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It’s All a Show: Fairground Showmen, Identity and Mental Health Exhibition - Wellbeing Events and Workshops

Western Bank Library is hosting a programme of wellbeing activities in connection with some of the themes raised in the upcoming It’s All a Show: Fairground Showmen, Identity and Mental Health exhibition.
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White Rose University Press: The Open Access University Press of Sheffield, Leeds & York

Curious about the benefits and possibilities of open access books? Interested in learning more about our very own open access university press?
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Membership offer for Refugees and Asylum Seekers

The University of Sheffield Library is happy to offer membership to refugees and asylum seekers, with a tour of Western Bank Library taking place on Wednesday 21 February for those interested in applying.

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The Creative Library

Find out more about the The Creative Library, a collaborative project between the Students' Union Liberation Officers and the University Library.
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Children’s Culture and Citizenship in Argentina. A History of Billiken Magazine (1919-2019): Professor Lauren Rea MBE

Professor Lauren Rea MBE's "Children’s Culture and Citizenship in Argentina. A History of Billiken Magazine (1919-2019)" has been published by White Rose University Press.
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World Digital Preservation Day

Fran Horner, a new Archivist at the University of Sheffield Library, explores Digital Preservation ahead of World  Digital Preservation Day (WDPD) on 2nd November 2023.
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It’s All a Show: Fairground Showmen, Identity and Mental Health Exhibition is Awarded a £10,000 Grant by The National Lottery Heritage Fund

The National Fairground and Circus Archive (NFCA), has been awarded a National Lottery Heritage Fund grant to develop an exhibition entitled ‘It’s All a Show: Fairground Showmen, Identity and Mental Health’.
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Basic English for Teaching Korean - a new open textbook

We are pleased to announce the publication of this new open textbook written by Dr Kyuin Kim Teaching Associate in the School of East Asian Studies at the University of Sheffield and Sehee Park from the Chinese University of Hong Kong.

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The Launch of Window on Korea

Western Bank Library welcomed staff from the National Library of Korea and the Korean Culture Centre to open the new Window on Korea space.

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Ghosted Ground: an exhibition by Joanna Whittle

Ghosted Ground is an exciting new exhibition from award winning landscape artist Joanna Whittle in the exhibitions space in Western Bank Library from 24th July until 10th December 2023.