Category Archives: General

Treasures of Rochester Cathedral workshop

Posted on March 4, 2016 by jm464

On Monday 7th March the Drill Hall Library is hosting four workshop sessions (each running one hour) with staff from the Special Collections team at the University of Kent and volunteers from Rochester Cathedral. These workshops will provide students and staff with … Continue reading →

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Celebrating our 10th Anniversary

Posted on February 8, 2016 by jm464

The Drill Hall Library is celebrating its 10th Anniversary on Friday 12th February. The state-of-the-art, award-winning £10 million Drill Hall Library was first officially opened by the Rt Hon David Miliband MP on Monday 13th February 2006. The library building, at … Continue reading →

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Unattended belongings & PCs

Posted on January 23, 2015 by jm464

The library is introducing a new policy on unattended belongings and PCs that are left idle by users for a long time. This will mean that any belongings left in the library for such period will be removed by staff and PCs restarted … Continue reading →

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Welcome (back)!

Posted on September 17, 2014 by David Bedford

Welcome to all of our new students, and welcome back to all of those continuing your study at Medway! It’s been a busy summer in the Drill Hall Library and we’d like to tell you about some of our news: … Continue reading →

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Summer shelf moves

Posted on July 21, 2014 by jmt29

Over the coming weeks we will be carrying out some essential shelf moving within the library. The areas being worked on will be partitioned off with barriers, but books will still be available. If you need to get a book … Continue reading →

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User satisfaction survey

Posted on May 27, 2014 by David Bedford

Let us know your thoughts about the services at the Drill Hall Library, including the trial of 24/7 opening. What do you like?  What don’t you like? What could we do better? We’re just asking for about 10 minutes of … Continue reading →

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Dragon Boat Race Charity Event

Posted on May 8, 2014 by jmt29

Staff and students of the Drill Hall Library are taking part in a Dragon Boat Race to raise money for charity – many local and national charities will benefit from this event. The race will take place on Sunday 25th May 2014 in … Continue reading →

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Trolleys and bookrests

Posted on February 27, 2014 by jmt29

Following feedback from you, we have recently purchased a number of trolley baskets. These are to help you when carrying lots of heavy books through the library. We have also bought a couple of book rests – these are intended … Continue reading →

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iPad loans

Posted on February 6, 2014 by jmt29

To coincide with ebooks week we are launching our iPad Loan scheme on Monday 10 February.  Medway based students will be able to borrow an iPad from the Welcome Desk for up to 7 days.  Come along to the KeyPoint … Continue reading →

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Green week

Posted on February 6, 2014 by jmt29

February 10th will also be the start of Green week and the Drill Hall Library will have ideas on how to minimise your Green footprint as well as providing a display showcasing the range of books that we have on … Continue reading →

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