Ways to love your Swansea Met Libraries this Valentine's Day!

Today is St Valentine's Day, and is a perfect opportunity to express your love for your Swansea Met Library!

 - You can go on a blind date with a book from our Townhill Library (see our blog post from Monday http://smulibraryblog.blogspot.co.uk/2013/02/how-about-blind-date-with-book-this.html)

- Why not tell us what you love about our new Swansea Business School Library by going to our Facebook or Twitter pages and taking part in the poll?

- If you don't already follow us on Facebook, Twitter or our Blog, now is the perfect time to do so - anyone new liking/following us up until Thursday 21st February will be entered into a draw to win this lovely heart-shaped box of chocolates!

So there are several options to get involved with your Swansea Met Library today! After Thursday 21st February, we'll pick one new follower at random to win the scrumptious chocs (please note, this competition is only open to Swansea Met students/staff). Happy Valentine's Day!

How about a blind date with a book this Valentine’s Day?

If you think you might be stuck in a reading rut, or are just someone who likes surprises, take a look at the Valentine’s Day display on the ground floor of Townhill Library. It could be time for a ‘blind date’ with a book! Our lovely library assistants have selected some novels from our collection for you to pick up and borrow. Not so unusual, you might think, but the difference this time is that all the books have been wrapped up, so you can’t tell what they are! Each book has a little synopsis on the wrapping to give you a clue as to what it’s about, so if you see one that takes your fancy, here’s what you need to do:-

·         Take the book to the counter to borrow it (if you use self-service, no peeking at the title on the screen!)

·         Unwrap the book when you get home to find out what it is

·         Read it

·         Return or renew your book within three weeks when the due date is up

·         Let us know if you enjoyed your date!

So there you go. Easy! Stop by and pick up a surprise next time you’re in Townhill. The display will be up all month.

Love your SMU Library on Valentine's day!

We are offering SMU students and staff the opportunity to win a lovely box of chocolates in our Valentine's prize draw! All you have to do is 'Like' us on our Library Facebook page, 'Follow' us on our Library Twitter site or join our Library Blog!

You have until 21st February to do so, after which we will pick one lucky winner at random. We will also include in the draw all SMU students and staff who already like, follow or have joined our blog previously.

Lastly, of course by following us via our Facebook, Twitter or Blog pages in the future you will also find out lots more about the library service and resources that we have to offer you! What's not to love about our libraries :-)

What do you love about your SMU Library - competition winner!

Thank you to everyone who left comments regarding the library as part of the Valentines Library Blog promotion!

Our winner (picked earlier today at random by the Art & Design library rep) is Elia Strange, who had posted the following comment:

'I love how easy it is to find books and journals in our library. I love seeing how helpful, friendly and always smiling all staff members are when we have enquiry. I love the technology that the library uses, and how easy it is to take, return or renew the books there these days. SMU Library is the best!'

We've enjoyed reading everyone's comments, and don't forget you can continue to follow us and give feedback in the future!

What do you love about your SMU Library?

Celebrate St. Valentine's Day, by telling us via our library blog what you love about your SMU Library, between 14th - 20th February! It could be one of our resources, or services, or even a helpful member of staff.

By doing so you could win a box of chocolates and a gift card worth £10 (see photo) so please remember to leave your full name with your comment!

On Monday 21st February we'll be choosing someone at random to receive the goodies, so have a think, and let us know!!

(Please note, due to the nature of the promotion it is only open to SMU students & staff)

'Love' books

To get you in the mood for St Valentine’s Day, Booktrust has come up with ten favourite children’s books about love. Take a look at their selection here: http://www.booktrustchildrensbooks.org.uk/Recommended-Books/Children%27s-Book-Lists/Ten-books-about-love.

You can find plenty of children’s books on all sorts of topics in the Teaching Practice collection in Townhill Library. We’ve even got some of Booktrust’s top ten, so if you want to see what all the fuss is about, pop in and have a look!