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  • Refugee Week 2026: Simple Acts logo

    Refugee Week 2026

    At UAL, libraries are not just places to study, they are spaces where global narratives meet personal experience, where creative practice intersects with social awareness. This Refugee Week, the collections across our libraries offer a powerful

  • Glass cabinet displaying the book 'Cabinet of Natural Curiosities' and other ephemeral items. Photo credit: Vanessa Walters

    Camberwell Library’s Cabinet of Curiosities

    There is something magical about the contents of a library book—not just the words printed on its pages, but the traces of those who have held it before. This year, Camberwell College of Arts Library invites visitors to step into that magic with a

  • LCF Library improvements: Artwork now brightens the Quiet Study Room

    How Your Feedback Shaped the New LCF Library

    Last year, we invited you to tell us what you thought of the brand new LCF Library — and you delivered. Through QR code desk surveys and themed engagement displays, you shared what you loved, what wasn’t working, and what you wanted the space to

  • 1975: Women Beware Women (Creators: Wimbledon College of Arts, Hilary Grant) (WCA/1/2/2/16/81)

    Discovering Wimbledon’s Past: Exploring Digitised Archives and Special Collections at CCW Libraries

    Wimbledon College of Arts Archives holds a seam of rich historical resources that can inform our students, staff and researchers academic and creative practices and it is now more accessible than ever through newly discoverable and digitised material