Day 226. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
13th March 1860:Tuesday 13th. Arrived the Rhea Sylvia, Bristol.
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Taming the Leviathan
We are currently getting ready for our exhibition at the Scottish Fisheries Museum, which is due to open on the 27th March 2015. The exhibition is titled ‘Poles Apart: changing attitudes to whaling in the 20th…
Main Library Level 2 Changes
You might have noticed some extra space has been cleared on Level 2, just past the entry gates! Space cleared after Reference Collection moved to Level 4 You may also have spotted these posters explaining the move of…
Borrowing over vacation?
Image: Courtesy of Missouri State Archives: https://www.flickr.com/photos/missouristatearchives/9402000880 If you are going away over the spring vacation and plan to take Library books with you, please remember that…
Day 224. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
11th March 1860:
Sunday 11th. Had dinner aboard the Garland. Arrived the…
Day 223. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
10th March 1860:
Saturday 10th. Went Fishing to the Middle Island. Guano…
Poems Aloud! winner
Megan McFadyen-Mungall, winner of Poems Aloud! 2015. The University Library was proud to be part of the StAnza Poetry festival again this year with our Poems Aloud! recitation competition. 11 University of St Andrews…
Day 222. Flying fish and salt horse: a seafaring tale
9th March 1860:
Friday 9th. Aboard the Ida. H.C. Kidston and Garland.…
King James Library closure
The King James Library is about to undergo refurbishment and will be closed from Thursday 12th – Friday 20th March inclusive. The downstairs part of St Mary’s College Library (the West Room), will remain open as…