Remember the joys of reading for pleasure? If you’re keen to get stuck into a good book these holidays, QUT Library has a great selection–including these overlooked contemporary Australian gems: Profound and mysterious, Shaun Prescott’s debut novel The Town documents an unnamed…
Summer Reading
You’ve finished all the course readings for your studies for the year or you’re winding up those work projects and now, it’s time for you to do some recreational reading and have a little ‘me time’. QUT Library has fiction and non-fiction books for all ages for your recreational…
Time to get out of here?
The Library has plenty of travel guides to plan your well deserved break Whether you are heading off on a road trip, flying interstate or internationally we have got you covered. There are loads of guides at the Kelvin Grove Library as well as online that you can access…
Over Uni? Try OverDrive
Remember what it was like to just read for enjoyment? With this year’s study, assignments and exams in the rearview mirror for many of us – it’s time to get back into the art of reading for fun. QUT’s OverDrive collection of fiction and non-fiction ebooks and audiobooks…
Don’t anyone panic!
QUT Library will still be open over the Summer Semester, however we will be closed between Christmas & New Year. Each of your QUT library branches will provide a cool and calm place to work in air-conditioned comfort throughout the Summer semester. Online chat will also continue for…
Happy holidays across the campus libraries
From all of the QUT Library staff across every campus, we wish you a happy and safe holiday season and all the best for the New Year! Can you guess which campus each of these wonderful displays is at? Just a reminder all QUT libraries will be closed from…
Reading for the holidays
Did you know now that semester is over you can actually read for fun? QUT Library subscribes to some fantastic online resources which you can read on your mobile device when you take a break from uni. Whether you are jetting-off on an overseas adventure or relaxing by the pool, our…
Happy Australia Day!
In contemporary Australia, 26 January is a day to grab your thongs, throw some sausages on the barbeque, turn up the radio, and celebrate everything about being Australian. It is a time to reflect on our history and on our future and celebrate any way you see fit!…
Summer Series Three – Computer Games
Who says Summer is all about sunshine, swimming and the frolicking in the great outdoors? Instead, spend your summer in the cool, dark indoors in front of a screen! The QUT Library Computer Games collection can be found at Kelvin Grove Library on Level 3. Browse the collection…
Can’t keep a good tree down
A casualty from the other week’s superstorm was the Kelvin Grove Library annual ‘Book Christmas Tree’ – this year lovingly decorated in ornaments handmade by staff from out-of-date maps. Alas, water and books don’t mix well and the soggy remnants of what was left post storm have had to…