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With Book Week coming up next week, the Libraries might be a little more lively than usual... swipe to see what's coming!
#bookweek2026 #childrensbookweek #bookweekevents
Castaways – Unintentional migrants as featured in the JCU Library Special Collections Origins Displays
Shipwrecks producing castaways may be familiar tropes in fiction, but they are also grounded in real events.
Read more here: buff.ly/qCRfMBR
The Library services are closed today for Easter Sunday, but the buildings are open for their regular hours. We will be open tomorrow from 1pm-5pm (TSV) or 11am-3pm (CNS). buff.ly/sJq4y7D
The Library services are closed today for Good Friday, but the buildings are open for their regular hours. We will be open tomorrow from 1pm-5pm (TSV) or 11am-3pm (CNS). buff.ly/sJq4y7D
Happy April, everyone! Easter is imminent! Both Cairns and Mabo Library services are closed for Good Friday and Easter Sunday, but open weekend/public holiday hours for Saturday and Monday. The buildings will be open for regular hours. See our hours pages: buff.ly/sJq4y7D
Yes, you can come visit the library on Australia Day! But note that our staffed service hours are different for TSV (1pm-5pm) and Cairns (11am-3pm). buff.ly/Z32shGH
🎄 Library Holiday Closure 🎄
The Library will close at 12 pm on Wednesday, 24 December 2025 and reopen on Friday, 2 January 2026.
Library Services will be back Monday, 5 January 2026.
Please note: JCU campuses will be closed between Christmas and New Year
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JCU Library now offers three eBook collections 📚that have a huge range of multidisciplinary eBooks with unlimited user licences for zero cost and equitable access to learning resources🥳 buff.ly/JPrBbgZ
We are pleased to announce the winners of the Bring Out Your Dead! Green Open Access initiative buff.ly/OAR5vEZ
ALT The winners are: CASE: Dr Rosita Henry CBLG: Dr Leigh-Ann Onnis CHS: Professor Alison Pighills CMD: Professor Peter Thomson CSE: Professor Mohan Jacob JCUS: Dr Nurhafihz Noor
Visitors to the Mabo Library will encounter road works on campus next week (starting Sunday). From the Clinical Practice Building to the Saints colleges, stretches of roads and carparks will be cut off – including right outside the Mabo Library and the library carparks.
ALT Sign saying "Road Closed" (AI generated)
During this time, you can get to Ed Central via Buchan road (from Western Campus), so buses will drop you off where they normally do, but if you are driving, the closest places to park near the library are PW4, PE7, PE8, PE10 on this map: buff.ly/TZgPu90
📢 Update on 3D printing at the Library:
Our 3D printing service has reached the end of its life and will wind up at the end of November.
Check our bulletin for more info: buff.ly/2P6TTqk
JCU Library Special Collections has added the Letizia C. De Rosa Archive to our collection, with photographs, manuscripts, and other material showcasing the life of an Italian-Australian author in North Queensland. See the holdings for the archive: buff.ly/nfeqhXg
ALT A sepia photo of a float designed to evoke Ancient Rome in a parade in Cairns. In the float sits young ladies dressed as ancient Roman muses. The banner reads "Greetings to Australia, Jubilee, 9th May, 1901-1951.
Letizia De Rosa received the 2012 PEN Sydney Award and founded the Book Creators Circle, and the De Rosa family ran a guest house in the heart of Cairns for over 50 years. The Letizia C. De Rosa Archive is a rich vein of local history - particularly for the NQ Italian community.
Did you know you can use EndNote to help organise your systematic review? @JCU_GRS Join us online to learn more about the process on Tuesday 11 November at 2pm. Register via SkillsJCU: buff.ly/NxKekMr #JCU #JCULibrary
The Winner of the JCU Open eBook Excellence and Impact Award 2025 is Brock Cook, CHS. The Award honors an outstanding open educational resource published in 2023 or 2024 that significantly enhances the JCU student experience #openeducation #openaccessweek @JCU @JCUCHS
