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We're going to be moving off of X and only using Instagram. Please see instagram.com/rcalibrary/ or linktr.ee/rcalibrary. 👋

The next Journal Club session will be taking place on 31 Oct 2024. Multidisciplinary designer Tong Lo will be discussing: Designing for Motivation, Engagement and Wellbeing in Digital Experience. More info at: intranet.rca.ac.uk/phd-journal-cl…

We're pleased to introduce the new 'Walkazine' created by this year's Walkative Society co-president, Alice Dawson (MA Sculpture 2024). Also on display are ceramic sculptures by Alice, relating to her group walk near Box Hill, Surrey, in February 2024 - Tongues in Trees.

Congratulations to RCA students finishing their programmes! Don't forget to return your library books using the returns boxes at any campus. From next week, we're open 10-5, M-F. Alumni can still visit the Library - book ahead using your alumni email rca.libguides.com/visitors

Join us Thursday 15 August, 3:15-5pm for Reading Between the Lines: a Library walk. Register at rca.libcal.com/calendar/libra…. A collaborative walking event around the RCA’s Kensington campus, the route draws together exterior and interior perspectives on the College Library.

Correction: Yuying Chan and Hoi Man Lai (Clara) are RCA Curating students. Sorry for the mistake!

We're pleased to be hosting the exhibition 'Uncharted Paths' across the RCA Library space until 28 September. Curated by RCA Visual Communication students Yuying Chan and Hoi Man Lai (Clara), the exhibition features 11 artists' works. See a map at the Library desk of the work.

📢 UPDATE: RCA Library will be closed 9am - 1pm on both Wednesday 7th and Thursday 8th August for staff training📢

Congrats to our finishing students! As a memento of your time at the RCA, you can buy one of our Library totes for £5. Don't forget you'll still have reference access to RCA Library after you graduate. Book at least 1 day ahead with your RCA email - rca.libguides.com/visitors

Today is the start of South Asian Heritage Month! We're marking it with a library display featuring artists, designers, writers and architects of South Asian heritage. All books on display are available to be borrowed by RCA students and staff. #sahm2024

📢 The reservation lockers at White City are now working. Items will be available to collect again from tomorrow.

📢 The reservation lockers at White City are currently not working. We're working to resolve the issue as soon as possible. Sorry for any inconvenience. The main Library in Kensington is open again if you need to collect anything urgently.📢

We've compiled a list of LGBT+ films on BoB to celebrate Pride Month - tinyurl.com/rca-lgbtfilms. Watch classics like 'My Beautiful Laundrette' (1985) and 'Watermelon Woman' (1996) through to newer titles like 'Tangerine' (2015) and 'A Fantastic Woman' (2017). #pridemonth

📢 The Library will remain closed today due to a water failure affecting the Kensington campus. Sorry again for any inconvenience caused. 📢

📢 The Library will be closing today at 2pm due to a water failure in the Frayling Building. Sorry for any inconvenience caused. 📢

RCA Students' Union is hosting a talk and Q&A today at 4pm with Jason Okundaye, author of Revolutionary Acts: Love & Brotherhood in Black Gay Britain - rcasu.native.fm/event/jason-ok… RCA Library has print and ebook copies of the book if you want a preview! #rcalibrary #pridemonth

The Dyson Design Bar is currently an exhibition space, so if you need any research help in June, our drop-ins are now re-located to the Library Study Space, 1st floor of the Studio Building. Meet with a librarian on Thursdays, 1-4pm, no booking needed. tinyurl.com/rca-librarian

📢 UPDATE: the reservation lockers at Battersea are now working again.

📢 Due to technical difficulties, the Battersea campus self-service library reservation lockers are currently out of order. We are working with the service provider to resolve the issue, and apologise for any inconvenience. 📢

To celebrate Pride Month, we're sharing some of the RCA Library's LGBTQIA+ print books and ebooks from the collection. Many are on the library display, and dozens of others are listed on our Padlet - tinyurl.com/rca-lgbtbooks. #pridemonth