Wishing everyone a very happy and joyful Nowruz! To celebrate, we've put together a Haft-Seen (هفتسين) table with the help of Dr. Mahbod Ghaffari. So when you have time, please drop by and smell the flowers -- or the hyacinths (سنبل) to be exact! #nowruz #haftseen #spring

Spring is finally upon us! We'll be open during the vacation from Monday to Friday, 9:00 am - 5:00 pm, with a one hour closure for lunch from 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM. We'll also be closed over the long bank holiday weekend -- from Friday 18th April to Monday 21st April. See you soon!

Due to an emergency plumbing issue, the library will be closed to all users until Monday. We apologise for the inconvenience!

Congratulations to Mohamed Samir Nada, winner of the 2025 International Prize for International Prize for Arabic Fiction for The Prayer of Anxiety! A powerful story of isolation and humanity. More to come on this year's incredible shortlist from the Near and Middle Eastern Dept Cambridge University Library #IPAF2025

Cambridge University members now have trial access to the Chinese Historical Local Archives Database 中国地方历史文献数据库.   This trial is active until 31 July 2025.   Please provide your feedback to Electronic Collection Management using the feedback form: libraries.cam.ac.uk/e-resource-tri…

Great news from the CU Electronic Collection Management Team Electronic Collection Management Cambridge University Library. Cambridge University members now have access to **British Colonial Policy and Intelligence Files on Asia and the Middle East, c. 1880–1950** until the end of May: degruyterbrill.com/database/bif/h…

Exam season is upon us! Time to prepare for some cosy study sessions. Check out Vicky's blog Cambridge University Library about the dazzling array of libraries and library resources that are available to you this term: lib.cam.ac.uk/stories/easter…

⏰ Just over a week left to apply for the Cambridge University and Cambridge University Library fully-funded PhD studentship. Apply for the opportunity to conduct innovative research on collections related to climate and the environment. Closing date: Friday 16 May 2025 loom.ly/tXuIqK8

Big congratulations to our amazing PhD and PhD students at @CambridgeFAMES for launching 劍橋文藝—the very first Chinese-language literary magazine created by our own students! The inaugural issue is just out, with the title calligraphy done by the renowned artist Meilin Han.

It may be Week 3 already, but it's never too late to hone your research skills! PhD students -- don't forget to check out the Research Skills training from Cambridge University Library for sessions on referencing, copyright, data management, publishing and more. Visit osc.cam.ac.uk/training/cours… to book❤️

Yesterday, atomic bomb survivors Dr Masao Tomonaga and Chiyoko Motomura, and second-generation survivor Tomoko Ōtaki, visited Cambridge University Library, where members of the Japanese and Korean Section (Department of World Collections) had kindly arranged a Nagasaki-inspired display.

This term, we're delighted to present a small display of the bilingual poetry editions: a snapshot of our superb collection of poetry in translation. Free your mind from exams and deadlines by taking a moment to delve into something sublime, uplifting and timeless.

Arabic Fiction on Display at the University Library Display is available for UL's user for the next few weeks. Read more about it in the Languages Across Borders blog below: languagecollections-blog.lib.cam.ac.uk/2025/05/26/ara…

Cambridge University Library offers a variety of study spaces for students and library users. This video shows you what to expect in each space. For more information on finding your perfect study space: loom.ly/uKMLcus.

Greetings linguists and language lovers! Check out the Language & Rhythm podcast from MMLL Cambridge. You can hear our Assistant Librarian, Ahmed Elmi, reading from the famed poet, al-Ma'arri, 30 seconds into Episode 2! shows.acast.com/language-and-r… via Acast

Did you know current members of the University of Cambridge can access virtually any article via our libraries? The 'How to...' blog post bit.ly/3FMQ76C looks at plugins, Open Access, Scan & Deliver from Cambridge University Library, & the Document Delivery LibGuide bit.ly/4jC33dD

We have some prize winning fiction in translation coming your way! Including: ⭐ May You Have Delicious Meals by Junko Takase (Akutagawa Prize) ⭐ Cocoon by Zhang Yueran (English Pen Award) ⭐ Before the Queen Falls Asleep by Huzama Habayeb (Naguib Mahfouz Medal for Literature)

We're buzzing with the latest news from the UL hive! 🐝 Queen Brontë has spent the last few weeks laying thousands of eggs, and the bees are starting to fill up the top box with honey. 🍯 #CambridgeUniversityLibrary #Cambridge #Bees #CityBees

It's oh so quiet... but not for long! A huge congratulations to our students on finishing their exams. We hope you have some marvellous summer adventures and look forward to seeing you back in October (or in a year's time if you're off on your year abroad!)

In the summer time, when the weather is fine, AMES Library is open (almost) all of the time! OK, we may not be the best at rhyming, but we're here for all your summer research needs. We'll be open Monday to Friday, 9:00 am-5:00 pm, with an hour closure for lunch at 1:00 pm.