It's nearly that time of year again! 🎅 Booking for the 8th annual Keele Christmas Library Escape Game officially opens on Monday. 🎉 Save the dates: Mon 15th to Fri 19th Dec Go to: go.keele.ac.uk/libraryescape for more about Escape [to] the Library's escape games.

And the winners are... Arson Ducks (not what I called them yesterday...) Congratulations! 🏆🥳 You can see the final leaderboard at: go.keele.ac.uk/libraryescape Thank you if you played "FrankenChes" this week. 🙏 Escape [to] the Library will return with the 8th annual Christmas escape game! 🎅

Huge congratulations to "Arse and Ducks" for completing "FrankenChes" with an incredible 12 mins 50 secs remaining! The winning time? Could be! Unless you sign-up for the Halloween games tomorrow between 10:00-14:00. Book via the Keele app! Or go to: go.keele.ac.uk/libraryescape

Congratulations to veteran Escape Game team, "The Allsorts", for completing "FrankenChes" with 2 mins 50 secs remaining. Not as fast as "Spooky Susans" who still hold the lead. Sessions still available on Halloween! Book via the Keele app or go to: go.keele.ac.uk/libraryescape If you dare...

Huge congratulations to Escape Game veterans, "Spooky Susans", who completed "FrankenChes" today with an astounding 8 mins 48 secs left on the clock! Can you beat it? Book now via the Keele app! Or go to Escape [to] the Library's new site: go.keele.ac.uk/libraryescape If you dare...

Congratulations to "Two and Half Escapees", today's first team to complete "FrankenChes" with only 5 secs remaining! Think you and your team could do better? Book now via the Keele app! Or go to Escape [to] the Library's new site: go.keele.ac.uk/libraryescape If you dare...

Watch Out! A spooky visitor was seen haunting the Health Library this week. They've been spotted helping at the counter, reshelving books, talking to our skull mascot, Mandy Bull, and even kicking back and reading murder mysteries in our well being area. #halloween #ghostphotoshoot

Escape [to] the Library returns next week with its first ever Halloween Library Escape Game! Mad Scientist, Baron Von FrankenChes needs your help completing his experiments. Can you find what the Baron needs before the next storm passes over? Presenting... FRANKENCHES Book via the Keele app!

Your Library is making accessing open access funding even easier with the introduction of the Journal Search Tool. Learn more about your Library's support for Open Access publishing and try the new Journal Search tool for yourself at: keeleacuk.sharepoint.com/sites/Librar...

From the Archives... Take a look at this 1956 photo of the Keele Boxers with coach Sam Pearson, a 6'5" pro boxer from the 1930s known as a gentle giant 🥊 Discover more historical sports photographs and records that tell the story of Keele’s sporting history in the Special Collections and Archives!

Escape [to] the Library returns with "The Valedictorian Candidate" escape game for Welcome Week! 🎓 Sessions are running from Mon 22 to Fri 26 Sept between 10:00-16:00. Book your session now at cutt.ly/escapeguide or scan the QR code at the end of the video.

Your Library is open every day from 09:00 to 20:00 and we resume 24/7 opening from Mon 22 Sept as we begin the new academic year! 🤗 We're sooooo looking forward to seeing you again and seeing all the new students! 😍

📚 Happy Bank Holiday! 🎉 Both the Campus Library and Health Library will be closed on Monday 25th August. If you still need your library fix, don't forget about our online resources! Enjoy the long weekend and we’ll be back open from 9am on Tuesday 26th! 💙 #BankHoliday #LibraryClosed #HealthLibrary

📝Rebecca Wells, a final year English Literature student at Keele, spent her placement uncovering the powerful story of the North Staffordshire Miners' Wives Action Group. 🔗Check out her blog here: www.keele.ac.uk/library/spec... @archiveswm.bsky.social @aramidlands.bsky.social #WomensHistory

📚🌿 Join us for Open Day, Saturday 16th August, at the Campus Library! Explore our beautiful spaces and meet our friendly team! ✨ #KeeleUniversity #OpenDay2025 #LibraryLife #CampusVibes

Have you managed to "Escape From Keele Hall!"? You can play this digital escape game throughout the summer. Go to: cutt.ly/keeleescape and start your game today!

