Canterbury Christ Church University Logo
  • Home
  • About us

Category: Home

Hesba Stretton: best-selling author of evangelical children’s fiction 

Hesba Stretton: best-selling author of evangelical children’s fiction 

During Academic Development Week, the MA Heritage Students investigated the Hesba Stretton Collection as part of an archives and special collections workshop. Read on to find out what they discovered:

30 Oct, 202530 Oct, 2025 Archives / Special Collections, Collection highlights, Home
This Halloween… Write A Letter to the Library

This Halloween… Write A Letter to the Library

Halloween Library Letter Writing Event 2025.
Don’t be afraid to leave your feedback! We can handle some scares.

25 Oct, 202517 Nov, 2025 Canterbury, Feedback, Home
Who owns our knowledge? Open Access Week 2025

Who owns our knowledge? Open Access Week 2025

“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 […]

20 Oct, 202513 Oct, 2025 Home, Research
Augustine House: an architectural gem in the heart of Canterbury

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 […]

17 Jul, 202517 Jul, 2025 Archives / Special Collections, Canterbury, Home, Public engagement
The Carnegie Awards Celebrate Another Great Year in Literature and Illustration

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.

14 Jul, 2025 Canterbury, Collection highlights, Discover Your Library, Home
Local authors and what they mean to us

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 […]

30 Jun, 202530 Jun, 2025 Home
Library Research Support podcast: Episode 3: Database tips and tricks

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 […]

30 Jun, 202530 Jun, 2025 Digital library, Discover Your Library, Home, Learning Skills, Research
The Dover Wesleyan Methodist Scrapbook at the Maison Dieu

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 […]

15 May, 202515 May, 2025 Archives / Special Collections, Home, Public engagement, Research1 Comment on The Dover Wesleyan Methodist Scrapbook at the Maison Dieu
Wellness and Mental Health Zine – downloadable now!

Wellness and Mental Health Zine – downloadable now!

Do Not Untimely Die is the name of a collaborative zine made at Augustine House on University Mental Health Day. During research sessions held earlier this year, students and staff […]

30 Apr, 202530 Apr, 2025 Archives / Special Collections, Canterbury, Home, Public engagement, Stressless and wellbeing

Posts navigation

Older posts
Newer posts

Recent Posts

  • Climate Facts for a greener future
  • SCONUL – All You Need To Know
  • Read & Relax Authors coming to The Canterbury Festival 
  • Write a letter to the library.. and ‘Trick or Treat blind book borrow’
  • Discover Your Library: Locating the right study space for you!
  • Canterbury Academy Student Librarians’ visit
  • Discover your Library: Introducing LibrarySearch
  • Your new e-book collection update: Jan – Aug 2026

Campus

  • Canterbury
  • Medway
  • Salomons

Subject

  • AH Improvement Project
  • Discover Your Library
  • Collection highlights
  • Digital library
  • Archives / Special Collections
  • Research
  • Learning Skills
  • Feedback
  • Diversity and belonging
  • Stressless and wellbeing
  • Sustainability
  • Public engagement
  • University Bookshop
© 2026 Canterbury Christ Church University