“Libraries: heart of the University Community” was the adapted theme used by the Library and Information Service to celebrate South African Library Week from the 16th to the 23rd March 2018.
The theme served to remind users that the library is “a communal space that caters to specific needs” of the University community, and that the library belongs to the University community and is central to it.
Three training sessions which took place in the Stellenbosch University Library (SU Library) were highlighted to users on the plasma screens. Plasma slides also presented the SALW theme and featured each of the branch libraries, including the newly refurbished Medicine and Health Sciences Library at Tygerberg campus. The Library Week poster was displayed at all libraries, and the Library Week and Library banners were displayed prominently at the SU Library.
A competition was run on the library facebook page where users were asked to “like” the page, take a photograph of their favourite area in any of the SU libraries, post their photograph, and most importantly tell us why it is their favourite area.
Congratulations to our winners Anjela Adamson, Ilke Meissner and Vincent Frenz. Here is what they said about their favourite areas:
Anjela Adamson posted “I love this spot [Research Commons] in the library because it is the perfect overlap between working on my thesis and relaxing with coffee.
- Ilke Meissner wrote “The bookshelves of course. And the research commons. Both are vital to my work.”
- Vincent Frenz shared “This spot…This corner of the Carnegie Research Commons is an excellent spot to give your mind a break without having to leave the library. The ideal spot when it is cold and raining and you just have the need to read a good book!”
Anjela, Ilke and Vincent are each pictured below with their winning voucher. Congratulations and enjoy your meal!