The Campus Library will be closed on Saturday 26th July to accommodate essential maintenance. We apologise for any inconvenience caused. #yourlibrary #keelelibrary

☀️📚 Herbert and Mandy Bull are living their best beach life - headphones on, Libby app loaded, and summer reads in full swing! Join them and discover your next great escape with Libby, free from Keele Library. #BeachReads #LibbyApp #KeeleLibrary #SummerVibes #HerbertAndMandy #eBooksAndAudiobooks

On Monday 21st and Tuesday 22nd July the Campus Library will close at 5:00 PM to accommodate essential maintenance. Please note that disruption may occur throughout the week as these works progress. We apologise for any inconvenience caused.

From Monday 21st July to Sunday 4th August, the Accessible Entrance at the Library will be temporarily relocated to the opposite side of the building to facilitate essential maintenance works. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause.

Campus & Health Libraries are open all summer! ☀️ 📚 Campus Library Hours Monday to Friday: 9:00 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday & Sunday: 9:00 AM – 5:00 PM 🏥 Health Library Hours Monday to Friday: 8:30 AM – 8:00 PM Saturday: 10:00 AM – 4:00 PM Sunday: Closed

50 people joined us on Sat and managed to successfully "Escape From Keele Hall!" Now, it's your turn... All this summer, you can play a digital version and see if you can "Escape From Keele Hall!" Go to: cutt.ly/keeleescape And start your game.

From the Archives... A glimpse of Keele in the 1970s! More archive photos and student ephemera will be on display at Keele Hall tomorrow for Golden Graduates and alumni attending Keele Day! 💛🎓 #KeeleDay #KeeleUniversity

Are you ready for an escape game this Keele Day? Come along to the Old Library in Keele Hall between 11:00-16:00 this Sat and see if you can... Escape From Keele Hall! No booking required. Games every hour on the hour.

Your Library is so looking forward to meeting students and families during the Open Days this weekend! 🎉 We'll be happy to answer any questions you have and you can see our amazing building! 😍 See our incredible range of resources via our website: www.keele.ac.uk/library See you soon! 🤗

📚To celebrate #Stoke100, @lisablowerwrite.bsky.social launched #100Books100Years 🌞This summer, the project features 6x6 Micro-Residencies with six top Stoke-born writers across libraries in Stoke, Staffordshire, and The Brampton 👉Learn more at: www.lisablower.co.uk/restoking-th...

It might be the start of the summer vacation, but your Library is still open throughout. We close at 20:00 this evening, so you can enjoy an early start to the vacation, but will reopen tomorrow morning at 09:00 until 17:00, so you can start your weekend early, too! www.keele.ac.uk/library/open...

🚨Summer is upon us and it's the final night of 24/7 opening in your Library tonight as we move to summer vacation hours from tomorrow. Make the most of your final overnight until Sept!

From the Archives... This month's #ExploreYourArchive theme is Travel. In our Raymond Richards Collection we have an 1806 print of Joseph Edge "the Macclesfield Pedestrian" At 62 years old, Joseph walked from Macclesfield to London in just 49 hours and 20 minutes! 🕰️ #EYATravel

Today we celebrate Stoke-on-Trent turning 100 🥳 To mark the centenary, we are sharing a panoramic view from 1946 by photographer and social historian Ernest Warrillow which depicts the City's industrial past. Discover more about Stoke-on-Trent in our Special Collections and Archives! #Stoke100

From the Archives... Thank you to the members of the Staffordshire Sight Loss Association for giving us the opportunity to share items from our Special Collections and Archives today! We really enjoyed the session, and valued exchanging ideas on how we can make archives more accessible.

