{"id":2557,"date":"2026-04-29T11:36:23","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:36:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/?p=2557"},"modified":"2026-04-29T11:37:02","modified_gmt":"2026-04-29T10:37:02","slug":"renovation-work-in-library-d-block-floor-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2026\/04\/29\/renovation-work-in-library-d-block-floor-1\/","title":{"rendered":"Renovation work in Library D block, Floor 1"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re making improvements at the Templeman Library next month to provide our users with the best spaces to study and discover library resources.<\/p>\n<p><b>D Block, Floor 1, will have some of its study areas closed from 1 May 2026 for the rest of the summer term.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>This is part of a wider, phased approach to updating and improving D Block, Floor 1. We will be refreshing the area before adding new study and display furniture, inspired by the user feedback we gathered from you last month.<\/p>\n<p>During this time, there will be no access to the South side of D|1 to use for studying.<\/p>\n<p>There is a small collection of larger sized books in this area, which will be permanently relocated to the north side of D|1.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/media.www.kent.ac.uk\/se\/40511\/IMG20240109090041_inline.jpg\" alt=\"Example of individual study spaces\" width=\"594\" height=\"335\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Where else can you study?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re looking for alternative quiet spaces to work on your own or in a group then C|1 and D|2 are available close by.<\/p>\n<p>You can also<b>\u202fbrowse all available study spaces\u202f<\/b>across the Library and campus on our\u202f<a href=\"https:\/\/student.kent.ac.uk\/studies\/library-it\/study-spaces\">Study Spaces webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><b>Need help?<\/b><\/p>\n<p>Thank you for your patience while we complete this refurbishment. We will confirm re-opening details nearer the time.<\/p>\n<p>If you need help, please visit the main reception desk in Welcome Hall to ask for assistance.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019re making improvements at the Templeman Library next month to provide our users with the best spaces to study and discover library resources. D Block, &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/2026\/04\/29\/renovation-work-in-library-d-block-floor-1\/\">Read&nbsp;more<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":56317,"featured_media":2558,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[312383],"tags":[150],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/56317"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2557"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2577,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2557\/revisions\/2577"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2558"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.kent.ac.uk\/student-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}