“Who Owns Our Knowledge?” is the theme for this year’s International Open Access Week (October 20-26). The 2025 theme asks a pointed question about the present moment and how, in […]
Discover Your Library: Find the right study zone
Augustine House Library The main library in Canterbury is based at Augustine House. In an ideal location just minutes from Canterbury City Centre and just ten minutes’ walk from North […]
Discover Your Library: Borrowing Your Resources
Find out how to borrow items from the Library. Learn about about automatic renewals, reservations, fines and borrowing limits.
Discover Your Library: Finding your library books
A step by step guide to finding the resources that are on the library shelves. Use LibrarySearch, understand classmarks and loan types to discover items.
Augustine House: an architectural gem in the heart of Canterbury
When Barton Court Grammar School pupil Mark Spier came on work placement to Augustine House Library he told us about his love of architecture. We asked him to do some […]
The Carnegie Awards Celebrate Another Great Year in Literature and Illustration
The Carnegie Medals are awarded annually by CILIP and the Youth Libraries Group to books for children and young people that create outstanding reading experiences through writing or illustration.
Local authors and what they mean to us
Over the past eighteen months the library has featured local Kent authors in its book displays on floor 3. This initiative was the brilliant idea of Nick Berbiers, a PhD […]
Library Research Support podcast: Episode 3: Database tips and tricks
Our latest podcast is about online databases and how to use them effectively. Two of our Learning & Research Librarians, Claire and David, talk about all things databases, from ‘should […]
The Dover Wesleyan Methodist Scrapbook at the Maison Dieu
Last weekend, I attended the opening of the Dover Maison Dieu where I was able to showcase the Dover Wesleyan Methodist Scrapbook. The scrapbook contains important ephemeral material which documents […]