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A changing library – The new Salomons library in its first two years (part 1)

What was your first trip to the Salomons Library in Lucy Fildes House like? When was it? Did you come when we had PCs but no desks? That was an interesting week…

My first trip was in summer 2017 when the library was nothing but white paint and carpet. A Library blank canvas. The “to do” list was long but the possibilities were numerous and exciting. There were impending problems. The shelves we had in Runcie Court were mostly designed to run along walls…  the walls in the new Salomons Library were only conducive to beginner limbo dancing lessons. Sourcing new shelving was a must. Fortunately, we were able to source shelving from the library in Broadstairs. Clearing the 8 rows of shelving we were to use, in the space of a couple of days probably the most physical activity I’d done for work since giving up cutting down trees for a living (but that’s another story).

LGBT+ History Month 2020: Lorraine Hansberry and Sarah Kane

This LGBT+ History Month we are celebrating Poetry, Prose and Plays, and the LGBT+ writers that have changed and shaped the literary and theatrical landscapes. The official campaign selects playwright Lorraine Hansberry as one of its key figures, whose seminal A Raisin in the Sun debuted in 1959 and has been performed, adapted and translated all over the world. I would like to take this opportunity to explore Hansberry’s life and work and also look at another playwright, Sarah Kane, whose life and career were also sadly brief but incredibly impactful and influential. Though their creative output and life experiences were very different, both shocked and intrigued audiences, tackled themes and styles that proved ground breaking, and achieved recognition as remarkable talents.

LGBT+ History Month 2020: E.M. Forster and Sarah Waters

As part of LGBT+ History month, the university is focusing on several literary figures.  We thought it would be interesting to look at Forster’s life and work and contrast it to that of a contemporary author, to see how society and attitudes have moved on.  In this blog, we concentrate on E M Forster in more detail, because he is one of the four writers celebrated by the official campaign during this month.

Email disruption

There is currently an issue with some student email accounts which may be preventing users from receiving emails. In some cases this will have affected the receipt of library emails. IT expect this problem to last until about 1 P.M. today.

If you think you may have missed an email from the library, please contact us at library.canterbury@canterbury.ac.uk and we will send you the information you need. Apologies for any inconvenience this causes.