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‘A Lifted Study-Storehouse’: Philip Larkin and the Brynmor Jones Library

By day, a lifted study-storehouse; night   Converts it to a flattened cube of light.   Whichever’s shown, the symbol is the same:   Knowledge; a University; a name. Philip Larkin (1983). ‘On the Brynmor Jones Library’, from Collected Poems, 1988. In light of our recently updated collection of Larkinian items within our Librarian’s Office, our latest blog […]

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BJL Spotlight Part 2 – From Exploring Sustainable Development Goals to Celebrating Fiction and Film

Time has flown by since our first quarterly blog from the Brynmor Jones Library Spotlight Team. We have continued with our year-long exploration of Spotlight on Sustainable Development Goals. In April, we focused on our Spotlight on Life Below Water, Life on Land, Clean Water and Sanitation and Climate Action. This was an excellent opportunity […]

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Work Experience 2025 – A Behind the Scenes of the Rare Books Room

Part One Towards the end of the school year, we welcome students from schools in the local surrounding areas of Hull and Holderness to participate in our work experience scheme. During the first week of our work experience scheme this year, our work experience students Ella and Lydia participated in a variety of tasks and […]