It's another Bank Holiday weekend coming up and as we head into the end of the examination season, you can enjoy a nice long weekend as your Library will be closed from Sun at 20:00 with 24/7 resuming again on Tues morning from 07:00. Enjoy the Bank Holiday! 🥳

From the Archives... Within our Sneyd Family Papers we have a distinctive set of 19th century playing cards, each marked with handwritten dates commemorating key moments in history—including the duration of Henry VIII’s reign, which spanned 38 years from 1509 to 1547 🃏 #EYAFunandGames #EYA #Sneyd

From the Archives... Today we celebrate 146 years since the birth of our founding Principal, Alexander Dunlop Lindsay! Lindsay was a visionary who believed that higher education should be accessible to all, not just the privileged few. Learn more about Lindsay here: www.keele.ac.uk/thekeeleoral...

From the Archives... To mark the 80th anniversary of VE Day, we are highlighting a Second World War-era NAAFI cup that was discovered on Keele campus during maintenance work along Central Drive. Uncover the story behind the cup here: blogs.keele.ac.uk/world-war-ii... #VEDay #VE80 #V80 #Keele

Health Library Bank Holiday Opening Hours Update! 🐣 Please note our adjusted hours for the upcoming Bank Holiday: Fri 18th April - CLOSED Sat 19th April - 10am-4pm Sunday 20th April - CLOSED Monday 21st April - CLOSED Plan ahead and make the most of your visit to the Health Library!

Looking for something fun yet challenging to do over the Easter vacation? Why not have a go at a digital escape game! Escape [to] the Library has released a standalone digital escape game, "Wonderland". Start your game at: cutt.ly/escapeguide

The Special Collections and Archives team had a great time at Keele in Town! We showed some items from the NSMWAG Archives and discussed the importance of preserving women's voices It was also fantastic to hear from Rose Hunter (NSMWAG) and Mike Jackson (LGSM), as they shared their inspiring stories

✨Once you’ve listened to the audiobook on Libby, head over to Kanopy where Wicked: Part 1 will be available to watch from 22nd of April 2025 to 27th of September 2025.🎬 #wicked #kanopy #yourlibrary

📚 Defy gravity and enter the enchanting world of Oz with the audiobook of 'Wicked,' our Book of the Week! Listen now on Libby and let the magic begin. ✨ #BookOfTheWeek #Wicked #LibbyApp

🌸Spring has sprung! 🌸 📚 The opening times for Campus Library over the Spring Vacation have just dropped! Starting from tomorrow! #keelelibraries #yourlibraries #spring

Special Collections and Archives 🔍✨ Explore our major collections and archives, featuring the Sneyd family, Arnold Bennett, Foundations of British Sociology, and more! Our searchroom is open to everyone, including external visitors to Keele! 📚 For more info, visit: www.keele.ac.uk/library/spec...

Another beautiful morning on campus! 🌞 #KeeleUniversity #KeeleLibrary #YourLibrary

Dive into this week's must-read on Libby! 📚✨ Discover a world of adventure, mystery, and inspiration. Perfect for your next literary escape! All for free with your Keele access! Download the app now! #Libby #YourLibrary #KeeleLibrary

✨Thank you for participating in our week-long activities to celebrate UN Sustainable Development Goals Awareness Month! 🌱 We hope you found our Digital Cleanup Day event useful, had fun playing 'How Bad Are Bananas?', and loved the Escape [to] the Library games! 🍌

Thanks to our final teams - "Daniel" and "Wiggler" - for playing today. For the first time in Escape [to] the Library's history, none of the 7 teams who played managed to complete the game and stop... "The WOLF at the Door"! 🐺 Thanks for playing! 🙏 Escape [to] the Library will return...

Team "RaISE the Roof" did not manage to stop "The WOLF at the Door" and with one day left to play tomorrow, can any team? Take up the challenge and book your session tomorrow via the Keele app or at: cutt.ly/escapeguide

Team "Arson Ducks" were unsuccessful in stopping "The WOLF at the Door" in time. Still sessions available today and tomorrow if you think you can beat the clock! ⏱ Book now via the Keele app or go to: cutt.ly/escapeguide Games end tomorrow afternoon, so the clock is ticking if you want to play...

Teams "HR Ops" and "Pistachios" were both unsuccessful at stopping "The WOLF at the Door" yesterday. There's space for a team today at 11:00 due to a cancellation. Book now! Sessions also available tomorrow and Friday. Book via the Keele app or at: cutt.ly/escapeguide