiting author Dr Sarah Hall, discussing research methods behind her latest novel.

24 Feb
Resource

New Access: JSTOR Complete Collection Now Available

Students and staff can now access the full JSTOR academic journal archive — over 12 million articles across 75 disciplines via the library portal.

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