{"id":26574,"date":"2025-01-14T09:17:55","date_gmt":"2025-01-14T09:17:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/?p=26574"},"modified":"2025-03-26T08:50:15","modified_gmt":"2025-03-26T08:50:15","slug":"reasons-to-be-cheerful-new-year-at-the-templeman","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/reasons-to-be-cheerful-new-year-at-the-templeman\/","title":{"rendered":"Reasons to be cheerful&#8230; new year at the Templeman"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year! We&#8217;re thrilled to welcome you back and to help you get set for a successful 2025. We&#8217;re here to help unleash your creativity, let your imagination run wild and to help you pursue and achieve your dreams.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some of our New Year highlights to welcome you back to the Templeman.<\/p>\n<h2>Love to read Winter Warmers books<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2025\/01\/winter-warmers-for-blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26608 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2025\/01\/winter-warmers-for-blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a>Wrap up warm and keep cosy with our <strong>Love to Read Winter Warmers<\/strong> collection: from spellbinding fiction to memorable autobiographies; from the splendours of nature to personal growth and wellbeing &#8211; and you can even brighten every day with an alternative guide to the year in 366 poems.<\/p>\n<p>Browse and borrow books from the display in the Welcome Hall.<\/p>\n<h2>On the Stage films<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2025\/01\/on-the-stage-for-blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26610 alignright\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2025\/01\/on-the-stage-for-blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a>With the Stage Awards 2025 taking place later this month, we&#8217;re celebrating all things theatrical..\u00a0 from plays to theatre productions and musical themed films.<\/p>\n<p>Exit stage left to browse and borrow films from the Film Collection in BG &#8211; and you can <a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/borrow-from-the-templeman-library\/student-dvd-blu-ray-player-loans\">borrow a DVD player<\/a> from the Welcome Desk as well.<\/p>\n<h2>New year&#8230; new furniture<\/h2>\n<p>We&#8217;ve had a busy winter break getting new furniture into the Templeman Library and sprucing up our study spaces. We hope you&#8217;ll like the new study sofas and that you&#8217;ll find them comfortable and relaxing.<\/p>\n<h2>Language, Literature and Creative Highlights<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2025\/01\/literature-highlights-for-blog.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-image-26612 alignleft\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2025\/01\/literature-highlights-for-blog.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"122\" height=\"173\" \/><\/a>Explore our <strong>Language, Literature and Creative Highlights display<\/strong> in D1. You&#8217;ll find a display of titles from the module <strong>Grammar for Everyone<\/strong>, which is indeed useful for all.<\/p>\n<p>Alongside these are books and titles focusing on <strong>Study &amp; Creative Writing<\/strong> as well as a celebration <strong>Kent Authors of Fiction<\/strong> drawn from our staff and alumni.<\/p>\n<h2>Student shapers&#8230; next steps&#8230;.<\/h2>\n<p>Following on from last term&#8217;s launch event, it&#8217;s all systems go as we move forward with our co-curricular initiative that encourages and empowers you to work with us to drive improvements that enhance campus spaces (both study and recreational), and Library and IT services.<\/p>\n<p>We&#8217;ll be reaching out to students who have already signed up, but if you want to find out more check out our <a style=\"background-color: #ffffff\" href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/your-uni-your-say\/student-shapers\">Student Shapers web pages<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h2>Coco will be back&#8230;<\/h2>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2025\/01\/pause-for-paws-landscape.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-26614\" src=\"http:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/isnews\/files\/2025\/01\/pause-for-paws-landscape.jpg\" alt=\"Coco, the Templeman Library therapy dog with student\" width=\"200\" height=\"267\" \/><\/a>We&#8217;re really happy to announce that Coco, the charming therapy dog, will be visiting us weekly during the Spring Term. We&#8217;re finalising this term&#8217;s dates and we&#8217;ll be sure to let you know when they&#8217;re confirmed.<\/p>\n<p>This weekly initiative is one of our favourite ways to bring happiness, relaxation and a sense of wellbeing to students and staff at Kent, so make it your new year&#8217;s resolution to take a break from your hectic schedules and visit the Templeman Library to say hello to Coco. He is a certified Pets as Therapy dog, very friendly, calm and loves being fussed over!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Happy New Year! We&#8217;re thrilled to welcome you back and to help you get set for a successful 2025. 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