English Faculty Library, Cambridge

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Sorting books and knowing things. Library supporting the teaching and research for the @cam-english-fac.bsky.social and @department-asnc.bsky.social Part of: @theul.bsky.social See more: linktr.ee/eflcam Vacation Hours: Mon-Fri: 9.30am to 5pm

Photo features five books written in Irish language, translated from Irish language, or written about the Irish language arranged around a mug holding a tricolor flag of the Republic of Ireland. The books are 'An Hobad' which is an Irish translation of 'The Hobbit', 'The Táin: Translated from the Old Irish Epic Táin Bó Cúailnge', 'Celtic Voices English Places', an Irish language translation of the novel 'Dracula', and 'Irisleabhar Priosuin' by Eoghan Ó Neachtain.
Green squiggly border surrounds beige poster. Large black text in the centre reads, 'If music be the food of love, play on'. Hand drawn looking stars highlight edges of text. Underneath text is an illustration of a fluffy pancake stack with fruit and syrup on the top.
Fragment digital composite work by BulginLumin (2010) depicting mixed group of medieval minature figures in long robes, looking up and holding stylised hearts in their hands.
London Review of Books, volume 47, number 19, October 2025. Newspaper held in from of 'new books stand' in the English Faculty Library. Headlines are: 1.) David Trotter: Mrs Dalloway's Demons 2.) Julian Barnes: Author v Publisher 3.) Fiona Green salutes Jorie Graham
Purple origami dragon sitting on a computer desk
Red border with assorted stars and cartoon flowers in red and yellow. Text reading: the english faculty library closure: the library will be closed from friday 22 august until monday 25 august, inclusive. The library will reopen tuesday 26 august at 9:30am.
English faculty library out of term opening hours are Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm. Last entry is 20 minutes before closing.
English Faculty Library Opening Hours Monday to Friday: 9:30am to 7pm Saturday: 11am to 5pm Sunday: closed. Last entry is 20 minutes before closing.
Referencing getting you down? You can email the library with MHRA Questions! Email address is: english@lib.cam.ac.uk
Book held upright on library staff desk with daffodil to the right, new book stand behind it and self-checkout machines to the left. The book is Before The World Was Queer: Sexuality and the English Dictionary 1600-1930, written by Stephen Turton.
English faculty library out of term opening hours are Monday to Friday 9.30am to 5pm. Last entry is 20 minutes before closing.
Illustration of busy 1920s party, artist unknown
Shot of full world book day display
The Crossover Novel: Contemporary Children's Fiction and its Adult Readership by Rachel Falconer
Jane Eyre by Charlotte Bronte
Illustration from The Water Babies by Charles Kingsley
Oliver Twist by Charles Dickens
Beatrix Potter, 1866-1943 : the artist and her world by Judy Taylor
The Complete Nonsense of Edward Lear edited by Holbrook Jackson
Blue text field overlying background of indistinct book shelves. Text reads: World Book Day - 6 March 2025.
Stylised illustration of yellow and red apples on vertical branches with a bird as cover for 'Vanishing landscapes: the story of plants an dhow we lost them' book by Bonnie Lander Johnson.
English Faculty Library Opening Hours are Monday to Friday 9:30am to 7pm, Saturday 11am to 5pm, and closed on Sunday. Last entry to the library is 20 minutes before closing.
Whiteboard with handwriting on it. Quote reads: 'Your essay is due tomorrow...'
Whiteboard with handwritten quotes on it. The focus is on a quote by Shakespeare which reads: 'By the pricking of my thumbs, something wicked this way comes.'
White board with handwriting on it under title, 'Happy Autumn! What is your favourite spooky or autumn quote?'