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Highlights

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We are here for students - study space and free Wi-Fi to help with your homework, study and exams! Find out more
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Cook Along! It's week 1 of a free 5 part series of online cooking lessons - learn to cook a tasty Chili Con Carne. Click here to view
Highlight tile 3, Draw Along Week 1

Draw Along! It's week 1 of a free 5 part series of line drawing lessons - learn drawing skills step by step. Click here to view
Digital books on tablet computer and mobile phone

Go digital - enjoy digital eBooks and Audiobooks now. Members can borrow titles for free anytime! Find out more

Features

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Theatre Royal Belfast virtual exhibition from artefacts held in the Theatre Collections in Belfast Central Library. Click here to view
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‘Tales from the Townlands’ talk - Dr Frances Kane and Prof Keith Lilley explore how townlands were surveyed and mapped. View recording and new blog
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Publisher Marcus Ward created lots of different items including these decorative tins which now live in Belfast Central Library! Find out more
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Civic Access Scheme - you can become a civic access borrower of Ulster University with your library membership
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With the local temperatures rising a little will this inspire you to go running? If so, then we can help you with these running magazines; available to borrow now
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eMag of the week is Grazia magazine. Download the latest issue and back issues for free on Libby

Book Recommendations

Staff Picks, favourites and reviews!


Mrs Winterbottom Takes A Gap Year By Joanna Nell

Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell

Mrs Winterbottom Takes a Gap Year by Joanna Nell is a delightful and heart-warming novel that explores the adventures of Heather Winterbottom, a GP who decides to take a break from her routine life and embark on an exciting new journey.

Husband and wife GPs, Alan and Heather Winterbottom, have spent over forty years working side by side in their idyllic rural practice. Now, as they retire, Heather dreams of escaping the shackles of her routine and exploring the Greek…

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Roseland By Judy Finnigan

Roseland by Judy Finnigan

Roseland by Judy Finnigan is a captivating and beautifully told novel that transports readers to the Cornish countryside, where secrets, family bonds, and haunting memories intertwine.

The summers spent at Roseland, the sprawling ancestral home of her best friend, Eloise, were among the happiest of Cathy’s life. Tucked away on the Cornish coastline and brimming with history, Roseland seemed to belong to another century. However, Cathy has barely been back since Eloise’s death a decade ago. When Jack, the love…

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