Leeds Read 2009: Vote!

Voting is now open for Leeds Read favourite literary character!

From all the nominated characters there is a shortlist for you to vote from - and decide who this years 'Leeds Read Favourite Character' is!

You can vote here or view all of the nominations here.

The winner will be announced on World Book Day: Thursday 5th March

Happy voting!

ULITA exhibition- final two weeks

'Bali and the islands of the Southeast'
an exhibition of Indonesian textiles
from Bali and Nusa Tenggara

From 7th October 2008 to 27 February 2009
Tuesdays – Fridays 09:30-16:30

The great string of islands between Java and Timor is known in Indonesia as Nusa Tenggara or the ‘Islands of the Southeast’ The region of Nusa Tenggara is a microcosm of the great diversity of Indonesia.

This exhibition aims to reveal some of the diversity and richness of the textiles of this region, based around a number of themes, including functions, ritual, design, production techniques, culture, continuity, decline and innovation.

The exhibition is based on the collection of Hywel Coleman OBE, Honorary Senior Research Fellow in the School of Education, University of Leeds. He is a consultant to the Ministry of National Education, Indonesia, and has been collecting Indonesian textiles since 1973.

Leeds Read 2009

Who has given you the most reading pleasure?

Leeds Read is an annual event run by the University Library, promoting reading for pleasure amongst the staff and students of the University, and raising money for Book Aid International. This year we're celebrating character.

We want to know who is your favourite literary character - who has inspired or intrigued you, maddened or charmed you? Is it a wizard or witch, sleuth or spy? Human or animal, insect or alien? Who has given you the most reading pleasure?

Nominate and be nosey about (or inspired by) other people's nominations at www.leedsread.co.uk and you could win a lovely prize. Then from 25th February, you can cast your vote for one of the characters from the shortlist of nominations, to become the University’s Leeds Read 2009. The University's favourite literary character will be revealed on World Book Day: 5th March.

Leeds Read is also proud to present:

An evening with Sophie Hannah

Tuesday 24th February, 18.00, Brotherton Room

Sophie Hannah is a poet and novelist, equally brilliant as either. The Independent has called her "The brightest young star in British poetry" and The Poetry Review declared (in capitals) "SHE IS A GENIUS". As the author of best-selling psychological thrillers, "Sophie Hannah just gets better and better", according to The Guardian. As if that weren't enough, she also writes for children, including her own, and is a terrific performer.

Sophie, who lives near Leeds, has a special relationship with Leeds University Library, as it now looks after her literary archive, which uniquely documents her writing from poems written at the age of eight - not that long ago! - to her successes of the present. Work that's so good on paper is wonderful when presented in person by its creator. We're proud that Sophie will help us celebrate The Leeds Read 2009.

Places are limited so please book your place at: http://www.leedsread.co.uk/

Although the event is free to attend, there will be a collection for the charity Book Aid International. Refreshments will be provided.

New Books

New books have been added to the Brotherton Library. You can find a list on the library website at: http://lib5.leeds.ac.uk/ralist/bl0.htm

Back by popular demand!

Some of the most popular Skills@Library workshops were fully booked, so we've arranged extra sessions:

Finding information for your dissertation: top tips - extra session arranged for Tuesday 24th February, 12:30-14:30
Finding information for your dissertation: more top tips - extra session arranged for Tuesday 3rd March, 12:30-14:30
Intelligent web searching - extra session arranged for Wednesday 18th March, at 12:00-13:30

To find out more, and book a place, please go to: http://skills.library.leeds.ac.uk/workshops.php

19th Century British Pamphlets Trial

19th Century British Pamphlets is now available through JSTOR as a trail until the 30th June.

19th Century Pamphlets Online will provide access to some of the most significant collections of pamphlets held in UK research libraries.
This includes the personal collections of Joseph Hume (from UCL) and Joseph Cowen (Newcastle), the family collections of the Earls Grey
(Durham) and Earls of Derby (Liverpool), the Foreign Office and Colonial Office collections (Manchester), and selections from the large collections held by LSE and the University of Bristol. In all, more than 1 million pages (about 23,000 pamphlets) will be digitised and made freely available to UK users via JSTOR in early 2009.

You can access this resource here through the Library catalogue.

New Books

New books have been added to the Brotherton Library. You can find a list on the library website at: http://lib5.leeds.ac.uk/ralist/bl0.htm